hematology


July 26, 2016

Sickle Cell Program Going Strong

Ben Boulden

Pooja Motwani, M.D., left, and Megan Davis, M.D., on July 1 became co-directors of the UAMS Adult Sickle Cell Clinical Program.

July 26, 2016 | William Cooney, 66, has stuck with UAMS for 63 years as a sickle cell patient because he said over decades of change it has consistently provided him with the care he needs. Through transformations inside and outside of UAMS, including moving the hospital from McAlmont Street to today’s campus in 1956,…


July 20, 2016

UAMS Names Motwani, Davis as Co-Directors of Adult Sickle Cell Clinical Program

Ben Boulden

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…


February 18, 2014

Issam Makhoul, M.D., Named Inaugural Hutchins Distinguished Chair for Hematology and Oncology at UAMS

Nate Hinkel

LITTLE ROCK – Issam Makhoul, M.D., has been named the inaugural recipient of the Laura F. Hutchins, M.D. Distinguished Chair for Hematology and Oncology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). He is director of the Division of Hematology/Oncology in the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.