Arkansas Otolaryngology Center, P.A.

10201 Kanis Road
Little Rock, AR 72205

Telephone: 501-227-5050
Fax: 501-227-5151
Email: jdickins@aoc.cc

Statement about the Center

Arkansas Otolaryngology Center approaches each patient individually with options of either translabyrinthine, sub-occipital or on occasion middle fossa surgical approaches and radiation therapy. Currently it is our standard not to radiate individuals unless they demonstrate tumor growth. For that reason, we have a large number of tumors that we are observing.


John R.E. Dickins, M.D.

Medical School: University of Arkansas Medical School, Little Rock, AR, 1973
Residency: Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 1973-1978
Fellowship: Otology Group, Nashville, TN, 1978-1979
Board Certification: Otolaryngology


David L. Reding, M.D.

Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, 1971
Internship: Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, 1971-1972
Residency: Neurosurgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, 1973-1976
Board Certification: Neurosurgery


Xiang Gao, M.D., PhD

Medical School: Fujian Medical University, Fujian China, M.D, 1986
PhD Interdisciplinary Cancer Biology Program, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 1990-1996
Transitional medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 1996-1997
Residency: Radiation Oncology, Loyola University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 1997-2001
Board Certification: Radiation Oncology


Edward “Ward” Gardner, M.D.

Medical School: University of Arkansas Medical School, Little Rock, AR, 2003
Residency: University of Arkansas Medical School, Little Rock, AR, 1998-2002
Fellowship: Otology Group, Nashville, TN, 2002-2004
Board Certification: Otolaryngology