Jason N. Arthur, M.D. Emergency Medicine Physician
Primary Location
UAMS Medical Center
4301 W. Markham St.
Little Rock, AR 72205
- Appointment Phone Number
- 501-686-8000
New and Returning Patients
Overview
- Area of Expertise
- Emergency Care
- Patient Types
- Adults
- Children and Adolescents
- Language
- English
About Dr. Arthur
Clinical Biography
Jason Arthur, M.D., M.P.H., joined the Department of Emergency Medicine as an Assistant Professor in 2019. Dr. Arthur received his Master of Public Health and his medical degree at UAMS. He graduated from the University of Florida Emergency Medicine Residency Program in June 2018. He completed an emergency medicine ultrasound fellowship at UAMS in 2019.
Dr. Arthur's Academic Background
Academic Biography
Dr. Jason Arthur graduated from the University of Central Arkansas with a degree in Political Science. He attended graduate and medical school at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences where he received his medical degree and Master in Public Health degree. He completed his Emergency Medicine residency at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville in Jacksonville, Florida. As a resident, he received numerous teaching awards including the Department of Emergency Medicine Service Award, Department of Emergency Medicine Outstanding Senior Resident Award, University of Florida Society of Teaching Scholars Outstanding Resident Teacher Award, and the Rosilie O. Saffos Award for Outstanding Resident Teacher of the Year. Following residency, he returned to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and completed his fellowship in Emergency Ultrasound. After Fellowship he remained on faculty in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Emergency Ultrasound and the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. He is a member of the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine and the American College of Emergency Physicians. His professional areas of interest include medical education, advanced echocardiography and Resuscitative TEE, ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia, airway management, and Emergency Medicine research.
Faculty Appointments
- Department of Emergency Medicine
- Assistant Professor
Education and Training
- Fellowship
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Emergency Medicine Ultrasound - Residency
- University of Florida
Emergency Medicine - Medical School
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Postgraduate Education
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Master of Public Health
Dr. Arthur's Research
Publications & Posters
Bradshaw J, Newsome C, Arthur J. A military chest pattern is not always indicative of tuberculosis. Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2020;21. doi: 10.1016/j.visj.2020.100821
Arthur J, Caro D, Topp S, Chadwick S, Driver B, Henson M, Spencer H, Godwin S, Guirgis F. Clinical Predictors of Endotracheal Intubation in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Angioedema. Society of Academic Emergency Medicine 2020. May, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUBYLnYWsoo&feature=youtu.be Presented electronically due to COVID-19 Pandemic.
Rahnema A, Arthur J, Snead G. Pyocystis; a rare but important complication in anuric patients. Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2020;19. doi: 10.1016/j.visj.2019.100679
Arthur J, Kumetz C, Shannon A, Duran-Gehring P. Point-of-Care Ultrasound Diagnosis of Pyogenic Flexor Tenosynovitis. Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2020;19. doi: 10.1016/j.visj.2019.100664
Arthur J, Lewis Z, Snead G. Left ventricular false tendons: a moderator band mimic. Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2019;16. doi: 10.1016/j.visj.2019.100611
Smith D, Arthur J, Lewis Z, Snead G. Ultrasound-Assisted Diagnosis of Optic Neuritis in the Emergency Department: A Case Report Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2019;57(2):212- 215 doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2019.04.029
Dominguez G, Arthur J. Sgarbossa STEMI in Paced Rhythm. 2019 Arkansas iCare Conference. April 2019.
Bouldin J, Fujihashi A, Arthur J. Adult Retropharyngeal Abscess Resolved with Outpatient Antibiotics. 2019 Arkansas iCare Conference. April 2019.
Cunningham C, Arthur J, Lewis Z, Snead G. Bleeding Pseudoaneurysm in Patient with Factor XI Deficiency. 2019 Arkansas iCare Conference. April 2019.
Arthur J, Schubert B, Topp S. Traumatic ocular lens dislocation. African Journal of Emergency Medicine 2019. doi: 10.1016/j.afjem.2019.01.001
Arthur J, Duran-Gehring P, Kumetz C, Chadwick S, McIntosh M. Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: an uncommon cause of papilledema on bedside ocular ultrasound. Journal of Emergency Medicine 2019;56(3):288-293. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2018.10.036
Arthur J, Hester T. Valentino’s Syndrome: An uncommon cause of abdominal pain in the Emergency Department. Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2018;13:84-85 doi: 10.1016/j.visj.2018.06.024
Arthur J, Dixon J, Crichlow A. Osteomyelitis due to IV drug use. Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2018;13:89-90 doi: 10.1016/j.visj.2018.06.016
Kumetz C, Arthur J, Shannon A, Duran-Gehring P. The Implementation of a Resident Driven WebBased Point-of-Care Ultrasound Journal Club. World Congress of Ultrasound in Medical Education. September, 2018. Accepted, not presented due to Hurricane Florence.
