Mohamed Kamel, M.D., Joins UAMS Department of Urology

By Susan Van Dusen

An assistant professor in the UAMS Department of Urology, Kamel received his formal residency training in urology in Ireland, where he graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons. He completed fellowship training in urogenital cancer management at the University of Miami.

He has three times received the Irish Journal of Medical Science Research Award for best published research from Ireland in international journal, as well as the Irish Society of Urology Clinical Research Award and the Young Investigator Award from the Egyptian Society of Urology in conjunction with the European Association of Urology.

UAMS is the state’s only comprehensive academic health center, with five colleges, a graduate school, a new 540,000-square-foot hospital, six centers of excellence and a statewide network of regional centers. UAMS has 2,775 students and 748 medical residents. Its centers of excellence include the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, the Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy, the Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, the Psychiatric Research Institute and the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. It is the state’s largest public employers with more than 10,000 employees, including nearly 1,150 physicians who provide medical care to patients at UAMS, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, the VA Medical Center and UAMS’ Area Health Education Centers throughout the state. Visit www.uams.edu or uamshealth.com.