Freedom F. "Fred" Perkins Jr., M.D. Pediatric Neurologist
Primary Appointment Location
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
1 Children's Way
Little Rock, AR 72202
- Appointment Phone Numbers
- 501-263-2644
Primary Care - 501-222-4596
Specialty Care
Overview
- Areas of Expertise
- Neurology
- Epilepsy Care
- Accepting New Patients
- Yes
- Patient Type
- Children and Adolescents
- Language
- English
About Dr. Perkins
Clinical Biography
Dr. Fred Perkins came to UAMS and Arkansas Children’s from the University of Texas Dell Medical School and Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin, where he served as leader of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program and medical director of the magnetoencephalography and transcranial magnetic stimulation (MEG/TMS) laboratory.
Dr. Perkins received his medical degree and interned in pediatrics at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. He served in the U.S. Air Force as a flight surgeon before completing his residency in pediatric neurology and his fellowship in clinical neurophysiology and epilepsy at the University of Texas in Houston.
From 2005 through 2012, Dr. Perkins served as an assistant professor of neurology and pediatrics in the Department of Pediatrics/Division of Child Neurology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center at Memphis and the Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center Comprehensive Epilepsy Program. He was also an allied member in the Neurology Division of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Dr. Perkins was recruited to Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin in 2013. He served in a number of leadership posts, including Interim Director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program from 2017 until his recruitment to Arkansas.
Dr. Perkins' Academic Background
Administrative Roles
- Department of Pediatrics — Division of Neurology
- Section Chief
Faculty Appointments
- Department of Pediatrics — Division of Neurology
- Associate Professor
Education and Training
- Medical School
- University of Texas Medical School at Galveston
- Internship
- University of Texas Medical School at Galveston
Pediatrics - Residency
- University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Pediatric neurology - Fellowship
- University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Clinical neurophysiology and epilepsy
Dr. Perkins' Areas of Expertise
Neurology
UAMS Health provides expert care for adult patients with neurological disorders, including disorders of the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and muscles.
Epilepsy Care (Part of Neurosurgery)
The Arkansas Epilepsy Center at UAMS Health is one of only two comprehensive level 4 epilepsy centers in the state of Arkansas certified by the NAEC.
Locations Where Dr. Perkins Practices
Arkansas Children’s Hospital , Primary Location
1 Children's Way
Little Rock, AR 72202
- Appointment Phone Numbers
- 501-263-2644
Primary Care - 501-222-4596
Specialty Care
ACH Jonesboro Clinic
520 Carson St.
Jonesboro, AR 72401
- Appointment Phone Number
- 870-558-6682
New and Returning Patients