December 13, 2016

UAMS to Offer Freedom From Smoking Program Starting Jan. 4

Susan Van Dusen

LITTLE ROCK — Make 2017 the year you quit smoking for good, with help from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The small-group Freedom from Smoking program will meet from 4-5:30 p.m. for seven Wednesdays beginning Jan. 4 in room 10104 on the 10th floor of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute….


December 9, 2016

High School Girls Learn Orthopaedic Surgical Techniques

Susan Van Dusen

Dec. 9, 2016 | Nearly 40 female high school students from across the state spent a Saturday at UAMS learning orthopaedic concepts like reconstructing knee ligaments and casting broken bones. The workshop was part of the Perry Outreach Program, designed to encourage young women to become orthopaedic surgeons and researchers. For six years, UAMS has…


December 6, 2016

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

Susan Van Dusen

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…


November 29, 2016

June O’Keefe Named UAMS Cancer Institute Volunteer of the Year

Susan Van Dusen

UAMS Cancer Institute Auxiliary

Nov. 29, 2016 | For more than nine years, June O’Keefe has quietly made a difference in the lives of Arkansas’ cancer patients. Her efforts were recognized Nov. 17 when she was named Volunteer of the Year by the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Auxiliary. “June is always upbeat, outgoing and has a wonderful…


November 21, 2016

Annual Donation to UAMS Breast Cancer Program Brings Ashley County Cares Total to $358,000

Susan Van Dusen

LITTLE ROCK — Members of the grassroots group Ashley County Cares visited the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on Nov. 16 to present a donation of $35,000 for breast cancer research and outreach. Since 2005, Ashley County Cares has worked in its community to raise $358,000…


November 15, 2016

Donation from Gwatney Buick GMC Benefits UAMS MammoVan

Susan Van Dusen

Nov. 15, 2016 | A month-long promotion at a North Little Rock car dealership is helping provide mammograms for women across Arkansas. During October, a portion of proceeds from sales at Gwatney Buick GMC were designated for the UAMS MammoVan, a mobile mammography unit that offers screening mammography to women throughout Arkansas. The donation was…


October 18, 2016

UAMS’ Peter Emanuel, M.D., Appointed to Association of American Cancer Institutes Board of Directors

Susan Van Dusen

LITTLE ROCK — Peter Emanuel, M.D., director of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been appointed to the board of directors of the Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI). Emanuel will serve a two-year term after being appointed to fill a vacated seat on the…


October 14, 2016

Breast Cancer Survivor Inspired to Help Others

Susan Van Dusen

Oct. 14, 2016 | Lana Dunn’s 21-year military career has given her the skills to face just about any challenge. Little did she know, those skills would be put to the ultimate test three years ago after finding a lump in her breast. “I was drying off after a shower and accidentally felt it,” she…


October 10, 2016

Music Fills the Air at UAMS Cancer Institute Thanks to Generous Donors

Susan Van Dusen

Davis Family

OCT. 10, 2016 | Seated in the atrium at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Sid Davis heard for the first time what patients and visitors have enjoyed for six years: the uplifting sounds of the institute’s Steinway piano.


October 6, 2016

Gala for Life Raises $1.2 Million for Cancer Research, Education

Susan Van Dusen

Oct. 6, 2016 | A glamorous bygone era briefly reappeared in Little Rock on Sept. 30 when the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute hosted its 21st annual Gala for Life. The black-tie fundraiser raised more than $1.2 million and treated about 800 guests to the opulence of 1960’s Las Vegas, complete with showgirls, themed…



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