Why Choose UAMS Health
A Team Approach to Cancer Care
Our surgical oncologists work alongside a full multidisciplinary team, including medical oncology, radiation oncology, interventional radiology, advanced gastroenterology, pathology, and radiology, to deliver the most advanced treatment options available.
Dr. Chad Cragle brings additional specialized training in diseases of the liver, pancreas, gallbladder, and bile duct, certified by the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association.
Meet our Surgical Oncologists
UAMS Health is home to the only board-certified, fellowship trained team of surgical oncologists in Arkansas. Led by Sonia Orcutt, MD, and Chad Cragle, MD, PhD, the team offers advanced, minimally invasive surgical care for GI cancers, advanced skin cancers, and soft tissue sarcomas, backed by a full multidisciplinary care team.
Cancer Care at UAMS Health
Diseases Treated by Our Expert Team
Gastrointestinal Tumors and Cancers
Gastric cancer, duodenal cancer, pancreas cancer, liver cancer, bile duct cancer, gallbladder cancer, small bowel cancer, ampullary cancer, appendiceal cancer, adrenal cancer, peritoneal surface malignancies, gastrointestinal stromal tumors, neuroendocrine tumors
Advanced Skin Cancers
Melanoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, advanced basal and squamous cell carcinoma
Soft Tissue Cancers
Retroperitoneal sarcomas, extremity soft tissue (non-bone) sarcomas
Other Specialized Care
- HIPEC – Heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy
- Histotripsy – Non-invasive treatment of liver tumors
- Metastasectomy – Surgical management of metastatic disease