Arkansas Children's, UAMS Welcome Dr. Jennifer S. Guimbellot as Section Chief of Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine

LITTLE ROCK, AR. (April 15, 2024) – Dr. Jennifer S. Guimbellot has joined Arkansas Children’s Hospital and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as section chief of Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine.

Guimbellot, also an associate professor of Pulmonology at UAMS, now leads the U.S. News & World Report-ranked program providing infants and children with complete diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic lung disease.

ACH is home to the only Cystic Fibrosis Center in the state of Arkansas reviewed and approved by the national Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. ACH’s Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine program also offers a state-of-the-art pediatric sleep center and specialized clinics for asthma, chronic lung disease of infancy (BPD) and pulmonary complications of neurological and neuromuscular disorders.

“Dr. Guimbellot’s passion for patient care and dedication to bettering pulmonary specialty practice though her research makes her the right leader to guide this outstanding team,” said Rick Barr, M.D., executive vice president and chief clinical officer of Arkansas Children’s. “As we continue to build best-in-class hospital offerings and deliver the highest quality comprehensive care to the children of Arkansas and surrounding states, Dr. Guimbellot’s expertise will make a tremendous impact.”

Guimbellot holds a dual degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Mississippi State University, where she was a distinguished recipient of the Goldwater Scholarship. She holds a medical degree and PhD from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine. There, she was a graduate of the NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Program.

She served a residency in pediatrics at Columbia University Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in pediatric pulmonology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to joining Arkansas Children's, Guimbellot conducted pediatric pulmonology research and clinical practice in numerous roles, with a focus on precision medicine and cystic fibrosis pharmacology. She was one of two inaugural Children’s of Alabama Scholar Awards for success in pediatric research in 2020, and served on the executive committee for the Section on Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics for the American Academy of Pediatrics.

ABOUT ARKANSAS CHILDREN’S

Arkansas Children's is the only health care system in the state solely dedicated to caring for Arkansas' more than 700,000 children. The private, non-profit organization includes two pediatric hospitals, a pediatric research institute and USDA nutrition center, a philanthropic foundation, a nursery alliance, statewide clinics, and many education and outreach programs — all focused on fulfilling a promise to define and deliver unprecedented child health. Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) is a 336-bed, Magnet-recognized facility in Little Rock operating the state’s only Level I pediatric trauma center; the state's only burn center; the state's only Level IV neonatal intensive care unit; the state's only pediatric intensive care unit; the state’s only pediatric surgery program with Level 1 verification from the American College of Surgeons (ACS); and the state's only nationally recognized pediatric transport program. Arkansas Children’s is nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report in seven pediatric subspecialties (2023—2024): Cancer, Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Nephrology, Orthopedics, Pulmonology & Lung Surgery and Urology. Arkansas Children’s Northwest (ACNW), the first and only pediatric hospital in the northwest Arkansas region, is a level IV pediatric trauma center. ACNW operates a 24-bed inpatient unit; a surgical unit with five operating rooms; outpatient clinics offering over 20 subspecialties; diagnostic services; imaging capabilities; occupational therapy services; and northwest Arkansas' only pediatric emergency department, equipped with 30 exam rooms. Generous philanthropic and volunteer engagement has sustained Arkansas Children's since it began as an orphanage in 1912, and today ensures the system can deliver on its promise of unprecedented child health. To learn more, visit archildrens.org.

ABOUT UAMS

UAMS is the state's only health sciences university, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; a hospital; a main campus in Little Rock; a Northwest Arkansas regional campus in Fayetteville; a statewide network of regional campuses; and seven institutes: the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, Psychiatric Research Institute, Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, Translational Research Institute and Institute for Digital Health & Innovation. UAMS includes UAMS Health, a statewide health system that encompasses all of UAMS' clinical enterprise. UAMS is the only adult Level 1 trauma center in the state. UAMS has 3,275 students, 890 medical residents and fellows, and five dental residents. It is the state's largest public employer, with more than 12,000 employees, including 1,200 physicians who provide care to patients at UAMS, its regional campuses, Arkansas Children's, the VA Medical Center and Baptist Health. Visit www.uams.edu or www.uamshealth.com. Find us on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube or Instagram.

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