• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
Choose which site to search.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Logo University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute: Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Program
  • UAMS Health
  • Jobs
  • Giving
  • About
  • Allogeneic Transplantation
    • What to Expect
    • Admission Day
    • Before Your Treatment Starts
    • Side Effects from Radiation and Chemotherapy
    • Stem Cell Transplant Day
    • While You Are In Isolation
    • Follow-Up Appointments
  • Autologous Transplantation
    • What to Expect
    • Admission Day
    • The Autologous Transplant Service
    • Possible Complications after Your Transplant
    • Specific Side Effects from Radiation & Chemotherapy
    • While You Are in Isolation
  • CAR T-cell Therapy
  • The Team
  • FAQs

Meet the Team

Patients are seen by a multidisciplinary health care team specially trained in diagnosis and treatment of multiple conditions, including:

  • Blood cancers
  • Nonmalignant acquired bone marrow disorders
  • Genetic diseases
  • Bleeding disorders
  • Sickle cell anemia
  • Solid tumors
Meet the Team

Transplant Physicians

  • Muthu Veeraputhiran, M.D., Assistant Professor, Director of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy
  • Frits van Rhee, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Director of Myeloma Center and Associate Director of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy
  • Maurizio Zangari, M.D., Professor of Medicine
  • Sharmilan Thanendrarajan, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine
  • Carolina Schinke, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine
  • Akash Mukherjee, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine

Transplant Team and Supportive Care Staff

  • Clinic Nursing Staff
    • Michelle Hendrix, B.S.N., R.N.
    • Laura Briner, R.N.
    • Starsha Pardee, B.S.N., R.N.
  • Transplant Nurse Practitioners
    • Rhonda Evans, M.S.N., A.P.R.N., AGCNS-BC, O.C.N.
    • Christina Marsh, M.N.Sc., A.P.R.N., AGACNP-BC
    • Judith Ware, M.N.Sc., A.P.R.N., AGAC-NP
  • Blood and Marrow Transplant Coordinators
    • Michele Blackford, R.N., BMTCN
    • Mallory Brown, B.S.N., R.N.
    • Haley Gass, B.S.N., R.N.
    • Diana Beavers, R.N.
    • Patricia English, R.N.
    • Steve Cruse, M.S.E.
  • Transplant Data Coordinators
    • Karin Florey – R.N., B.S., O.C.N.
    • Alperdis Keyes – R.N., B.S.N., C.R.S.
    • David Wollard – B.S.N., R.N.
  • Quality Management Director
    • Kerri Hill, B.S.N., R.N., O.C.N.
  • Quality Assurance Coordinator
    • Rachel Henry, B.A.
  • Transplant Clinical Care Manager/Insurance
    • Jane Woods, R.N., O.C.N.
  • Patient Representatives
    • Laura Garrett
    • Aleshia Washington, C.H.A.A.
  • Social Worker
    • Cecelia Trujillo, L.C.S.W.
  • Project Coordinator
    • Kathy Addison
Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute LogoWinthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteWinthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
Address: 449 Jack Stephens Dr., Little Rock, AR 72205
Parking Deck: 4018 W Capitol Ave, Little Rock, AR 72205
Appointments: (501) 296-1200
Referring Physicians: (501) 686-6080
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • Disclaimer
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Statement

© 2023 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences