LITTLE ROCK — Fellowship-trained, board-certified radiation oncologist Sondos Alkhatib, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an assistant professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology in the UAMS College of Medicine.

Alkhatib specializes in the treatment of gynecologic and breast cancers. She is certified by the American Board of Radiology and the Jordanian Board of Radiation Oncology.

Alkhatib completed her residency in radiation oncology at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, where she was chief resident. She earned her medical degree from the University of Jordan School of Medicine in Amman, Jordan. She completed an earlier residency in radiation oncology at King Hussein Cancer Center, also in Amman.

 Alkhatib completed a specialized gynecologic brachytherapy fellowship at Baylor Health System in Houston through the American Brachytherapy Society “300 in 10” fellowship program.

Alkhatib has received multiple honors for her clinical, research and global health contributions, including the Global Health Scholar Award from the American Society of Radiation Oncology. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications in leading oncology journals.

Her professional affiliations include the American Society of Radiation Oncology, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the European Society of Radiotherapy and Oncology. She is actively engaged in global oncology education and outreach initiatives through several national and international organizations.