KentWestbrookMD

General Surgery • Little Rock, AR

Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Professor, Surgery, University of Arkansas COM

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Office
UAMS Medical Center
449 Jack Stephens Drive Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Seventh Floor
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone+1 501-686-8211
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Education & Training

University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonResidency, Surgery, 1970 - 1971
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1966 - 1970
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1965 - 1966
University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of MedicineClass of 1965

Certifications & Licensure

AR State Medical License 1965 - 2025
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

6 citations
Desmoplastic melanoma presenting as primary alopecia neoplastica: a report of two cases.
Emily M. Erstine, Hillary Elwood, Kent C. Westbrook, Timothy H. McCalmont, Sara C. Shalin, Jerad M. Gardner> ;Journal of Cutaneous Pathology. 2016 Oct 1
17 citations
The SAVE Review: Sonographic Analysis Versus Excision for Axillary Staging in Breast Cancer
Ronda Henry-Tillman, Katherine Glover-Collins, Michael A. Preston, Kristalyn K. Gallagher, Evan Tummel, Yara V. Robertson, Daniela Ochoa, Soheila Korourian, Kent C. We...> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2015 Apr 1
14 citations
Combined neoadjuvant chemotherapy with bevacizumab improves pathologic complete response in patients with hormone receptor negative operable or locally advanced breast...
Issam Makhoul, Vicki Klimberg, Soheila Korourian, Ronda Henry-Tillman, Eric R. Siegel, Kent C. Westbrook, Laura F. Hutchins> ;American Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2015 Feb 1
4 citations
Race is not a factor in overall survival in patients with triple negative breast cancer: a retrospective review
Athena Starlard-Davenport, Katherine Glover-Collins, Issam Mahkoul, Laura F. Hutchins, Kent C. Westbrook, Soheila Korourian, Kimberly S Enoch, Michael A. Preston, Shak...> ;Springerplus. 2013 Oct 7
Sensitivity of axillary specimen x-ray to predict nodal count and positivity
Chad B. Johnson, Soheila Korourian, Brian D. Badgwell, Robert Fincher, Carol M. Dell, C. Don Bice, Cristiano Boneti, Kent C. Westbrook, Vicki Klimberg> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2011 Aug 23
115 citations
Oncologic Safety of Nipple Skin-Sparing or Total Skin-Sparing Mastectomies With Immediate Reconstruction
Cristiano Boneti, James C. Yuen, Carlos Santiago, Zuleika Diaz, Yara V. Robertson, Soheila Korourian, Kent C. Westbrook, Ronda Henry-Tillman, V. Suzanne Klimberg> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2011 Apr 1
7 citations
Intraoperative sentinel lymph node analysis in melanoma.
Brian D. Badgwell, Charles Pierce, J. Ralph Broadwater, Kent C. Westbrook, Soheila Korourian, Daniel A. Davis, Kim M. Hiatt, Jeannette Y. Lee, Wang L. Cheung, V. Suzan...> ;Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2011 Jan 1
32 citations
Ten-year experience with hematoma-directed ultrasound-guided (HUG) breast lumpectomy
Candy Arentz, Kate Baxter, Cristiano Boneti, Ronda Henry-Tillman, Kent C. Westbrook, Soheila Korourian, V. Suzanne Klimberg> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2010 Sep 19
187 citations
Axillary reverse mapping (ARM): a new concept to identify and enhance lymphatic preservation.
Margaret Thompson, Soheila Korourian, Ronda Henry-Tillman, Laura Adkins, Sheilah Mumford, Kent C. Westbrook, V. Suzanne Klimberg> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2007 May 4
31 citations
The receptor expression pattern in ductal carcinoma in situ predicts recurrence.
Julie Kepple, Ronda Henry-Tillman, V. Suzanne Klimberg, Rakshanda Layeeque, Eric R. Siegel, Kent C. Westbrook, Soheila Korourian> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2006 Jul 1
98 citations
Total skin-sparing mastectomy without preservation of the nipple-areola complex.
Aaron G. Margulies, Julio Hochberg, Julie Kepple, Ronda Henry-Tillman, Kent C. Westbrook, V. Suzanne Klimberg> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2005 Dec 1
12 citations
