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Hillary Mayberry, MPAS, PA-C

Hillary is from central Arkansas and a graduate of the University of Arkansas, where she received a Bachelor’s degree in Biology with a Minor in Spanish. She first called UAMS home in 2013 when she began working as a Research Technician in the Pharmacology/Toxicology Department doing stroke and hypertension research prior to attending PA school. […]

Melissa Halverson, Pharm.D., MPH

Dr. Melissa Halverson graduated from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in May 2014 earning both a doctorate in Pharmacy as well as a Master in Public Health.  She has lived in central Arkansas since 2004 when her family moved to Little Rock from Suwanee, Georgia, part of the Metro-Atlanta area. During her time […]

Chance Gee, MPAS, PA-C

Chance Gee completed his undergraduate education at Texas A&M University in College Station in 2006; earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Sciences. In 2010, he earned his Masters of Physician Assistant Studies degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. Upon gaining national certification, Chance worked in a private practice […]

Nadja Vawryk Button, MHS, PA-C

Before becoming a Physician Assistant, Ms. Vawryk Button worked for twenty years in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in various capacities, as a Paramedic, an EMS educator, and regional EMS Quality Improvement Coordinator. She graduated from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Science degree in Emergency Health Services and completed a Master of Science […]

Edward Williams, DMSc, M.Ed., PA-C

Dr. Williams hails from Montgomery, Alabama and joined the U.S. Army in 1991 as a Combat Medic.  During his time as a medic, he developed a passion for training and education. In 2001, Dr. Williams was accepted into the Army’s Physician Assistant Program.  He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Physician Assistant Studies in […]

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