Section Chief

David L. Becton, M.D.
Chief of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Lawrence H. Schmieding Chair in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Professor of Pediatrics
Lawrence H. Schmieding Chair in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Professor of Pediatrics
Website: Clinical Bio
Faculty Members

Lauren Appell, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Website: Clinical Bio

Kevin J. Bielamowicz, M.D.
Medical Director of Brain Tumor Program
Medical Director of Innovative Cancer Therapeutics
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director of Innovative Cancer Therapeutics
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Website: Clinical Bio
Website: Research Bio

Tucker Blackledge, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Website: Clinical Bio

Cristyn N. Branstetter, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Location: Arkansas Children's Northwest

Samrat Roy Choudhury, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Website: Research Bio

Shelley E. Crary, M.D.
Co-Director, UAMS TRI Pilot Program
Co-Director, UAMS TRI MS-CTS Scholarship Program
Medical Director, Arkansas Center for Bleeding Disorders
Professor of Pediatrics
Co-Director, UAMS TRI MS-CTS Scholarship Program
Medical Director, Arkansas Center for Bleeding Disorders
Professor of Pediatrics
Website: Clinical Bio
Website: Research Bio

David P. Douglass, M.D.
Associate Program Director, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Fellowship
Assistant Medical Director, Innovative Cancer Therapeutics
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Assistant Medical Director, Innovative Cancer Therapeutics
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Website: Clinical Bio

Jason E. Farrar, M.D.
Director, ACRI Genomic Core Laboratory, ACRI
Co-Director, Leukemia and Lymphoma Program, ACH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Co-Director, Leukemia and Lymphoma Program, ACH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Website: Clinical Bio
Website: Research Bio

Medhavi Honhar, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Email: MHonhar@uams.edu

Joana M. Mack, M.D.
Hematology Oncology Fellowship Program Director
Medical Director, Vascular Anomalies Center of Excellence
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director, Vascular Anomalies Center of Excellence
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Website: Clinical Bio
Website: Research Bio

Arunkumar Modi, M.D.
Medical Director, Bone Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapy
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Website: Clinical Bio

Robert “Bob” L. Saylors, M.D.
Chief of Staff, Arkansas Children's Northwest
Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics
Website: Clinical Bio

Divyaswathi Citla Sridhar, M.D.

Ellen van der Plas, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Hematology-Oncology
Website: Research Bio
Staff
APRNs
- Jennifer Gravette, APRN
- Leslie Humiston, APRN
- Ginger King, APRN
- Candace Mayle, APRN
Specialty Nurses
- Robyn Abernathy, RN
- Whitney Baldwin, RN
- Amy Eichenlaub, RN
- Stephanie Elsby, RN
- Traci Hackler, RN
- Keri Hamm, RN
- Ashleigh Herlacher, RN
- Lindsey Miller, RN
- Angela Mull, RN
- Stephanie Nix, RN
- Lora Parker, RN
- Kaitlin Rigsby, RN
- Whitni White, RN
Research Staff
- Kristen Bradley, RN
- Suzy Hall
- Jacqueline Jackson
- Rebecca Myrick
- D’Ann Pierce, RN
- Catherine Redinger, RN
- Cindy Walton
Contact Us
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