The Treatment Team
Director - G. Richard Smith, M.D.
Dr. Smith received his
Bachelor of Science degree in chemical biology from Rhodes College in
Memphis. He was a medical student, intern and resident at UAMS. Upon
completion of his fellowship at Strong Memorial Hospital (Rochester, NY) in
Psychiatry and Internal Medicine, Dr. Smith returned to UAMS in 1981.
A professor, Marie Wilson Howells chair of the department of psychiatry and distinguished scientist for almost 25 years, Dr.
Smith developed several programs at UAMS, including the Division of Health Services Research (formerly the Centers for Mental Healthcare Research), the nation’s largest research group dedicated to mental
health and substance abuse services research. Dr. Smith was the founding
director of the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement and a leader in securing the state’s
tobacco settlement to improve health care for Arkansans.
Most recently, Dr. Smith has been named Director of the UAMS Psychiatric Research Institute, the sixth center of excellence at UAMS.
Psychiatrist - Zaid Malik, M.D.
Internist - Sara Tariq, M.D.
Dr. Tariq is a physician, assistant professor in the UAMS Department of Internal Medicine and Director of Clinical Skills. She completed her residency in internal medicine at Brown University. She has received numerous honors including The George Ackerman Award for Outstanding Faculty in Internal Medicine and the Haffenreffer Fellowship Award for Excellence in Education. She is a member of American College of Physicians, Society of General Internal Medicine, Association of Standardized Patient Educators and Arkansas Medical Society. Dr. Tariq’s contributions have been essential to the development of the eating disorders program. She also has special interests in education and women’s health.
Nutritionist - Kristi Hatfield, M.S., R.D., L.D.
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UAMS PRI Eating Disorder Program
501-686-5300
Email eatingdisorders@uams.edu
Mailing address:
4301 W. Markham St.
#825
Little Rock, AR 72205
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