Vladimir V. Karpitskiy, MD, PhD Neurology Associates of Hot Springs HOT SPRINGS—At 60, most physicians begin to think about retirement. Instead, Vladimir Karpitskiy keeps setting records, achieving milestones, and raising the bar for medical practitioners in Arkansas. Karpitskiy recently became the first neurologist board-certified in neuromuscular medicine, when he passed the bar for the subspecialty on his first try last August. LYNNE JETER