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Ranked nationally in pediatric care.
Arkansas Children's provides right-sized care for your child. U.S. News & World Report has ranked Arkansas Children's in seven specialties for 2025-2026.
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Sign up online to quickly and easily manage your child's medical information and connect with us whenever you need.
We're focused on improving child health through exceptional patient care, groundbreaking research, continuing education, and outreach and prevention.
When it comes to your child, every emergency is a big deal.
Our ERs are staffed 24/7 with doctors, nurses and staff who know kids best – all trained to deliver right-sized care for your child in a safe environment.
Arkansas Children's provides right-sized care for your child. U.S. News & World Report has ranked Arkansas Children's in seven specialties for 2025-2026.
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Our flu resources and education information help parents and families provide effective care at home.
Children are at the center of everything we do.
We are dedicated to caring for children, allowing us to uniquely shape the landscape of pediatric care in Arkansas.
Transforming discovery to care.
Our researchers are driven by their limitless curiosity to discover new and better ways to make these children better today and healthier tomorrow.
We're focused on improving child health through exceptional patient care, groundbreaking research, continuing education, and outreach and prevention.
Then we're looking for you! Work at a place where you can change lives...including your own.
When you give to Arkansas Children's, you help deliver on our promise of a better today and a healthier tomorrow for the children of Arkansas and beyond
Become a volunteer at Arkansas Children's.
The gift of time is one of the most precious gifts you can give. You can make a difference in the life of a sick child.
Join our Grassroots Organization
Support and participate in this advocacy effort on behalf of Arkansas’ youth and our organization.
Learn How We Transform Discovery to Care
Scientific discoveries lead us to new and better ways to care for children.
Learn How We Transform Discovery to Care
Scientific discoveries lead us to new and better ways to care for children.
Learn How We Transform Discovery to Care
Scientific discoveries lead us to new and better ways to care for children.
Learn How We Transform Discovery to Care
Scientific discoveries lead us to new and better ways to care for children.
Learn How We Transform Discovery to Care
Scientific discoveries lead us to new and better ways to care for children.
Learn How We Transform Discovery to Care
Scientific discoveries lead us to new and better ways to care for children.
When you give to Arkansas Children’s, you help deliver on our promise of a better today and a healthier tomorrow for the children of Arkansas and beyond.
Your volunteer efforts are very important to Arkansas Children's. Consider additional ways to help our patients and families.
Join one of our volunteer groups.
There are many ways to get involved to champion children statewide.
Make a positive impact on children through philanthropy.
The generosity of our supporters allows Arkansas Children's to deliver on our promise of making children better today and a healthier tomorrow.
Read and watch heart-warming, inspirational stories from the patients of Arkansas Children’s.

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Arkansas Children's Hospital
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Arkansas Children's Northwest
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Our Investigators
Meet the researchers driving discovery at the Arkansas Children’s Research Institute. From fundamental science to clinical and community-based research, their work spans disciplines and drives innovation at every level. Together, they are transforming new knowledge into meaningful outcomes for children and families.
- Joseph Alge, M.D., Ph.D.
- Lina Al-Jaberi, M.D.
- Alicia Allen, Ph.D, MPH
- Aline Andres, Ph.D, R.D., C.LC
- Michael Angtuaco, M.D., FSCAI, FAAP
- Lauren Appell, M.D.
- Kapil Arya, M.D.
- Travis Ayers, M.D.
- David Becton, M.D.
- Erin Bennett, M.D.
- Ariel Berlinski, M.D.
- Kevin Bielamowicz, M.D.
- Michael Bishop, M.D.
- Elisabet Borsheim, Ph.D.
- Andrew W. Brown, Ph.D, FTOS
- David Bumpass, M.D.
- Marie Burdine, Ph.D.
- Thomas Burrow, M.D.
- Rebecca Cantu, M.D., MPH
- John Carroll, M.D.
- Vonita Chawla, M.D.
- Jin-Ran Chen, Ph.D.
- Vikas Chowdhary, M.D.
- Samrat Roy Choudhury, Ph.D.
- Divyaswathi Citla Sridhar, M.D.
- Sarah Cobb, M.D.
- Sherry Courtney, M.D.
