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medical profile Kenneth Murphy, MD, FACS, DABS Doctor of Medicine; owner/operator of the Murphy Clinic Where do you work/practice and where is it located? The Murphy Clinic, 719 Front St., Conway – a medical cannabis certification clinic. When did you begin practicing/working in Faulkner County? I had a General Surgery practice 1987-2009 in Conway. Since then I have held Medical Director, Physician Advisor, Physician Assessor and Chief Medical Officer positions with various companies. Where did you receive your education? Undergraduate, UA Fayetteville; medical school, UAMS (MD graduate). I’ve worked in almost every area of healthcare, including Public Healthcare and have a broad knowledge of the healthcare system. Any board certifications? Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery (DABS). Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS). Member of the American Association for Physician Leadership. Tell us more about Medical Cannabis and your clinic. Pattie and I opened the Murphy Clinic last spring after much thought and research. Our 40+ years in healthcare (she is a Registered Nurse Practitioner) have shown us that there are many unmet needs in the field. One of them is symptom relief. Our patients are people with chronic pain, PTSD, severe arthritis, neuropathy, fibromyalgia and other conditions for which traditional treatments involve medications – often opiates – that are less-than-successful and often have undesirable effects. They are folks who want desperately to enjoy more normal days doing yard work, playing with grandkids, working at a job and the like; many just want to get out of the house for a change and to not be incapacitated by their conditions. Since it appears that using cannabis for medical conditions is here to stay, we decided to bring our practice philosophy to this area. Medically, we evaluate each patient carefully to be sure that medical issues and needs are legitimate and meet Arkansas law standards, and that cannabis will be one of the tools of treatment and not a recreational thing. We believe in personal, friendly and complete care for each of our patients and that service is a privilege at which we excel. Medical care today has become a field where answering machine recordings, long waits for appointments, hurried visits and unanswered questions have become standard; we are “old school” and are here to provide answers, information and that “down-home style of care” to people in our living area and beyond, while trying to dispel some of the misunderstandings about medical cannabis in Arkansas. The medical cannabis landscape here will surely change in the coming years as new laws are passed and larger amounts of true scientific research become available, and the Murphy Clinic will be here to help educate during the changes. When you call the Murphy Clinic you will get a real person who will answer your questions or find the answers to them; we want every patient to walk out of the door feeling more hopeful than when they walked in, and believing that they have a new and dependable resource they can count on. CONNECT 719 Front St., Conway 501-766-4768 (4POT) DrMurphyClinic.com 40 faulkner lifestyle | winter 2020
medical profile Jay Howell, MD Conway Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Center Where do you practice and where is it located? Conway Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Center, 550 Club Lane What is your professional title?Orthopedic Surgeon, Hand and Upper Extremity Specialist Why did you decide to pursue a career in medicine? I have several family members in medicine who encouraged me to explore the field. I realized after some time that medicine was the best way for me to most effectively use the brain God gave me. Where did you receive your education and how long have you been working in your field?I went to medical school at UAMS in Little Rock. I began a five-year residency in Orthopedics at Hamot Medical Center in Erie, PA in 2005. I completed my residency, followed by a one-year surgical fellowship in hand and upper extremity surgery at the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham. How long have you been in practice in Faulkner County? I have practiced in Faulkner County since August 2011. I moved here with my wife, Hannah, and one–year-old baby after I completed my fellowship in hand and upper extremity surgery. Why did you choose Faulkner County? I grew up in Fort Smith and my parents still live there, and Hannah grew up in Wynne where her family lived. We were looking for a practice location somewhere in Central Arkansas. I was drawn to the Conway Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Center because I really got the impression that they were a solid group of Christian men. What do you love most about your career?Orthopedics is a field where you can cure specific problems. The best thing is that many patients feel better right away after treatment—whether it be a shot, quick procedure, or a surgery. Is there any advice you would like to offer the public?A lot of problems happen with late diagnosis. I would encourage people to get evaluated early. We have urgent care in our office every week day. You can walk in and at least get an x-ray and an initial evaluation. It’s hard to know if something’s broken based on what it feels like or looks like; you need an x-ray. How are you involved in the community?I coach soccer and baseball for my kids’ teams. Our family is involved in church at Fellowship Bible Church. I also provide on-site medical coverage for Greenbrier High School football. Any hobbies or favorite activities?I play tennis a few times a week whenever I can. My whole family enjoys tennis. It’s great because my seven-year-old daughter enjoys playing tennis almost as much as my 75 year-old parents. Tell us about your family.Hannah is a pharmacist. We actually met each other while we were both in graduate school at UAMS. We have two children: our daughter Emery is seven years old and loves soccer, and our son Brody is nine years old, and his favorite sport is baseball. Hannah works part time at both MedCare Pharmacy and Cornerstone Pharmacy. She is also very involved in the PTO at the kids’ school. CONNECT Conway Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Center ConwayOrtho.com faulknerlifestyle.com 41
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