Washington Regional acquires Fayetteville surgical center

Washington Regional Medical System announced Friday (Jan. 3) the acquisition of Fayetteville Surgical Associates (FSA). Financial terms were not disclosed.

General surgeons Jon Berry, Gareth Eck, Stephen Wood were the sole owners of FSA. The doctors and their staff will continue to provide surgical care at the clinic, located at 3264 N. North Hills Blvd. in Fayetteville, which is now called Washington Regional General Surgery Clinic.

Berry earned his medical degree from the University of Oklahoma Health Science Center and completed a surgical residency at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and is certified by the American Board of Surgery.

Eck earned his medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and completed a general surgery internship and surgical residency at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and certified by the American Board of Surgery. Eck is also a member of the Arkansas Medical Society and the Washington County Medical Society. He is a clinical professor of surgery at the University of Arkansas Area Health Education Center in Fayetteville and Surgical Site Director at UAMS Northwest College of Medicine.

Wood earned his medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and completed his internship and surgical residency at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Tulsa. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and certified by the American Board of Surgery. He is a member of the Arkansas Medical Society, the Washington County Medical Society and the Frank A. Clingan Surgical Society.