Dr. William Rollefson, MD
Not yet claimedCardiologist, Interventional cardiologist · Physician (MD)
Little Rock, AR
Dr. William Rollefson is an interventional cardiologist at Arkansas Heart Hospital in Little Rock. He leads the hospital's catheterization lab and treats blocked heart and leg arteries.
About Dr. William Rollefson, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026Dr. William A. Rollefson is an interventional cardiologist based at Arkansas Heart Hospital in Little Rock. He is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and interventional cardiology, and he leads the hospital's cardiac catheterization lab and interventional cardiology department.
He earned his medical degree at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in 1991, completed an internal medicine residency at Tripler Army Medical Center, and finished a cardiovascular disease fellowship through the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium in 1997. He also teaches as a clinical professor of medicine at UAMS and serves as associate interventional cardiology fellowship director there.
His practice covers interventional cardiology, nuclear cardiology, peripheral endovascular procedures, and vascular medicine. His hospital profile says he founded the structural heart program at Arkansas Heart Hospital and helped introduce radial (wrist) access for heart and leg artery procedures in Arkansas, training several hundred cardiologists in the technique. He is listed as a co-author on research about transcatheter aortic valve replacement and about same-day versus next-day discharge after wrist-access stent procedures.
Federal Open Payments records list $35,322.16 in industry payments to him from 2021 to 2025 across 163 records, mostly from Endologix and Abbott Laboratories. Payments from device and drug makers are common and legal for doctors who do procedures and research; patients can ask him directly about them.
- Board certifications
- Board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and interventional cardiology. arheart.com
- Cath lab leadership
- Serves as director of the cardiac catheterization laboratory and director of interventional cardiology at Arkansas Heart Hospital. doximity.com
- Teaching role at UAMS
- Clinical professor of medicine in the division of cardiology and associate interventional cardiology fellowship director at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. doximity.com
- Founded structural heart program
- His hospital profile credits him with founding the structural heart program at Arkansas Heart Hospital and with spreading radial (wrist) access technique in Arkansas, training several hundred cardiologists nationally. arheart.com
- Training background
- Medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in 1991; internal medicine residency at Tripler Army Medical Center 1991-1994; cardiovascular disease fellowship at the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium 1994-1997. doximity.com
- Research publications
- Listed with 18 publications and about 120 citations, including co-authorship on a study of a self-expanding valve for transcatheter aortic valve replacement and on the RASADDA-PCI discharge-timing trial. researchgate.net
- Hospital affiliations
- Affiliated with Arkansas Heart Hospital, Baptist Health Medical Center Little Rock, Saline Memorial Hospital, Helena Regional Medical Center, and Arkansas Heart Hospital Encore Medical Center. doctor.webmd.com
- Multiple clinic locations
- Practice addresses on file include the Arkansas Heart Hospital Clinic at 7 Shackleford West Blvd, Suite 401, Little Rock, plus sites in Malvern, Russellville, and Searcy. find-doctor.ama-assn.org
- Procedure scope
- Listed practice areas include interventional cardiology, nuclear cardiology, peripheral endovascular intervention, and vascular medicine. health.usnews.com
- First in region with valve device
- News coverage reported that under his leadership Arkansas Heart Hospital was the first facility in the southern U.S. to use Abbott's Portico with FlexNav valve replacement system. swark.today
Worth knowing
- Federal Open Payments data lists $35,322.16 in industry payments to him from 2021 through 2025 across 163 records. The largest amounts came from Endologix ($26,725.05), Abbott Laboratories ($4,785.59), and Edwards Lifesciences ($1,417.45). Such payments are common and legal, and the data does not say how they affected any care decision. openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
- The researcher's search was cut short before checking PubMed author pages, society rosters, and awards lists, so no guideline committee work, society offices, or awards were located. This means they were not found, not that none exist. researchgate.net
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
Open the CMS recordFederal law requires drug and device companies to report what they pay clinicians: meals, travel, speaking, consulting, and research. Payments are common and legal; the point is that you can see them.
2021 to 2025
$35,322
163 payments
| 2021 | $12,665 |
| 2022 | $8,664 |
| 2023 | $7,047 |
| 2024 | $5,274 |
| 2025 | $1,672 |
Top payers
- Endologix LLC$26,725
- Abbott Laboratories$4,786
- Edwards Lifesciences Corporation$1,417
- ShockWave Medical, Inc$498
- Medtronic, Inc.$339
Payment types
- Consulting Fee$26,700
- Food and Beverage$6,325
- Travel and Lodging$2,015
- Long term medical supply or device loan$282
A word of caution about these numbers
A payment does not mean your doctor is compromised or acting unethically. Most of these entries are drug samples left for patients, or lunch brought in for the office staff, and the amounts are usually small. Research funding and speaking at medical meetings are also normal parts of a clinical career.
As a rough guide, a total under $15,000 a year is usually not a concern. Much larger sums, especially from one company whose product your doctor recommends to you, are worth asking about. You are allowed to ask.
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Practice location
Arkansas Heart Hospital
7 Shackleford West Blvd
Little Rock, AR 72211
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