... in which the upper chamber of the heart beats abnormally and fast. On Wednesday, Dr. E.J. Chauvin became the first surgeon in the state to use the St. Jude Medical Epicor Cardiac Ablation System, which employs high frequency ultrasound ...

... Regional Medical Center, and an elderly Russellville woman is once again enjoying life. Dr. E.J. Chauvin became the first surgeon in the state to use the St. Jude Medical Epicor Cardiac Ablation System, which employs high frequency ultrasound ...

... couple years. The Washington press corps is a tough crowd, and frankly, she was overwhelmed and disillusioned. His first surgeon general, Jocelyn Elders, was controversial from the start for her willingness to take on health issues in a frank ...

... Mental illness is not just a name," he said. "It is really a serious problem." Satcher is credited with being the first surgeon general to focus on suicide and mental health in general. The plan, promised in 1998 after a national suicide prevention ...

... his enormous ability, Dr. Lawson did a lot of things that had never been done at the hospital." Lawson was the first surgeon in Northeast Arkansas to give a patient a permanent implantable pacemaker. Lawson is a 1950 graduate of Conway High ...

LITTLE ROCK Arkansas' chief health officer is now the state's first surgeon general. Gov. Mike Beebe on Monday appointed Dr. Joe Thompson, Arkansas' chief health officer since 2005, to the newly created ...