World-renowned sarcoma specialist Ronald P. Williams, M.D., Ph.D., professor and John J. Hinchey, M.D. Chair of orthopaedics at the Health Science Center, is at the helm of a new multidisciplinary sarcoma clinic recently opened by the Cancer Therapy and Research Center (CTRC). Created to treat primary and metastatic bone and soft tissue sarcomas, the clinic was officially opened this month.
“We are excited to have a sarcoma specialist of Dr. Williams’ skill operating the sarcoma clinic at CTRC,” said Karen K. Fields, M.D., president and chief executive officer of the CTRC. “This clinic is the first of several multidisciplinary, disease-focused clinics CTRC will open in the next few months, and we are so pleased to partner with The University of Texas Health Science Center in this endeavor.”
Dr. Williams received both a Ph.D. degree in anatomy and an M.D. degree at the Health Science Center, and has been chair of the department of orthopaedics for the last five years. He has also been named by his peers to the Best Doctors® list.
Sarcoma is a term used to describe a family of cancer in the connective tissues of the body such as fat, muscle, blood vessels, deep skin tissues, nerves, bones and cartilage. Sarcoma is a rare form of cancer, accounting for approximately 1 percent of tumors diagnosed annually in adults. This disease affects men, women and children, with approximately 9,800 cases diagnosed annually.
