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UAMC Reactivates Heart Transplant Program

The University of Arizona Medical Center – University Campus has reactivated its Heart Transplant Program after receiving approval from the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS).
[Willard S. Kasoff, MD, MPH]
Neurosurgeon Dr. Willard S. Kasoff Joins UA Department of Surgery To Direct Neuromodulation Program

Dr. Kasoff’s appointment expands and strengthens UAMC’s patient services for Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor and other movement disorders.
Into the Wild: New Wilderness Medicine Program at UA Hones Patient Care Skills in Austere Conditions

The sterile, high tech and fully stocked clinical environment at the University of Arizona Medical Centers provide an ideal learning and teaching environment, but this semester students, residents and faculty had the opportunity to demonstrate their medical skills in the wild, rugged terrain of the Arizona wilderness.
[Jason X.-J. Yuan, MD, PhD]
Dr. Jason X.-J. Yuan Appointed Associate Vice President for Translational Health Sciences at the Arizona Health Sciences Center

An internationally recognized physician-scientist in pulmonary vascular disease research, Dr. Yuan will provide critical leadership in translational health strategies and training physician-scientists at AHSC.
New One-Click Access to Cutting-Edge Clinical Trials Now Available at the Arizona Health Sciences Center

Connecting your family to cutting-edge research through enrollment in clinical trials just got easier, thanks to a new website that makes it easy to find and potentially enroll in current health-related studies at the Arizona Health Sciences Center.
Dr. Tara Carr
Spring Season Blooms Allergies: May is National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month

Research clinicians at the University of Arizona Medical Center offer relief during the spring allergy season.
[Richard H. Carmona, MD, MPH, FACS]
Dr. Richard Carmona, 17th U.S. Surgeon General, Presents ‘Prevention, Preparedness, Plagues and Politics: The Life of the Surgeon General,’ May 7 at UAMC

Wednesday, May 7, 8-9 a.m at DuVal Auditorium. Free and open to the public.
5th Annual ‘Travels in Medicine: Exploring the Global Health Community’ Photography Exhibit through May 10

Free and open to the public, the exhibit at the Arizona Health Sciences Library provides a glimpse of health care beyond our borders
[Jeffrey R. Lisse, MD]
‘Oh My Aching Joints: Exploring the Latest Treatments for Joint Pain,’ May 7

Free lecture, open to the public, by Dr. Jeffrey R. Lisse, in conjunction with Arthritis Awareness Month
[Marvin Slepian, MD, with University of Arizona President Ann Weaver Hart and another gentleman]
UA Sarver Heart Center Expert Offers Insights into New Uses of a Surgical Adhesive in New England Journal of Medicine

UArizona’s Dr. Marvin Slepian and Stonybrook University’s Dr. Danny Bluestein, co-authored a review article citing the benefits of hydrophobic light-activated adhesive (HLAA), a fluid, blood-resistant tissue glue that can be applied as a liquid before a procedure is performed and activated on demand to adhere, cure and bond.
[Dr. Louise Hecker]
Pulmonary Researcher Dr. Louise Hecker Joins UA College of Medicine – Tucson

Dr. Hecker will be a key contributor in UA efforts to fully develop novel programs in respiratory medicine, lung biology and drug discovery.
TOPCAT Trial Tests Possible Treatment for Patients with Heart Failure and Preserved Heart Pump Function

Nancy K. Sweitzer, MD, PhD, director of the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center and chief of the Division of Cardiology at the UA College of Medicine – Tucson serves on the TOPCAT executive committee.
[Kim and Charles Barnes]
Heart Attack Patient Defies Odds with Tailored Surgical Treatment at UA Medical Center

The tailored surgical treatment that gave Barnes a chance at recovery included complicated re-operative off-pump (beating heart) coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), which was followed by stenting to help blood flow in an artery that was too diseased for bypass.
[Dr. Andrew Weil demonstrates how to make his kale salad.]
Dr. Andrew Weil to Prepare, Sample Healthy Recipes at UAMC Café

