Gwendolyn Bryant-Smith, MD, director of the Breast Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, has received the designation of Fellow of the American College of Radiology (FACR).
ACR awards fellowships to only 15% of its 40,000 members for exceptional service to the organization and to the field of radiology through scientific or clinical research and teaching. ACR members are diagnostic radiologists, radiation oncologists, interventional radiologists, medical physicists, and nuclear medicine physicians.
“Dr. Bryant-Smith has made far-reaching contributions to the field of radiology in advancing research and clinical trials that have made very real improvements in the care of breast cancer patients,” said Michael Birrer, MD, PhD, director of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. “She is a champion for better access to breast screening for women in rural, underserved areas of Arkansas to help improve cancer disparities and health outcomes. She is a tremendous asset to our cancer center and is so deserving of this honor.”
Bryant-Smith was recognized at a ceremony during the ACR Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., in April. She is one of seven members nominated to run for the 2024 ACR Nominating Committee, and one of only three elected. She was recently elected vice chair of the ACR College Nominating Committee.
As a board-certified diagnostic radiologist and a fellowship-trained breast imaging radiologist, Bryant-Smith specializes in imaging procedures that detect and diagnose breast cancer. She is division director of Breast Imaging and director of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Breast Center and Mobile Mammography Program. She is past director of the Breast Imaging Fellowship program. She also serves as associate director of Health Equity and Workforce Development in the Cancer Institute.