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![[University of Arizona oncologist Rachna Shroff, MD, MS, is featured on the jumbotron at McKale Center during the U of A versus Utah men’s basketball game on Feb. 26, 2025, in this collage of images of her and her family during the game.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/1-rachna_fam_at_uavutah_02.26.25_img_9088_card.jpg?itok=QeR0MAWY×tamp=1741461503 "University of Arizona oncologist Rachna Shroff, MD, MS, is featured on the jumbotron at McKale Center during the U of A versus Utah men’s basketball game on Feb. 26, 2025, in this collage of images of her and her family during the game.")
March 3, 2025
The DOM Division of Hematology & Oncology chief and interim clinical affairs director at the University of Arizona Cancer Center and her family enjoy spotlight on jumbotron as Wildcats beat Utes in men’s basketball game Feb. 26.
![[Images of Department of Medicine faculty who won 2025 College of Medicine - Tucson Faculty Awards presented Feb. 27 at the HSIB Forum on the U of A Health Sciences Tucson campus.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/_com-t-faculty-awards_2.27.25_card.jpg?itok=5WYELoJ-×tamp=1740891873 "Images of Department of Medicine faculty who won 2025 College of Medicine - Tucson Faculty Awards presented Feb. 27 at the HSIB Forum on the U of A Health Sciences Tucson campus.")
March 1, 2025
The Department of Medicine took 19 of 68 total awards presented Feb. 27 at the HSIB Forum. Eight divisions were represented by faculty winners, with three each to Inpatient Medicine and General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine, two to Hem-Onc, PACCS and Nephrology, and one for Cardiology, Endocrinology and Infectious Diseases. See who won and a mini-photo gallery.
![[Clara Curiel-Lewandrowski, MD, treating a dermatology patient]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/curiel_treating-patient_card.jpg?itok=kqpxDWEH×tamp=1740699103 "Clara Curiel-Lewandrowski, MD, treating a dermatology patient")
February 27, 2025
Nathan Chow, MD, a third-year in the Advanced Dermatology Residency Program, has served as the lead physician among Dermatology division faculty helping students get the clinic up and running and supervising care. They serve largely the uninsured or underinsured in the Greater Tucson area.
![[A collage of images of Department of Medicine staff preparing for Thank A Resident Day, a celebration of physicians training in residency programs and all the work they do teaching students and treating patients as hospital housestaff]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/2.28.25_thank-a-resident-day_card.jpg?itok=6YM9m2NK×tamp=1740607761 "A collage of images of Department of Medicine staff preparing for Thank A Resident Day, a celebration of physicians training in residency programs and all the work they do teaching students and treating patients as hospital housestaff")
February 26, 2025
The Vice Chair of Education Office and Internal Medicine Residency Program at the Department of Medicine are uniting to promote “Thank a Resident Day,” by collecting thank you messages. Add your note of gratitude for their work with students and patients here and nationwide.
![[A collage of images from 2024 IMSA Internal Medicine Speed Dating event]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/im_specialty_speed_dating_2024_card.jpg?itok=SfxzYvoy×tamp=1740525772 "A collage of images from 2024 IMSA Internal Medicine Speed Dating event (Photos courtesy David Mogollon, Department of Medicine)")
February 25, 2025
Capitalizing on high interest from medical students, organizers for the March 11 showcase of internal medicine specialties and subspecialties are looking for faculty to double down in sharing varied experiences in their path to primary care.
![[A collage of images from the inaugural walk, Feb. 21, 2025, for the Sarver Steppers club at La Encantada Shopping Center]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/sarver-steppers-at-la-encantada_02.21.25_card.jpg?itok=pZfinx6c×tamp=1740183352 "A collage of images from the inaugural walk, Feb. 21, 2025, for the Sarver Steppers club at La Encantada Shopping Center")
February 24, 2025
Fourteen new members of the Sarver Steppers walking club at La Encantada took park, Friday morning, Feb. 21, in the kickoff for the group, sponsored by the Sarver Heart Center and local vendors Haute Coffee and Lululemon. That number is expected to double soon with support of clinicians and researchers from the center and Division of Cardiology.
![[The University of Arizona Cancer Center (Photo by Joshua Elz, U of A Cancer Center)]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/uacancer-center_card_800x600px.jpg?itok=sXjO0WkG×tamp=1740162759 "The University of Arizona Cancer Center (Photo by Joshua Elz, U of A Cancer Center)")
February 21, 2025
Dan Theodorescu, MD, PhD – director of the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles since 2018 – will begin his duties as the new director of the University of Arizona Cancer Center on March 1.
![[Image with Joint Space podcast logo and a slice of a Jan. 31 Instagram video of the U of A Division of Rheumatology’s Dylan Lee, MD, talking about gout.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/rheums_dylan_lee_joint_space-instagram_card-v2.jpg?itok=mrBRP0sN×tamp=1740765974 "Image with Joint Space podcast logo and a slice of a Jan. 31 Instagram video of the U of A Division of Rheumatology’s Dylan Lee, MD, talking about gout.")
