LITTLE ROCK - Lawrence Greiten, MD, MSc, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine as a cardiothoracic surgeon and will practice at the Heart Center at Arkansas Children's, creating even better care for kids with cardiovascular disorders.

He will serve alongside Brian Reemtsen, MD, who took the helm as director of the Arkansas Children's Heart Center last year.

Dr. Greiten comes to Arkansas Children's and UAMS after completing a congenital cardiac surgery fellowship at the Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Prior to this, Dr. Greiten completed his general surgery and adult cardiothoracic training at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., where he also earned a master's degree in biomedical and clinical science. He attended medical school at University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson.