Kent Westbrook Institution-verified

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Kent Westbrook's career has focused on surgical oncology and leadership within academic medicine. He previously directed the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) for 15 years and served as Interim Chairman of the Department of Surgery. Westbrook completed his medical degree and general surgery residency at UAMS. His postgraduate training includes a fellowship in Surgical Oncology at MD Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute and a fellowship in Medical Ethics. He is certified by the American Board of General Surgery and holds memberships in several professional surgical and oncology organizations. Westbrook has contributed to scientific literature through numerous publications and has served on national and regional boards for organizations such as the American Cancer Society.

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Dr. Kent Westbrook is Professor of Surgery in the Department of Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Dr. Westbrook served as the Director of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute for 15 years (1984-1998) and Interim Chairman of the Department of Surgery for three years (1999-2002). After completing his undergraduate work at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Dr. Westbrook received his Medical Degree from the University of Arkansas College of Medicine (COM) at UAMS. He completed his General Surgery residency at UAMS, a Surgical Oncology fellowship at MD Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute in Houston, Texas, and a Medical Ethics summer fellowship in Palo Alto, California. He is certified by the American Board of General Surgery. Dr. Westbrook is a member of the American College of Surgeons, Southwestern Surgical Congress, Society of Surgical Oncology, Southern Surgical Association, and Arkansas Medical Society. Dr. Westbrook has authored and co-authored many scientific publications. He has served on various national and regional boards including the American Cancer Society, Huntington's Disease Society of America, and Southwestern Surgical Congress. He received the Arkansas Caduceus Club Distinguished Faculty Award in 1978.