Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute


November 20, 2023

UAMS Myeloma Center Hits Impressive Milestone, Sees 1000th Article Published

Nathan Tidwell

Frits van Rhee, M.D, Ph.D.

Researchers and physicians with the Myeloma Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently published their 1,000th article, an impressive milestone that demonstrates the center’s high level of scholarship. “This is a remarkable achievement by our amazing Myeloma Center physicians and researchers,” said Frits van Rhee, M.D., Ph.D., clinical director of the…


November 7, 2023

Colorectal Surgeon S. Thomas Kang, M.D., Joins UAMS

Marty Trieschmann

UAMS Colorectal Surgeon Thomas Kang, M.D.

Thomas Kang, M.D., a fellowship-trained, board-certified surgeon, joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Division of Colorectal Surgery. Kang treats patients with colon, rectal and anal cancers. He offers colon cancer surveillance with colonoscopies and performs minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic assisted surgery….


October 25, 2023

26th Gala for Life Makes a Million Dollar Impact on Cancer Care in Arkansas

Marty Trieschmann

Chris and Kim Fowler

The 600 guests attending the 2023 Gala for Life benefitting the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute were transported to a tropical paradise complete with orchids and palm trees. The 26th Annual Gala for Life, “Sunset Under the Palms: A Key West Soiree,” was held Sept. 22 at Little Rock’s Statehouse Convention Center. The theme…


October 23, 2023

Five UAMS Researchers Awarded Grants for Breast Cancer Research

Marty Trieschmann

UAMS professor Ping-Ching Hsu, Ph.D.,

For the 26th year during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Arkansas Breast Cancer Research Program (ABCRP) has awarded funding to kick-start promising breast cancer research projects. Since the passage of the Arkansas Breast Cancer Act in 1997 that created the ABCRP, the Arkansas State Legislature has set aside funds that UAMS invests in novel research…


October 18, 2023

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute to Offer Lung Screenings on Saturday, Nov. 11

Marty Trieschmann

Older white man in a medical clinic speaking to a doctor

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute will offer lung cancer screenings on Saturday, Nov. 11, from 8 a.m. to noon. Low-dose CT screenings, which are X-rays of the lungs, will be given on the 3rd floor of the Cancer Institute, which is located at 449 Jack Stephens Drive in…


October 12, 2023

Walker Foundation Pledges $1 Million to UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute — Funds Will Support New Radiation Oncology Center

Andrew Vogler

Radiation Oncology Center

LITTLE ROCK — The Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation pledged $1 Million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. The funds will support the Cancer Institute’s new Radiation Oncology Center, which opened in July. “We are humbled by the decades-long support of the Walker Foundation — a…


October 10, 2023

Thoracic Surgeon Nicholas D. Tingquist, M.D., Joins UAMS

Marty Trieschmann

photo of a doctor in white coat

Nicholas D. Tingquist, M.D., a fellowship-trained, board-certified surgeon, joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Division of Thoracic Surgery. Tingquist treats patients with lung, esophageal and other cancers of the chest, as well as non-cancerous thoracic diseases and conditions, including infectious lung disease,…


October 9, 2023

Michael Birrer, M.D., Ph.D., Receives 2023 Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Auxiliary Distinguished Honoree Award

Marty Trieschmann

three photos of a reception side by side

The University of Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Auxiliary recognized Michael Birrer, M.D., Ph.D., as its 2023 Distinguished Honoree at a Sept. 21 reception at the home of Marge Schueck, a longtime volunteer and supporter of the Cancer Institute. Birrer is the director of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute and a…


October 6, 2023

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute to Hold Oct. 27 Proton Symposium

Marty Trieschmann

photo of molecules

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute will host the state’s first symposium on proton therapy, Oct. 27. The free event, entitled “Proton Therapy: The Forefront of Cancer Treatment,” will run from 8 a.m. to noon in the Walton Auditorium on the 10th floor of the UAMS Winthrop P….


October 5, 2023

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s Partners Card Celebrates 20 Years of Shopping, Dining Discounts

Marty Trieschmann

graphic that reads UAMS Partners Card 20th Anniversary

About 200 shops and restaurants in Central and Northwest Arkansas will offer discounts Oct. 27 through Nov.5 with Partners Card, a fundraising project of the volunteer auxiliary of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). This marks the 20th year for the Cancer Institute to offer Partners…



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