February 19, 2025
A Meet a MedCat profile on Rheumatology’s Dylan H. Lee, MD, offered a chance to spotlight an Instagram reel video of him touting latest Joint Space podcast from the division and Arizona Arthritis Center, which features Dr. Lee talking about the latest advances in care for gout.
![[Collage of images with Drs. Aaron Scott, in the Division of Hematology & Oncology, and Jennifer Stern, in the Divison of Endocrinology, at the U of A College of Medicine – Tucson.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/scott-and-stern-earn-com-t-awards_card.jpg?itok=iNI1pj4w×tamp=1739907082 "Collage of images with Drs. Aaron Scott, in the Division of Hematology & Oncology, and Jennifer Stern, in the Divison of Endocrinology, at the U of A College of Medicine – Tucson.")
February 18, 2025
Aaron Scott, MD, and Jennifer Stern, PhD, in the Divisions of Hematology & Oncology and Endocrinology respectively, will be among recipients of 68 Faculty Awards to be presented at the HSIB Forum – 19 of them to Department of Medicine faculty or programs – later this month. Register to attend and cheer them on.
![[Collage of images from YouTube video posted to University of Arizona Health Sciences video, “Expert Insights – Sleep apnea: Peer support for CPAP use” and YouTube Shorts clip from it]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/expert_insights_1.9.25_parthasarathy_on_cpap_card.jpg?itok=4phmoDya×tamp=1739853355 "Collage of images from YouTube video posted to University of Arizona Health Sciences video, “Expert Insights – Sleep apnea: Peer support for CPAP use” and YouTube Shorts clip from it")
February 17, 2025
A Feb. 17 YouTube reel video with Sairam Parthasarathy, MD, spotlights a clip from a January U of A Health Sciences video, “Expert Insights – Sleep apnea: Peer support for CPAP use.” It notes that patient support by peers helps improve adherence to therapy to treat sleep apnea for better health and better sleep.
![[A composite image of Drs. Bhaskar Banerjee, H.H. "Sherry" Chow, and C. Kent Kwoh, who are among 5 recently named Professor Emeriti at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/banerjee-chow-and-kwoh_emeritus_1920x1440px.jpg?itok=UFItHoOJ×tamp=1739827648 "A composite image of Drs. Bhaskar Banerjee, H.H. \"Sherry\" Chow, and C. Kent Kwoh, who are among 5 recently named Professor Emeriti at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson.")
February 17, 2025
Bhaskar Banerjee, MD, Hsiao-Hui “Sherry” Chow, PhD, and C. Kent Kwoh, MD, are among the newest Professor Emeritus members at the college. The Department of Medicine now has 16 retired faculty members who’ve gained this august status due to their many career achievements. See who they are.
![[Image of woman sitting on a bed holding her heart as if in pain]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/gettyimages-1493020838-card.jpg?itok=H1K3K4gr×tamp=1739914891 "Image of woman sitting on a bed holding her heart as if in pain. (Courtesy of Getty Images)")
February 17, 2025
An FDA-approved osteoporosis treatment might nudge a mutated protein back into shape and improve heart function, according to a study by University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson researchers including Cardiology division chief and Sarver Heart Center director Hesham Sadek, MD, PhD.
![[A collage of images from the Feb. 10, 2025, investiture ceremony for Drs. Hesham Sadek, Division of Cardiology chief and Sarver Heart Center director, and Sakthivel Sadayappan, Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine chair and center associate director, at the U of A College of Medicine – Tucson.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/2025.02.10_sadayappan_sadek_investiture_card.jpg?itok=qL28t7N5×tamp=1739573229 "A collage of images from the Feb. 10, 2025, investiture ceremony for Drs. Hesham Sadek, Division of Cardiology chief and Sarver Heart Center director, and Sakthivel Sadayappan, Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine chair and center associate director, at the U of A College of Medicine – Tucson.")
February 14, 2025
The Sarver Heart Center director and associate director are recognized Feb. 10 with peers, friends and family as team “to build a world-class cardiovascular program here.” With a $75 million fundraising campaign under way by the college (and $27 million already committed) they’re fast on their way to reaching the goal. See a mini-photo gallery from the ceremony.
