UAMS Physician Named To Hamra Professorship In Otolaryngology

Emre Vural, M.D., was recently named recipient of the Gerald F. Hamra Endowed Professorship in Otolaryngology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) at a ceremony held at the university last week. Vural is a professor in the UAMS Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

A businessman and philanthropist, Hamra served as CEO and chairman of the board of Wendy’s of Little Rock Inc., one of the nation’s most successful Wendy’s franchises. He died of head and neck cancer in 1995.

Vural received his medical degree at the Ankara University School of Medicine in Turkey where he also completed his residency training in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. This was followed by two fellowships at UAMS, one in head and neck surgery and oncology, and one in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery.

As a head and neck surgeon, Vural’s clinical focus is on the treatment of benign and malignant tumors of the head and neck as well as plastic and reconstructive surgery of the face. He is director of the Transoral Robotic Surgery program at UAMS.