Dr. Eric Heim, a hand surgery specialist and orthopedic surgeon, is returning to his hometown of Fort Smith to join Cooper Clinic.
He will practice with orthopedic surgeons Dr. Jeffrey Evans, Dr. John Harp, Dr. Jody Bradshaw, his father Dr. Stephen Heim, and non-surgical orthopedist, Dr. Michael Wolfe.
Heim earned his medical degree and completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. He completed an orthopedic hand surgery fellowship through the University of Colorado including fellowship training in pediatric and congenital hand surgery through Children’s Hospital Colorado.
He will practice general orthopedic surgery and specialize in surgery of the hand, wrist and elbow.
Heim’s practice will be located in the Medical Building, 7001 Rogers Ave., Fort Smith. He plans to perform surgery in Fort Smith at Mercy Hospital and Sparks Regional Medical Center, as well as at Sparks Medical Center in Van Buren, and will begin accepting new patients in August. Cooper Clinic is a physician-owned multi-specialty group with doctors in 25 specialties/subspecialties.