LITTLE ROCK - CARTI Cancer Center has added John Sims, Jr., M.D., head and neck oncologic and microvascular reconstructive surgeon, to its staff. He comes to CARTI from Mount Sinai - Beth Israel in New York City, New York, where he completed a fellowship in head and neck oncologic and microvascular reconstructive surgery. He is now accepting new patients at CARTI Cancer Center, 8901 CARTI Way, Little Rock.
As a fellowship-trained head and neck surgeon specializing in transoral robotic surgery and microvascular reconstructive surgery, Dr. Sims will bring new practices to the head and neck surgical oncology department says Adam Head, president and chief executive officer of the statewide network of cancer care providers.
Dr. Sims has served as a member of the American Head and Neck Society and the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.
Scott Stern, M.D., head and neck surgeon at CARTI said Sims brings an extraordinary training experience and the expertise to perform both robotic and complex microvascular reconstructive surgery for head and neck cancer patients.
Dr. Sims completed his residency in otolaryngology - head and neck surgery at The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, followed by a fellowship in head and neck oncologic and microvascular reconstructive surgery at Mount Sinai - Beth Israel in New York City, New York. He earned his medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, where, as the highest ranking student in his class, received the Barton Foundation Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to students who completed the prior year of medical school with a 4.0 GPA. He received his Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.