UAMS Names Motwani, Davis as Co-Directors of Adult Sickle Cell Clinical Program
| July 20, 2016 | Pooja Motwani, M.D., and Megan Davis, M.D., have been named co-directors of the Adult Sickle Cell Clinical Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
In addition to overseeing the program as co-directors, Davis will lead the palliative care part of the clinic, focusing on relieving symptoms and improving quality of life. Motwani will oversee the hematology fellows who will see patients in clinic each week.
Davis received her medical degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in Oklahoma City. She completed residency in internal medicine and pediatrics in 2014 and fellowship in hospice and palliative medicine this year, both at UAMS.
Motwani received her medical degree from Grant Medical College in Mumbai, India. She completed residency in internal medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine’s Bronx Program in New York City and a fellowship in hematology and medical oncology through Tufts University School of Medicine at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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