Shirley Ong, M.D., Joins the UAMS Department of Neurology

By Susan Van Dusen

Ong, an assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine, previously completed a two-year neuro-oncology fellowship at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. In addition to serving as an assistant professor, Ong is also the co-director of the Brain Disease Committee at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.

Ong is a graduate of the University of East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City, Philippines. After completing a postgraduate internship at the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital, Ong went on to complete eight years of specialized training in neurology and neuro-oncology. She holds a membership in the Society for Neuro-Oncology.

UAMS is the state’s only comprehensive academic health center, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Related Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; a hospital; a statewide network of regional centers; and seven institutes: the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, the Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy, the Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, the Psychiatric Research Institute, the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging and the Translational Research Institute. Named best Little Rock metropolitan area hospital by U.S. News & World Report, it is the only adult Level 1 trauma center in the state. UAMS has more than 2,800 students and 775 medical residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 10,000 employees, including about 1,000 physicians and other professionals who provide care to patients at UAMS, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, the VA Medical Center and UAMS’ Area Health Education Centers throughout the state. Visit www.uams.edu or uamshealth.com.