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News from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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Chair Will Be Next Dean of Medicine at UAMS 
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JULY 26, 2001 | The chair of obstetrics, gynecology,
and reproductive sciences at Temple
University School of Medicine in Philadelphia will be the next dean of the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical
Sciences (UAMS).
E. Albert Reece, M.D., Ph.D., is a specialist in
maternal-fetal medicine and an international expert in diabetes and prenatal diagnosis and
therapy, and a former associate professor at Yale University School of Medicine.
UAMS Chancellor I. Dodd Wilson, M.D., announced Dr. Reece's
appointment today. Dr. Reece will begin making monthly visits to the campus in August and
will assume the deanship of medicine at UAMS full-time in January. Dr. Reece is
currently the Abraham Roth Professor and Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics,
Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at Temple University School of Medicine. In that
department he also directs the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine.
“Dr. Reece is a member of the prestigious Institute of
Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and a highly respected clinician, researcher,
and educator. He clearly was the strongest candidate among a group of highly qualified
candidates, so we were very fortunate to be able to recruit him to UAMS,” Chancellor
Wilson said.
“I consider it an honor and a privilege to be both
appointed by Dr. Wilson and to be his successor as dean of the College of Medicine. I am
truly impressed with the institution's commitment to its missions of quality health care,
education, research, and service to Arkansas. This commitment is no doubt improving the
health of all Arkansans. I look forward to joining the UAMS family,” Dr. Reece said
Wednesday.
Dr. Reece is a native of Jamaica, West Indies. He received
his B.S. degree from Long Island University and his M.D. degree from New York University
School of Medicine; Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of West Indies and a M.B.A.
(August 2001) from the Fox School of Business and Management, Temple University. He
completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Columbia University –
Presbyterian Medical Center in New York and a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at
Yale University School of Medicine. He was on the faculty of Yale University School of
Medicine from 1982 to 1990. In 1991, he was recruited to be chair of the Department of
Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at Temple University School of Medicine.
In addition to his administrative role at Temple, Dr. Reece
maintains an active clinical practice in maternal-fetal medicine, including diabetes and
prenatal diagnosis and therapy. His research focuses on diabetes in pregnancy, birth
defects, and prenatal diagnosis. He has studied the mechanisms of diabetes-induced birth
defects for many years and has made critical discoveries into the biology of this problem
and has advanced methods for prevention and treatment. He has also obtained numerous
research grants. Dr. Reece has written or co-written more than 400 articles, chapters, and
abstracts; nine textbooks; and four monographs in the field of maternal-fetal medicine and
prenatal diagnosis and treatment. He is a member of several scientific organizations,
including the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. He serves on many
national scientific, governmental, and civic boards and committees.
Dr. Reece is married to Sharon A. Reece, M.A., J.D., LLM, a
law professor at Rutgers University School of Law and an authority on tax law. They have
three daughters. The eldest is a Ph.D. student at Vanderbilt University in molecular
biology; the middle daughter will be a senior in high school in Philadelphia; the youngest
is in the eighth grade and will transfer to a school in Little Rock. Two of their
daughters are accomplished classical musicians who give concerts in and outside the United
States.
Dr. Reece's appointment concludes a selection process that
began in October, when Chancellor Wilson succeeded Chancellor Emeritus Harry P. Ward, M.D.
The chair of the Department of Pathology, Aubrey J. Hough, Jr., M.D., chaired the search
committee.
The dean's office is important in fostering the mission of
UAMS, including education, research, clinical care, and service to the state of Arkansas.
The dean is the chief administrative and academic officer of the College of Medicine and
reports to the chancellor. Dr. Reece will be responsible for 23 medical school
departments, two autonomous divisions, a central professional practice plan, 582
undergraduate medical students, and more than 600 residents and fellows.
Dr. Reece succeeds Chancellor Wilson, who was dean of medicine from 1986 to 2000, and
Interim Dean John P. Shock, M.D., who is chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and
director of the Harvey and Bernice Jones Eye Institute at UAMS.
Previous deans of the College of Medicine have included:
John P. Shock, M.D. (Interim), 2000-2001
I. Dodd Wilson, M.D., 1986-2000
Glen Baker, M.D. (Interim), 1986
Peter O. Kohler, M.D. (Interim), 1985-1986
Thomas A. Bruce, M.D., 1974-1985
Winston K. Shorey, M.D., 1961-1974
F. Douglas Lawrason, M.D., 1955-1960
Hayden Nicholson, M.D.,1950-1955
William C. Langston, M.D., 1948-1950
Joseph T. Roberts, M.D., 1947-1948
Benjamin B. Wells, M.D., 1947
H. Clay Chenault, M.D., 1946-1947
Byron L. Robinson, M.D., 1941-1946
Stuart P. Cromer, M.D., 1939-1941
Frank Vinsonhaler, M.D., 1927-1939
Arthur R. Stover, M.D., 1923-1924
Morgan Smith, M.D., 1912-1923, 1924-1927
James H. Lenow, M.D., 1907-1912
Edwin Bentley, M.D., 1904-1907
James A. Dibrell, 1886-1904
P.O. Hooper, 1879-1886
Chancellor Wilson also recently announced that Dr. Bruce,
dean of medicine from 1974 to 1985, will serve as dean pro tem of the new College
of Public Health during a search for the first permanent dean of that college.
Photos
Top: E. Albert Reece, M.D.
Chancellor I. Dodd Wilson, M.D.
Interim Dean John P. Shock, M.D.
Dean Thomas A. Bruce, M.D.
Links in This Article
Thomas A. Bruce: http://www.uams.edu/info/NewsReleases/071701a.htm
Dean Chosen President-elect: http://www.uams.edu/today/032901/dean.htm
Medicine Seniors Get Matches: http://www.uams.edu/today/032201/match.htm
Temple University School of Medicine: http://www.temple.edu/medschool/
College of Medicine: http://www.uams.edu/com/
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