Arthur J, Chadwick S, Ellington C. Genitourinary Trauma: Presentations, Evaluation, and Management Updates. emDOCs.net – Emergency Medicine Education. http://www.emdocs.net/genitourinary-trauma-presentations-evaluation-andmanagement-updates/ Published September 3, 2018.
Arthur J, Caro C, Lester D, Hester Z, Muenyi V. Black Esophagus: A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage in the Emergency Department. Emergency Medicine. 2018;50(8):155-160 doi: 10.12788/emed.2018.0101
Kumetz C, Arthur J, Shannon A, Duran-Gehring P. The Implementation of a Resident Driven WebBased Point-of-Care Ultrasound Journal Club. Advances in Medical Education. University of Florida College of Medicine Jacksonville. June 13, 2018.
Arthur J, Kumetz C, Shannon A, Duran-Gehring P. Point-of-Care Ultrasound Diagnoses Pyogenic Flexor Tenosynovitis: A Case Report. University of Florida College of Medicine Jacksonville Research Day, May 24, 2018
Arthur J, Kumetz C, Dye C, Shannon A, Duran-Gehring P. Point-of-Care Ultrasound Diagnoses Small Bowel Obstruction in the Emergency Department: A Case Report. University of Florida College of Medicine Jacksonville Research Day, May 24, 2018
Kumetz C, Arthur J, Dye C, Shannon A, Duran-Gehring P. Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department: “WES” Side Story – Evaluating Biliary Colic. University of Florida College of Medicine Jacksonville Research Day, May 24, 2018
Kumetz C, Arthur J, Dye C, Shannon A, Duran-Gehring P. Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department: The Triple Scan – Differentiating Acute Dyspnea. University of Florida College of Medicine Jacksonville Research Day, May 24, 2018
Arthur J, Havyarimana J, Norse AB. Emergency Department Diagnosis of Septic Pulmonary Embolism due to Infectious Endocarditis Using Bedside Ultrasound. Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2018;55(3):378-382 doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2018.04.028
Arthur J, Schmidt A. Postpartum Endometritis in the ED setting: presentation, evaluation, and management. emDOCs.net – Emergency Medicine Education. http://www.emdocs.net/postpartum-endometritis-ed-setting-presentation-evaluationmanagement/. Published January 4, 2018.
Arthur J, Schneider M, Sherifali S. Basilar artery aneurysm. Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2018;10:93-94 doi: 10.1016/j.visj.2017.11.026
Arthur J. Residency Matters. EM Pulse. 2017;24(4)
Arthur J. Residency Matters. EM Pulse. 2017;24(3)
Arthur J, Shannon KR, Schmidt A. Aneurysmal dilation of chronic type b aortic dissection. Visual
Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2018;10:43-44 doi: 10.1016/j.visj.2017.08.015.
Arthur J. Residency Matters. EM Pulse. 2017;24(2)
Arthur J. Residency Matters. EM Pulse. 2017;24(1)
Sierakowski J, Arthur J, Wylie T. Acute Hypotonia in an Infant. Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2017;52(6):e245-247 doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2016.12.037
Arthur J, Iheme E, Topp S, Duran P. Dissection of the Celiac Artery. Emergency Medicine. 2017; 49(1):28-31 doi: 10.12788/emed.2017.0001 Nelson G, Shah S, Louli R, Arthur J. Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis in a renal transplant patient
with extensive peritoneal dialysis. Ochsner J. 2017 Spring; 17(1):e5
Arthur J. Residency Matters. EM Pulse. 2016;23(4)
Arthur J. Residency Matters. EM Pulse. 2016;23(3)
Arthur J. Residency Matters. EM Pulse. 2016;23(2)
Wieczorek C, Arthur J, Simon L. An interesting case of pneumonia. American Academy of
Emergency Medicine Scientific Assembly, February 2016
Bradley L, Petersen E, Arthur J. Incidence and severity of spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage in a severe weather area. Poster Presentation, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, October 2014.
Arthur J, Peterson E, Williams DK. An expiration date on bone: timing cranioplasty after craniectomy for trauma. Student Research Day Poster Presentation, April 2013
Research Interests
Currently Active Research Evaluation of a simplified lung ultrasound protocol to detect volume overload in children undergoing dialysis. Sonographic Measurements of the Inferior Vena Cava and Aorta Diameters in Children from 4 months to 8 years of age presenting to the Pediatric Emergency Department. Clinical Predictors of Need for Endotracheal Intubation in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Angioedema. Disposition time of point-of-care versus consultative lower extremity DVT ultrasound in the Emergency Department. Sensitivity and Specificity of Point-of-Care Ocular Ultrasound for Optic Neuritis. Use of Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Assess for Mechanical VP Shunt Malfunction.Dr. Arthur's Areas of Expertise
Emergency Care
You can’t predict an emergency, but when one strikes, UAMS Medical Center is ready to help you as the only adult Level 1 Trauma Center in Arkansas.
Locations Where Dr. Arthur Practices
UAMS Medical Center , Primary Location
4301 W. Markham St.
Little Rock, AR 72205
- Appointment Phone Number
- 501-686-8000
New and Returning Patients