J. Scott Cordova, MD, PhD, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute as an assistant professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology in the UAMS College of Medicine.
A board-certified radiation oncologist and Arkansas native, Cordova specializes in the treatment of gynecologic, genitourinary, and gastrointestinal cancers, as well as soft tissue sarcomas.
Cordova brings expertise in proton beam therapy, brachytherapy, and adaptive radiotherapy to UAMS, further strengthening the institution’s commitment to cutting-edge cancer treatment.
UAMS offers the state’s only proton and adaptive radiotherapy, providing Arkansans with the most advanced cancer care currently available.
“Our department’s brachytherapy program is among the most advanced in the nation, allowing for innovative, minimally invasive treatment of gynecologic and sarcomatous tumors,” said Cordova.
The UAMS Health Radiation Oncology Center houses the Proton Center of Arkansas, a collaboration between UAMS, Arkansas Children’s, Baptist Health, and Proton International.
Cordova completed a residency in radiation oncology at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, part of the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He earned a medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia, and a doctoral degree in molecular and systems pharmacology from Emory’s Laney Graduate School. He attended the University of Central Arkansas, where he graduated cum laude from the Honors College and studied chemistry and mathematics.
Cordova has earned numerous prestigious honors, including the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Fellow Award and the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award. He is an active member of the American Brachytherapy Society, the American College of Radiation Oncology and the American Society for Radiation Oncology. In addition, he has contributed extensively to the field through multiple publications in peer-reviewed radiology and radiation oncology journals.
Cordova sees patients at the UAMS Radiation Oncology Center.