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Dr. Jamie Lee Aldakkour has joined the medical staff at Baxter Health as a medical oncologist and hematologist, the hospital announced Monday.
Aldakkour began seeing patients in mid-August at Highlands Oncology on the Baxter Health campus. She treats patients in the clinic and cares for cancer patients admitted to the hospital.
Hematology and oncology covers cancers and diseases of the blood, including leukemia, lymphoma, anemia and clotting disorders, as well as solid tumor cancers.
Aldakkour completed a hematology and oncology fellowship at LSU Health Shreveport and is board certified in hematology and internal medicine. She earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth and did her internal medicine residency at HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton, Florida, where she was chief resident. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Houston with degrees in chemistry and Spanish.
She has contributed to published research in the Journal of Clinical Oncology on cancer care quality improvement and kidney cancer treatment outcomes, according to the hospital.
“Baxter Health and Highlands Oncology are committed to building world-class cancer care right here in Mountain Home, and Dr. Aldakkour is a meaningful part of that effort,” said Ron Peterson, president and CEO of Baxter Health. “She is an exceptional physician, and her presence here means patients in this region can face a cancer diagnosis knowing that outstanding care is available close to home.”
Highlands Oncology at Baxter Health opened in May 2023 as a joint venture between the hospital and the Northwest Arkansas-based cancer practice. The center offers diagnostic imaging, radiation therapy, an in-house pharmacy, a certified laboratory, genetic counseling, an outpatient infusion center and clinical trials, and serves patients across a 14-county area in north Arkansas and south Missouri.