- Shelley Crary, M.D.
- Sid Dassinger III, M.D.
- Ana Del Valle Penella, M.D.
- Sarah Diamond, M.D.
- Eva Diaz Fuentes, M.D., MMsc
- Dieu Doan, M.D.
- David Douglass, M.D.
- Paul Drake, M.D.
- Ricky Edmondson, Ph.D.
- Lubaina Ehsan, MBBS
- Diana Escalona-Vargas, Ph.D.
- Jason Farrar, M.D.
- Maria Garcia-Fernandez, M.D.
- Claire Foster, M.D.
- Srinivasa Gokarakonda, M.D.
- Lawrence E. Greiten, M.D., MCMSc
- Florin Grigorian, M.D.
- Jennifer Guimbellot, M.D., Ph.D.
- Richard "Whit" Hall, M.D.
- Larry D. Hartzell, M.D., FAAP
- Nicholas Hobart-Porter, D.O.
- Smitha Hosahalli Vasanna, M.D.
- Olivia Katherine Irby, M.D.
- Laura James, M.D.
- Lisa Jansen, Ph.D.
- Stacie Jones, M.D.
- Praveen Juvvadi, Ph.D.
- Colin D. Kay, Ph.D.
- Matthew Kelly, M.D., MPH
- Joshua Kennedy, M.D.
- Hamza Khan, M.D.
- Meagan Kingren, Ph.D.
- Kenneth Knecht, M.D.
- Mikki Kollisch, M.D., FACS
- Tim Koscik, Ph.D.
- Shang-Lun "Renny" Lan, Ph.D.
- Linda J. Larson-Prior, Ph.D.
- Maya Liza Lopez, M.D.
- Joana M. Mack, M.D.
- Matthew Malone, M.D.
- Christopher Manbeck, M.D.
- David Matlock, M.D.
- Robert Maxson, M.D.
- Tiffany Miles, Ph.D.
- Amber Morse, M.D.
- Eduardo Ochoa Jr., M.D.
- Jon Oden, M.D.
- Xiawei Ou, Ph.D.
- Ashay Patel, D.O.
- Sarah Perez, M.D.
- Tamara Perry, M.D.
- Robert Pesek, M.D.
- Paul Phillips, M.D.
- Brian Piccolo, Ph.D.
- Craig Porter, Ph.D.
- Brien Rabenhorst, M.D.
- Konrad Rajab, M.D.
- Markus Renno, M.D.
- Gresham Richter, M.D.
- Jennifer Rumpel, M.D.
- Carolyn Suzanne Saccente, M.D.
- Mehta Sagar, M.D.
- Debopam Samanta, M.D.
- Ronald C. Sanders, Jr., M.D., M.S.
- Sharon Sanders, Ph.D.
- Amy Scurlock, M.D.
- David Selewski, M.D.
- Megha Sharma, M.D.,M.S.
- Roopa Siddaiah, M.D.
- David Spiro, M.D., MPH
- William Steinbach, M.D.
- Kimberly Stephens, RN, MPH, Ph.D.
- Graham Strub, M.D., Ph.D.
- Ravi Sun, M.D., Ph.D.
- Taren M. Swindle, Ph.D.
- Alan Tackett, Ph.D.
- Tomoko Tanaka, MD
- Sean Taverna, Ph.D.
- Gabrielle ten Have, Ph.D.
- Keshari Thakali, Ph.D.
- Ronald Thompson, Ph.D., LCSW
- Sree Vamsee Chintapalli, Ph.D.
- Ellen van der Plas, Ph.D.
- Brian Varisco, M.D.
- Aravindhan Veerapandiyan, M.D.
- Lucas Veras, Ph.D.
- Zachary Waldrip, Ph.D.
- Cody Walker, DAT, LAT, ATC, CSCS
- Umesh D. Wankhade, Ph.D.
- James Williams, M.D.
- Denise Willis, MSc, RRT, RRT-NPS, AE-C, FAARC
- Erin Willis, M.D.
- Alexandra Woodle, M.D.
- Heather Young, M.D.
- Dala Zakaria, M.D.
- Kathleen Zani, M.D.
- Yuri Zarate, M.D.
