Academic and Clinical Faculty

Robert W. Bradsher Jr., M.D.
Ebert Professor of Medicine
Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Residency: Johns Hopkins University
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University
Interests: Blastomycosis, Histoplasmosis, Fungal infections, Tick borne infections
Residency: Johns Hopkins University
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University
Interests: Blastomycosis, Histoplasmosis, Fungal infections, Tick borne infections

Michael Saccente, M.D., FACP
Professor of Medicine
Director, Division of Infectious Diseases
Director, Division of Infectious Diseases
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina
Residency: University of Alabama Birmingham
Fellowship: University of Alabama Birmingham
Interests: HIV/Sexually transmitted infections
Residency: University of Alabama Birmingham
Fellowship: University of Alabama Birmingham
Interests: HIV/Sexually transmitted infections

Ryan Dare, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Program Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship
Program Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship
Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Residency: Vanderbilt University
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University
Interest: Antimicrobial Stewardship
Residency: Vanderbilt University
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University
Interest: Antimicrobial Stewardship

Keyur S. Vyas, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Residency: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Fellowship: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Interests: Infection Prevention, Emergency Preparedness, Vaccinations
Residency: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Fellowship: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Interests: Infection Prevention, Emergency Preparedness, Vaccinations

Juan Carlos Rico, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medical School: University de Zaragoza, Spain
Residency: Lincoln Medical Center
Fellowship: North Shore-LIJ Health System
Interests: Infections in stem cell transplant patients
Residency: Lincoln Medical Center
Fellowship: North Shore-LIJ Health System
Interests: Infections in stem cell transplant patients

Hazel Kathryn Liverett, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Residency: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Fellowship: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Interests: Infection Prevention, zoonotic and tick-borne Infections
Residency: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Fellowship: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Interests: Infection Prevention, zoonotic and tick-borne Infections

Kristine Blair Patterson, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta GA
Residency: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Fellowship: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC
Research Interests: HIV-infected women: pregnancy through menopause and the pharmacokinetics of ART in the genital tract.
Residency: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Fellowship: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC
Research Interests: HIV-infected women: pregnancy through menopause and the pharmacokinetics of ART in the genital tract.

Mitchell B. Jenkins, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Residency: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Fellowship: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Residency: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Fellowship: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Mike Lowry, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Residency: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University
Interests: Infectious complications of IV drug use, infections in immunocompromised patients, tick-borne infections
Residency: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University
Interests: Infectious complications of IV drug use, infections in immunocompromised patients, tick-borne infections