New UAMS Baptist Health Cancer Center Opens in North Little Rock

Oct 06, 2021 at 09:47 am by admin

Troy Wells, CEO, Baptist Health, North Little Rock Mayor Terry Hartwick, UAMS Medical Center CEO Steppe Mette, MD

NORTH LITTLE ROCK -- The first UAMS Baptist Health Cancer Center is now open on the campus of Baptist Health Medical Center in North Little Rock, bringing the full spectrum of cancer research, diagnostic and treatment services available at UAMS' Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute to more Arkansans.

The UAMS Baptist Health Cancer Center in North Little Rock is staffed by a team of oncologists, nurses and radiation therapists from UAMS.

The center includes two clinics, both located at 3401 Springhill Drive in the Baptist Health Springhill Medical Plaza:

UAMS Baptist Health Medical Oncology and Infusion Clinic staffed by:

Konstantinos Arnaoutakis, M.D.

Rangaswamy Govindarajan, M.D.

Saira Hassan, M.D.

Sindu Malapati, M.D.

Christina Porter, APRN

Crystal Huddleston, RN

UAMS Baptist Health Radiation Therapy Center staffed by:

Leslie Harrell, D.O.

Richard Crownover, M.D., Ph.D.

Gary Lewis. M.D.

Sanjay Maraboyina, M.D.

Paige Sapp, RT

The center will provide medical oncology, infusion and radiation therapy services

for most cancer types with the exception of brain/spine, full body therapy and brachytherapy. More complex cancer treatments, including surgery, will be referred to UAMS for treatment.

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