Gynecologic Oncologist John E. Savage, M.D., Joins UAMS

Dec. 6, 2016 | LITTLE ROCK — Fellowship-trained gynecologic oncologist John E. Savage, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). He sees patients in the second floor clinics at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.

Savage earned his medical degree at the University of Iowa. After completing his internship at Los Angeles County University of Southern California Medical Center, Savage returned to the University of Iowa for his residency and fellowship training.

Savage previously served on the faculty of the University of Iowa and the University of Minnesota Medical School, as well as holding the position of director of gynecologic oncology at both St. Paul Ramsey Medical Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, and Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. He worked in private practice for more than 20 years.

Savage is certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) and the ABOG Division of Gynecologic Oncology.  He is a charter member of the International Gynecologic Cancer Society; a fellow in the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and American College of Surgeons; and a member of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists, Central Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and Gynecologic Oncology Group.

UAMS is the state’s only health sciences university, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; a hospital; a main campus in Little Rock; a Northwest Arkansas regional campus in Fayetteville; a statewide network of regional campuses; and eight institutes: the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, Psychiatric Research Institute, Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, Translational Research Institute, Institute for Digital Health & Innovation and the Institute for Community Health Innovation. UAMS includes UAMS Health, a statewide health system that encompasses all of UAMS’ clinical enterprise. UAMS is the only adult Level 1 trauma center in the state. UAMS has 3,485 students, 915 medical residents and fellows, and seven dental residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 11,000 employees, including 1,200 physicians who provide care to patients at UAMS, its regional campuses, Arkansas Children’s, the VA Medical Center and Baptist Health. Visit www.uams.edu or uamshealth.com. Find us on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube or Instagram.

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