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The second pass at the University of Arizona Department of Medicine P.I. Research Poster Session, was held Jan. 24 in Kiewit Auditorium. With over 40 posters listed, see the program for research titles and presenters—and a photo gallery from the evening as well…
Marcus A. Horwitz, MD, former chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine, will deliver the Medicine Grand Rounds lecture as a special guest speaker Jan. 31, noon-1 p.m., COM-T Room 5403, on the topic: “Fighting the World's Leading Infectious Killer: Advances in Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of TB”…
Last year, they drew 80 high school students—more than half bringing parents—to the “A Pathway to Success” High School Health Career Fair in the La Galería conference room at Banner – University Medical Center South. This year, organizers are hoping for at least a hundred with five south side high schools participating. The event was the brainchild of two South Campus internal medicine residents, Drs. Roberto Swazo and Norm Beatty—now a UA Infectious Diseases fellow…
Drs. Chan Lowe, an associate professor in the University of Arizona Department of Pediatrics, and Lisa Stoneking, an associate professor in the UA Department of Emergency Medicine, were chosen for two-year terms as chief of staff—Dr. Lowe at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson and Dr. Stoneking at Banner – UMC South...
Congratulations to the more than 140 Banner – University Medical Group and community physicians practicing at Banner Health Tucson hospitals and clinics named to the Best Doctors in America® List for 2017-18. Forty-six also are on faculty at the UA Department of Medicine. See who made the list…
UA Department of Medicine Chair Monica Kraft, MD, will receive the American Thoracic Society’s Distinguished Achievement Award at the ATS 2018 International Conference held in San Diego, May 18-23...
Banner – University Medical Center Tucson and the University of Arizona pulmonary division can add another kudo to their list of accreditations and accolades with Aetna Inc.’s designation of the hospital as an “Institutes of Excellence™ Transplant Facility” for lung transplantation…
University of Arizona Department of Medicine’s Drs. Monica Kraft (chair), Tammy Clark Ojo, Andrew Kraft and Lolu Ojo are among 14 UA Health Sciences faculty who’ve filmed interviews on personalized medicine for a film clip being put together to promote the All of Us℠/Precision Medicine Initiative Research Program in Arizona. Video to be released in late spring…
Dr. Jarrod Mosier, Critical Care Fellowship associate program director, to speak on “Translating Research to a Life Saved,” while the topic for Dr. Steve Black—who won a $2.74 million NHLBI award last spring—will be, “Metabolic Reprogramming in PH.” Save the date, Thursday, Feb. 8, 12-1 p.m., Room 5403. A light lunch will be served. Also see links to video and photo galleries from prior lectures, and who’s next up (Dr. Stefano Guerra)…
UA Research Development Services has two opportunities for investigators to attend workshops with Peg AtKisson, PhD—a former Tufts University neuroscience research investigator whose team was involved in bringing in $140 million in funded grants—to learn how to improve their applications for funding from the National Institutes of Health. The workshops are at the student union, Feb. 15-16, with opportunities for individual consultations…
Dr. Tom Boyer, immediate past chair of the University of Arizona Department of Medicine, founding director of the UA Thomas D. Boyer Liver Institute and a world leader on research and care of the liver, died on Thursday, Jan. 11, at his home in Tucson after a long battle with cancer. A gathering to celebrate his life will be held at the Skyline Country Club, Sunday, Jan. 11, 3-5 p.m. RSVPs required…
It’s basketball season and Banner Health has an all-out, full-court press on for filming video profiles of physicians practicing at its two hospitals and multiple outpatient care facilities in Tucson, including Banner – University Medical Center Tucson and Banner – UMC South. See who’s done them, how to schedule yours and photos of filming with Drs. Monica Kraft, Hemanth Gavini and Khadijah Breathett…
A Weekly Colloquium on Problems in the Biology of Complex Diseases will feature several speakers and topics of interest to University of Arizona Department of Medicine physicians and investigators. These include DOM faculty, Drs. Xingnan Li, Deb Meyers, Gene Bleecker and Stefano Guerra, who are among the speakers. The series runs through April 27…
This open format research fair recognizes work across the UA Department of Medicine by faculty physicians and scientists who serve as principal investigators on projects financed by federal grants to develop innovative therapies to the world’s most challenging health problems. Come to Kiewit Auditorium. Ask questions, listen, learn and lay the groundwork for future collaboration, mentorship and training…
UA Health Sciences sent a “Construction Notice” memo Jan. 5 that Banner – University Medical Center completed vacating the outpatient clinics (OPCs) within UAHS Building 201, which also houses the UA College of Medicine – Tucson—specifically on floors 2 and 4 through 8. Work began Monday, Jan. 8, to renovate those former clinics for faculty offices and administrative space displaced by the new 9-story, hospital tower being built now…