Nicholas Named Chairman of Orthopedic Surgery
Richard W. Nicholas Jr., MD
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Richard W. Nicholas Jr., MD, a nationally known expert in orthopedic tumors, has been named chairman of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery in the College of Medicine at UAMS. Nicholas, who joined the UAMS faculty in 1989, has served as the department's interim chairman since the death of Carl L. Nelson, MD, in January 2005. He is a professor of orthopedics and currently serves as the director of clinical services for the Arkansas Cancer Research Center. Nicholas serves clinical duties at both the UAMS Medical Center and the Arkansas Children's Hospital, treating adults and children with malignant and benign orthopedic tumors. He also is involved in developing biologic techniques to study the cells of bone and soft tissue cancers. Nicholas received his medical degree in 1981 from the Medical College of Virginia. He completed his internship and residency at the University of California in San Francisco and a fellowship in orthopedic oncology at the University of Chicago. He is a member of the American Orthopaedic Association, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society, the Orthopaedic Research Society, the Children's Oncology Group, the International Society of Limb Salvage and the Mid-America Orthopaedic Association. Tags:None
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