Anal Cancer

Colorectal Surgeon S. Thomas Kang, M.D., Joins UAMS

By Marty Trieschmann

Thomas Kang, M.D., a fellowship-trained, board-certified surgeon, joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Division of Colorectal Surgery.

Kang treats patients with colon, rectal and anal cancers. He offers colon cancer surveillance with colonoscopies and performs minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic assisted surgery.

Before joining UAMS, Kang completed a colon and rectal surgery fellowship at the University of Alabama Birmingham Medical Center. He completed his residency in general surgery at TriHealth Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, where he was chief resident and resident of the year. At TriHealth, he was a member of the TriHealth Lifting Caregivers, a volunteer group offering peer support to colleagues in the health system.

Colorectal Surgeon S. Thomas Kang, M.D., Joins UAMS