Orthopedic Services
While the Pat Walker Health Center primary care medical providers treat a broad spectrum of orthopedic conditions, your provider may refer you to one of our orthopedic specialists. Our orthopedic specialists provide sports medicine and non-operative management of musculoskeletal injuries.
Students must be referred by a health center medical provider to be seen by one of our orthopedic specialists.
Orthopedic Physicians
Ramon Ylanan, MD CAQSM
Dr. Ylanan is an Assistant Professor with both the Family Medicine and Orthopaedic Departments of UAMS, and is the Fellowship Program Director for the UAMS Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship. He serves as the head primary care sports medicine physician for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks. Dr. Ylanan provides sports medicine and non-operative management of musculoskeletal injuries at Pat Walker Health Center.
- Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, ASMI
- Family Medicine residency, University of Missouri-Columbia
- Doctor of Medicine, Ross University School of Medicine
- B.A., University of Virginia
- ABFM Board Certified Sports Medicine Physician
- ABFM Board Certified Family Physician
- American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
- Arkansas Medical Society
Larry Balle II, MD, MPH
Dr. Balle is a team physician for the University of Arkansas athletics, Associate Program Director for the UAMS NW Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, an Assistant Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine, and an Assistant Professor of Orthopedics. Dr. Balle provides sports medicine and non-operative musculoskeletal services for students and faculty at Pat Walker Health Center.
- Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, UAMS NW
- Family and Preventive Medicine Residency, Baylor College of Medicine
- MD, St. George's University
- MPH, St. George's University
- BS, Texas A&M University - Biomedical Science and Entomology
Sports medicine, orthobiologics ("stem cells"), ultrasound procedures, nonoperative musculoskeletal and orthopedic medicine, musculoskeletal diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and injections
- ABFM Board Certified Family Medicine Physician
- ABFM Board Certified Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician
- American Medical Society of Sports Medicine
- American Academy of Family Physicians
- Arkansas Academy of Family Physicians
Lauren Poindexter, MD
Dr. Poindexter is a primary care sports medicine physician at UAMS Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Fayetteville and Lowell and Arkansas Children’s Northwest in Springdale. She is an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at UAMS. Dr. Poindexter provides sports medicine and non-operative management of musculoskeletal injuries at Pat Walker Health Center.
- Sports Medicine Fellowship, NYU Grossman School of Medicine / Rusk Rehabilitation
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Residency, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- General Surgery Internship, St. Joseph's Hospital / Dignity Health
- MD, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
- Pre-medical Post-Baccalaureate Program, Harvard Extension School
- M.S. in kinesiology, University of Arkansas
- B.A. in studio arts, University of Southern California
- ABPM&R Board Certified Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
- ABPM&R Board Certified Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician
- American Medical Society of Sports Medicine
- Arkansas Medical Society
- Association of Academic Physiatrists
- American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitiation
- National Athletic Trainers' Association
- American College of Sports Medicine
- Spine Intervention Society
Athletic Trainers
Chad Fink, AT
Chad is a clinical athletic trainer at UAMS and provides athletic training at Pat Walker Health Center.
- BSE in Exercise Science/Athletic Training, University of Arkansas
- Arkansas State Licensed Athletic Trainer
- Certified Athletic Trainer by the National Athletic Trainer Board of Certification
- Arkansas Athletic Training Association
James Pletsch, ATC
JD is a clinical athletic trainer at UAMS and provides athletic training at Pat Walker Health Center.
- Master of Athletic Training, University of Arkansas
- BSE, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
- Athletic Training Certification (ATC)
- National Athletic Training Association