Gynecologic Oncologist Rebecca Stone, M.D., Joins UAMS Cancer Institute

By Susan Van Dusen

Stone previously served as clinical specialist at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. She completed her internship and residency at the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville, Va., and a fellowship in the Department of Gynecologic Oncology at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

A graduate of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, Stone went on to earn a Master of Science degree in cancer biology from the University of Texas in Houston.

Stone is a member of numerous professional associations including the American Medical Association, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists.

UAMS is the state’s only comprehensive academic health center, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; a hospital; a statewide network of regional centers; and seven institutes: 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, the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging and the Translational Research Institute. Named best Little Rock metropolitan area hospital by U.S. News & World Report, it is the only adult Level 1 trauma center in the state. UAMS has more than 2,800 students and 775 medical residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 10,000 employees, including about 1,000 physicians and other professionals who provide 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.