Gresham Richter, MD, FACS, FAAP

Research interests: pediatric otolaryngology and vascular anomalies

Gresham Richter is a Professor, Vice Chair, and Chief of Pediatric Otolaryngology in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH). He is the distinguished recipient of the Hamlen and Siebert Endowed Chair in Pediatric Otolaryngology and the past chair-holder of the Benjamin and Milton Waner Endowed Chair in Pediatric Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery. He has received numerous clinical and research awards including recognition for Best Doctor’s in America the past 5 years. He maintains a very busy clinical practice in pediatric otolaryngology and vascular anomalies, fields in which he has published over 90 manuscripts, 2 books and 30 book chapters.

Dr. Richter received his undergraduate and medical degrees at the University of Colorado. He completed his residency in Otolaryngology at UAMS and fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. He returned to Arkansas to join UAMS faculty and founded the Arkansas Vascular Biology Program, a robust laboratory at ACH dedicated to understanding and discovering new therapies for complex vascular lesions. He holds numerous administrative positions including the President of the Child’s Health Organization and Director of the Vascular Anomalies Clinic and Research Center at ACH. Outside of the hospital, Dr. Richter is an entrepreneur and CEO of GDT Innovations. He serves on the board of several national and international associations and is a happily married husband and father of three children.

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Terms of Appointment: July 2019 - June 2021;  July 2021 - June 2023;  July 2023 - June 2025