Assessment of proliferating cell nuclear antigen activity using digital image analysis in breast carcinoma following magnetic resonance-guided interstitial laser photo...
Soheila Korourian, Suzanne Klimberg, R. Henry-Tillman, Diana M. Lindquist, Mary Price Jones, David Cardwell Eng, Jay C. Helsel, Hameed Mumtaz, Kent C. Westbrook, Steve...> ;The Breast Journal. 2003 Sep 1
61 citations
Intraoperative touch preparation for sentinel lymph node biopsy: a 4-year experience.
Ronda Henry-Tillman, Soheila Korourian, Isabel T. Rubio, Anita T. Johnson, Anne T. Mancino, Nicole Massol, LaNette F Smith, Kent C. Westbrook, V. Suzanne Klimberg> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2002 May 1
24 citations
Magnetic resonance imaging-guided core needle biopsy and needle localized excision of occult breast lesions.
LaNette F Smith, Ronda Henry-Tillman, Anne T. Mancino, Anita T. Johnson, Mary Price Jones, Kent C. Westbrook, Steve Harms, V. Suzanne Klimberg> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2001 Oct 1
32 citations
Hematoma-Directed Ultrasound-Guided Breast Biopsy
La Nette F. Smith, Ronda Henry-Tillman, Steve Harms, Theodore Hronas, Anne T. Mancino, Kent C. Westbrook, Sohelia Korourian, Mary Price Jones, V. Suzanne Klimberg> ;Annals of Surgery. 2001 May 1
2 citations
Issues in bilateral prophylactic mastectomy.
Jennifer Dunn Bucholtz, Amy Strauss Tranin, Anne T. Mancino, Ronda Henry-Tillman, Kent C. Westbrook, Marlene C. McCarthy> ;Cancer Practice. 2001 Jan 1
71 citations
Central venous catheter placement in patients with disorders of hemostasis.
Hamid Mumtaz, Victor Williams, Martin Hauer-Jensen, Mark Rowe, Rhonda S Henry-Tillman, Keith M Heaton, Anne T. Mancino, Roberta L. Muldoon, V. Suzanne Klimberg, J. Ral...> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2000 Dec 1
42 citations
Role of breast magnetic resonance imaging in determining breast as a source of unknown metastatic lymphadenopathy.
Ronda Henry-Tillman, Steven E. Harms, Kent C. Westbrook, Soheila Korourian, V. Suzanne Klimberg> ;American Journal of Surgery. 1999 Dec 1
43 citations
Effect of glutamine on methotrexate efficacy and toxicity.
Isabel T. Rubio, Yihong Cao, Laura F. Hutchins, Kent C. Westbrook, Vicki Klimberg> ;Annals of Surgery. 1998 May 1
88 citations
Use of touch preps for diagnosis and evaluation of surgical margins in breast cancer
Vicki Klimberg, Kent C. Westbrook, Soheila Korourian> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 1998 Apr 1
26 citations
Prevention of chronic radiation enteropathy by dietary glutamine.
Joseph C. Jensen, Robert F. Schaefer, Emmanuel Nwokedi, David W. BevansIII, Max L. Baker, Alex A. Pappas, Kent C. Westbrook, V. Suzanne Klimberg> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 1994 Mar 1
30 citations
Effect of supplemental dietary glutamine on methotrexate concentrations in tumors.
V. Suzanne Klimberg, Alex A. Pappas, Emmanuel Nwokedi, Joseph C. Jensen, J. Ralph Broadwater, Nicholas P. Lang, Kent C. Westbrook> ;Archives of Surgery. 1992 Nov 1
Advantages of the Papillon protocol in the preoperative treatment of rectal carcinoma.
V. Suzanne Klimberg, James D. Langston, Ann Maners, John C. Gocio, Laura F. Hutchins, Nicholas P. Lang, Kent C. Westbrook, John R. Broadwater> ;American Journal of Surgery. 1992 Nov 1
46 citations
Glutamine Facilitates Chemotherapy While Reducing Toxicity
V. Suzanne Klimberg, Emmanuel Nwokedi, Laura F. Hutchins, Alex A. Pappas, Nicholas P. Lang, J. Ralph Btoadwater, Raymond C. Read, Kent C. Westbrook> ;JPEN. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 1992 Nov 1
57 citations
Prognostic Significance of Carcinoembryonic Antigen in Colorectal Carcinoma: Serum Levels Before and After Resection and Before Recurrence
David Z. J. Chu, Curtis A. Erickson, M. Patricia Russell, Carolyn Thompson, Nicholas P. Lang, Ralph J. Broadwater, Kent C. Westbrook> ;Archives of Surgery. 1991 Mar 1
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Press Mentions

Michael Birrer, M.D., Ph.D., Invested in Kent C. Westbrook, M.D. Director’s Chair for the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteJuly 16th, 2021
Dr. Ronda Shirletta Henry-TillmanFebruary 17th, 2019
'Big-Hearted' Surgeon Lauded at UAMS LunchSeptember 2nd, 2018
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