LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (April 21, 2026) – Following decades of dedicated service to patients, Scott Stern, M.D., CARTI’s chief medical officer (CMO), will retire. Matthew Hardee, M.D., Ph.D., current medical director of radiation oncology, will assume the CMO role on July 1. “The role of a physician-leader is one of the most challenging jobs in … Continued
CARTI recently received national recognition for its Radiation Therapy Education Program. Named one of Becker’s Hospital Review’s “Simulation and education programs to know,” the majority of radiation therapists currently working in Arkansas’s health care field are graduates of the not-for-profit’s specialized clinical and academic education program.
CARTI President & CEO | Adam Head, FACHE As published in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, March 8, 2026 “There is a difference between what the facility feels like in Little Rock and what we have available here,” a woman told me in 2017 as I walked through one of our then hospital-based clinics in Russellville. “When … Continued
Arkansas Business | October 28, 2024 Before joining CARTI in 2017 as president and CEO, Adam Head was COO at Arkansas Heart Hospital of Little Rock. The Little Rock native served as a Medical Service Corps officer in the Army and was deployed to Iraq in 2005. Under his leadership, CARTI has grown from 12 treatment locations to … Continued
For liver cancer patients, undergoing a partial hepatectomy can be incredibly beneficial. While the procedure can limit the disease’s spread, the American Cancer Society cautions that resection is a “major serious operation” requiring extreme skill and care. This is why CARTI is dedicated to harnessing innovative technologies—before, during and after—to help ensure surgical success and … Continued
CONWAY, Ark. (July 23, 2024) – CARTI is expanding its footprint with a second treatment location in Faulkner County. The CARTI Clinic in Conway, overseen by Taylor Moore, M.D., a board-certified urologist, and Christie Dumboski, APRN, a urology-focused nurse practitioner, offers leading-edge care to patients facing urologic conditions and related issues. The new facility at … Continued
CARTI’s alfresco event is back for a second year, featuring a selection of wines paired with dishes from the city’s premier fine dining destinations. This writeup from Little Rock Soirée includes details about the event coming up on April 18 – plus an easy, inexpensive chicken savoy recipe from celebrated restaurateur Chris Tanner.
We are thrilled to have secured funding through the American Rescue Plan Act to complete Phase II of CARTI El Dorado, our comprehensive cancer center serving South Arkansas. Dr. Jim Sheppard, a long-time family practice physician in the local community, said, “Three years ago, CARTI began a Phase I project of the CARTI Cancer Center … Continued
A recent project completed by the Krafty Belles – a crafting club at Mount St. Mary Academy in Little Rock – is bringing comfort and hope to breast cancer patients who have had a mastectomy or lumpectomy as part of their treatment. Read more about how these creative, compassionate high school students, led by club coordinator Tara … Continued
Agalia Baker of Russellville was an advanced practice nurse working in women’s health when she was surprised by her own breast cancer diagnosis. The emotional journey that followed was often witnessed by Sam Makhoul, M.D. – medical oncologist and CARTI Medical Director – who encouraged Agalia to share her experience. Which she did. Agalia wrote … Continued
