UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
UAMS Awarded Nearly $3M to Study DNA Cancer Treatment
The five-year, $2.99 million grant from the National Institutes of Health could create natural cancer treatments from damaged segments of DNA. read more >
UAMS Awarded $1.9M to Study Environmental Links to Breast Cancer in Arkansas
It is the first project to receive federal funding for a large, population-based study on environmental exposure and cancer in rural Arkansas communities. read more >
UAMS Oncologist Invested in Distinguished Chair in Physician Leadership (Super Mover)
Dr. Omar T. Atiq is a medical oncologist at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute and a distinguished professor in the College of Medicine’s Department of Internal Medicine’s Division of Hematology & Oncology. read more >
Jefferson Regional Specialty Hospital Names Mary Daggett as CEO (Movers & Shakers)
She served 20 years at Jefferson Regional. read more >
Statewide UAMS Program to Expand Access to Cancer Services
The program consists of nine nurses and community health experts who will help patients access prevention, screening, treatment and support services. read more >
Yustana Moves to Baptist Health-Fort Smith (Movers & Shakers)
Neoni Yustana has been hired at Baptist Health Cancer Center-Fort Smith. read more >
Battle Takes New Role at Arkansas Pharmacists Association (Movers & Shakers)
The Arkansas Pharmacists Association has hired Marlene Battle as health equity coordinator, a new role created to address health disparities in Arkansas that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
Medical Projects Feed Construction Pipeline
Additions to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences campus in Little Rock account for two of the five biggest ongoing health care construction projects in Arkansas. read more >
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Attili Arrives at CHI St. Vincent (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Abdelrahman Attili, a surgeon, has joined CHI St. Vincent Little Rock Diagnostic Clinic and will focus on complex procedures involving the liver, biliary system, pancreas, spleen, adrenal glands and the stomach. read more >
Malapati Joins Rockefeller Cancer Institute (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Sindhu Malapati will be treating patients with breast cancer in Little Rock. read more >
UAMS Halfway to $30M Fundraising Goal for NCI Designation
A $1 million donation from the owners of Fowler Foods Inc. of Jonesboro helped UAMS hit the milestone. read more >
Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield Puts Pollard in VP Slot (Movers & Shakers)
Martine Downs Pollard of Rogers has been named Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield’s vice president for the northwest Arkansas market. read more >
Braun Named New Dean at UA Little Rock (Movers & Shakers)
Frank Braun has been appointed the new dean of the College of Business, Health & Human Services at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. read more >
Sellars, Snowden Recognized by Children’s, UAMS (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Elizabeth Sellars and Dr. Jessica Snowden have been invested by Arkansas Children’s Hospital and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. read more >
Cozart Selected to Lead Washington Regional Medical Foundation (Movers & Shakers)
Nancy Cozart has been named executive director of Washington Regional Medical Foundation in Fayetteville. read more >
Kelly Accepts Associate Role at Rockefeller Cancer Institute (Movers & Shakers)
Thomas J. Kelly Jr. has been named associate director for cancer research and training at the Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. read more >
Jackson, Sanford of UAMS Take New Roles (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Jaleesa A. Jackson has joined the UAMS Health Clinic in Little Rock. Dr. Joseph Sanford has been appointed director of the Institute for Digital Health & Innovation. read more >
COVID-19 Slashes UAMS Profits
At the end of February 2020, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock had a surplus of $22 million. But then COVID-19 surfaced. read more >
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Trelfa Selected as CIO at Blue Cross (Movers & Shakers)
Brett Trelfa has been named chief information officer at Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield in Little Rock. read more >
New Infusion Center Unveiled at UAMS’ Cancer Institute
A new center for patients undergoing chemotherapy was unveiled recently at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. read more >
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