![[Pictured here are the winning ACC AZ Chapter Fellows Jeopardy team and its supporters after the Jan. 11 contest: Muhammad “Ijaz” Pervez, MBBS; Sharanyah Srinivasan, MBBS; Iniya Rajendran, MBBS, MPH; Abdulbaril Olagunju, MD; and Khurram Butt, MBBS. (Photo courtesy of U of A Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship chief fellow Sanjay Polisetty, MBBS)]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/cardiology_fellows_acc_jeopardy_winners_01.11.25_card.jpg?itok=wzCS78Om×tamp=1739497860 "Pictured here are the winning ACC AZ Chapter Fellows Jeopardy team and its supporters after the Jan. 11 contest: Muhammad “Ijaz” Pervez, MBBS; Sharanyah Srinivasan, MBBS; Iniya Rajendran, MBBS, MPH; Abdulbaril Olagunju, MD; and Khurram Butt, MBBS. (Photo courtesy of U of A Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship chief fellow Sanjay Polisetty, MBBS)")
February 13, 2025
Three fellows in the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship at the Division of Cardiology won top honors in the competition in Phoenix and will be recognized this weekend at the ACC AZ Chapter Annual Meeting and compete at nationals in Chicago in March.
![[Collage of images from the inaugural Cardiovascular Research Symposium hosted by the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson on Feb. 3-4, 2025.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/_shc_symposium_instagram_card.png?itok=U6zM1rQV×tamp=1740352967 "Collage of images from the inaugural Cardiovascular Research Symposium hosted by the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson on Feb. 3-4, 2025.")
February 11, 2025
The inaugural event, held in close collaboration with UT Southwestern, provided a platform for exchange of groundbreaking ideas, cutting-edge presentations and dynamic discussions that showcased progress in both cardiovascular research and clinical practice.
![[Collage of images from U of A Wildcats women’s basketball game vs ASU Sun Devils, 2.8.25, in which Cardiology professionals were recognized during American Heart Month]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/wildcats_wear_red_game_for_heart_health_2.8.25_card.jpg?itok=uDbvTsQF×tamp=1739214674 "Collage of images from U of A Wildcats women’s basketball game vs ASU Sun Devils, 2.8.25, in which Cardiology professionals were recognized during American Heart Month")
February 10, 2025
A season-high McKale Center crowd celebrated the Wildcats women’s basketball team’s big win over ASU on Saturday, Feb. 8, a game in which several cardiovascular professionals were honored. With February being American Heart Month, Cardiology’s Drs. Elizabeth Juneman and Iniya Rajendran and six nurse practitioners were recognized at the game. See a mini-photo gallery.
![[A flyer image with the first four of seven lectures in the UNISON Lunch & Learn with Leaders in Public Health webinar series]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/unison_programa_final_lunch_learn_2025_card.jpg?itok=cQEDLBnA×tamp=1739233073 "A flyer image with the first four of seven lectures in the UNISON Lunch & Learn with Leaders in Public Health webinar series")
February 7, 2025
An inaugural U.S.-Mexico webinar series, Lunch & Learn with Leaders in Public Health, features a range of topics in Spanish and English ranging from infectious diseases to community health research. Earn a certificate from the University of Sonora. First up as presenter Feb. 13 is the U of A’s Gabriela Valdez, PhD. The series runs through April 3.
![[Collage of health practitioners to be honored at U of A Women's Basketball game, Feb. 8, 2025, and a shot of the team rallying around a large drum with "Made for it!" on it.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/ua-women-bb-wildcats_made-for-it_card-v1.jpg?itok=KBGWdoqQ×tamp=1738884119 "Collage of health practitioners to be honored at U of A Women's Basketball game, Feb. 8, 2025, and a shot of the team rallying around a large drum with \"Made for it!\" on it.")
February 6, 2025
Several female cardiovascular disease professionals – including Drs. Elizabeth Juneman and Iniya Rajendran – at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson and Banner – University Medicine Tucson will be recognized during the Saturday, Feb. 8, McKale Center matchup between the Wildcats Women’s Basketball team versus ASU in honor of American Heart Month. Get your tickets today!
![[Illustration with red and blue bars with photos of University of Arizona Department of Medicine physicians, the logo of the College of Medicine – Tucson and "Faculty Awards"]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/com-t_faculty_awards_1920x1440px.jpg?itok=P9GoPJTo×tamp=1738360768 "Illustration with red and blue bars with photos of University of Arizona Department of Medicine physicians, the logo of the College of Medicine – Tucson and \"Faculty Awards\"")
January 30, 2025
Seventeen of 65 honors announced for the Faculty Awards event, Feb. 27, are won by the Department of Medicine or DOM faculty and clinical instructors, including the Internal Medicine Clerkship Award. Register to attend and cheer on your colleagues.
![[A man in a dark suit coat and black shirt stands outside a building that has Sarver Heart Center signage.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/12162024-sadek-hashem_klh_7763_card.jpg?itok=ymu-y2EY×tamp=1737493110 "Sadek Hashem, MD, PhD, runs a very active research lab in addition to leading the Sarver Heart Center and College of Medicine – Tucson’s Division of Cardiology. (Photo by Kris Hanning, U of A Health Sciences Office of Communications)")
January 21, 2025
Still in his first year as center director, he wants to lead the Cardiology division and Sarver Heart Center to a top 10 ranking while finding ways to repurpose drug therapies for rare disorders.