: Radiation Oncologists Hershel Garner, J.D., M.D., Uwajah Uzomah, M.D., MPH, Join UAMS
Two radiation oncologists, Hershel Garner, M.D., J.D., and Uwajah Uzomah, M.D., MPH, have joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and are seeing patients at the UAMS Health Radiation Oncology Center. An associate professor, Garner also will serve as interim chair of the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Radiation Oncology, while Uzomah is an assistant professor in the department.
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UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Unveils State’s First Lung Screening Fleet
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute announced today the arrival of Arkansas’ first lung cancer screening vans and the launch of an unprecedented statewide effort to reduce the state’s leading cause of cancer death.
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NIH Awards Fund Promising Cancer Research at UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
Two researchers with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute have received National Institutes of Health (NIH) awards to support studies aimed at better understanding cancer and identifying new methods for prevention and treatment.
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Annual Gala for Life Raises $1 Million to Advance Cancer Research
The 2026 Gala for Life, themed “Garden of Hope,” raised over $1 million dollars for cancer research at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.
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Hematologist Tamer Hellou, M.D., Joins UAMS Myeloma Center
Hematologist Tamer Hellou, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s Myeloma Center.
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