UAMS Pediatrics

• Professor, College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
• Associate Professor, College of Public Health
• Associate Professor, College of Public Health

Sections

• Neonatology

Specialties

• Neonatology

Contact Information

• Email:	ThomasBillyR@uams.edu
  Phone:	501-296-1397
  Fax:	501-686-8937
  Address:	University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  	4301 W. Markham St.
  	Little Rock, AR 72205

Education

• B.S., Arkansas State University
• M.D., University Of Arkansas System
• Masters in Public Health, Tulane University, 2004

Recent Publications

• Journal Article, The effect of Simulated Weightlessness and Ovarectomy on Vitamin D Homeostasis in the Adult Rat. Proceedings of the Tenth Workshop on Vitamin D, 2000 11
• Journal Article, The effect of Simulated Weightlessness and Ovarectomy on Vitamin D Homeostasis in the Adult Rat. Proceedings of the Tenth Workshop on Vitamin D 2000
• Journal Article, Neonatal hypocalcaemia as an unusual presentation in Familial Benign Hypercalcuria. Clinical Pediatrics 1997 84
• Journal Article, Symptomatic Hypocalcemia and Hypoparathyroidism in two infants of mothers with Hyperparathyroidism and Familial Benign Hypercalcemia. Search on Epilepsy 1996 3:13-15.
• Journal Article, Primary Hyperparathyroidism and Pregnancy. J. Perinatology 1996 16(6):514-19.
• Journal Article, Late-onset neonatal hypocalcaemia in two infants of mothers with hyperparathyroidism and familial benign hypercalcuria. . J Perinatology 1995 15(25):23-26.
• Journal Article, The effect of parathyroid hormone on renal 24-hydroxylase activity in the isolated perfused rat kidney. Vitamin D. . Vitamin D. A Pluripotent Steroid Hormone: 1994 :182-183.
• Journal Article, 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 production in the isolated perfused rat kidney in response to changing perfusate phosphorus concentration and insulin-like growth factor.. Journal of Nutritional Biochem 1993 4:158-161.
• Journal Article, Aflatoxicosis alters avian renal function, calcium and vitamin D metabolism.. J of Tox 1991 34:309-421.
• Journal Article, Acute effect of phosphorus on 1-hydroxylase activity in the isolated perfused rat kidney. Gene Regulation. Gene regulation: Structure and Function 1991 :285-288.

Recent Grant Awards

• Administrative Supplement to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity. , NIH/NIGMS, 3 R25 GM083247-01A1S1, 11/27/2009-9/29/2010
• The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD) Program, NIH/NIGMS, 5 R25 GM083247-02, 2/13/2009-1/31/2013
• Comprehensive HCOP for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, HRSA, 1 D18HP13627-01-00, 9/1/2009-8/31/2012
• Feeding Study in Premature Infants, Project No. 3379-1 to evaluate weight gain of premature infants fed breast milk fortified with either a powder or liquid human milk fortifier, Mead Johnson, Proj. No. 3379-1, 2/24/2009-2/23/2012