Tuesday, April 8, 2014, 10 to 11 a.m., in the UAMC - University Campus Café.
[UArizona vice president of athletics Greg Byrne and football coach Rich Rodriguez (inset)]
2014 Desert Diamond/University of Arizona Arthritis Center Bear Down Luncheon Teams Up With UA Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, April 17

Greg Byrne and Rich Rodriguez will be guest speakers at event that benefits research to identify the causes and improve the diagnosis and treatment of the more than 100 forms of arthritis.
[]C. Kent Kwoh, MD
Study Led by UA’s Dr. C. Kent Kwoh Finds Glucosamine Fails to Prevent Deterioration of Knee Cartilage, Decrease Pain

The findings, published in Arthritis & Rheumatology, indicate that glucosamine does not decrease pain or improve knee bone marrow lesions—thought to be a source of pain in those with osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, affecting 27 million Americans over age 25.
[Nancy K. Sweitzer, MD, PhD]
UA Sarver Heart Center Presents ‘How Clinical Research has Revolutionized Care of Women and Men with Cardiovascular Disorders’

Thursday, March 20, 2014, at 10 a.m. at Canoa Hills Social Center, 3660 S. Camino del Sol, Green Valley
[Kenneth S. Knox, MD]
UA Study of HIV-Related Lung Diseases to Help Understanding of Pulmonary Immunity and Vaccine Responses

Dr. Kenneth S. Knox and his UA College of Medicine – Tucson research team aim to understand the causes of HIV-associated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary hypertension and immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS), funded by a grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Leading nutrition conference to assemble world experts in Texas in May

11th year of the conference reaches out to health care providers in Lone Star State
[Dr. Sairam Parthasarathy applies sleep monitoring sensors and CPAP mask on a patient]
Sleep Disorders Center Accredited to Perform Sleep Studies

The Center for Sleep Disorders at the University of Arizona Medical Center -- University Campus has been accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) to perform out-of-center sleep testing.
[Amye L. Leong]
Amye Leong to Speak About ‘Getting a Grip on Arthritis,’ Feb. 13

The president and CEO of Healthy Motivation and director of strategic relations for The Bone and Joint Decade, The Global Alliance for Musculoskeletal Health, is keynote speaker at the Annual Eva M. Holtby Arthritis Conversations and Lunch, sponsored by the University of Arizona Arthritis Center Friends and open to the public.
[Steve Goldschmid, MD]
UA College of Medicine – Tucson Dean Steve Goldschmid Accepts New Executive Clinical Practice Role with AHSC and UA Health Network

Steve Goldschmid, MD, who has served as dean of the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson since July 2009, has been appointed associate vice president for clinical affairs at the Arizona Health Sciences Center.
New Health Innovations Grand Rounds Features UAHN President and CEO

The first in a planned series of multidisciplinary grand rounds events on New Health Innovations will take place on Thursday, February 6 at DuVal Auditorium and is targeted for physicians, professors, fellows, residents, students and staff at the Arizona Health Sciences Center and others interested in health innovation.
[Dr. Mindy Fain]
Dr. Mindy Fain, Leader in Advancing Health Care for Older Adults, Honored with Anne and Alden Hart Endowed Chair in Medicine

University of Arizona Center on Aging Co-Director's many responsibilities with the UA College of Medicine attest to her achievements.
Still Time to Register for the University of Arizona Arthritis Center’s 2014 Living Healthy With Arthritis Conference, Jan. 25

The day of inspiration, empowerment and fun features keynote speaker Dr. Richard Carmona, who will discuss “Obesity: From Arthritis to Zoonoses, the Most Potent Accelerator of Chronic Disease,” and a lunch roundtable, “Living Successfully With Arthritis,” with University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine Assistant Research Director Perry Skeath, UA Arthritis Center Director Dr. C. Kent Kwoh and retired UA Clinical Lecturer (rheumatology and geriatric) Gail Kershner Riggs.

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