Monica Kraft, MD, an internationally renowned physician-scientist who specializes in translational asthma research, has been named chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. She is scheduled to begin her new duties at the UA in December.
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Zain Khalpey, MD, PhD, MRCS(Eng), associate professor, University of Arizona Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, and the Tony Marnell Sr.
The baby boomer generation, those born between 1945 through 1965, have left a lasting imprint on American culture and now, as they move toward their golden years, a silent killer may be ravaging the health and well-being of many people in this age group.
More than 100 Tucson physicians with the University of Arizona Health Network are ranked among the 2014 Best Doctors in America and are featured in Tucson Lifestyle magazine’s July issue on Best Doctors in Tucson.
Neurosurgeons Ali Baaj, MD, University of Arizona Department of Surgery, and Kumar Kakarla, MD, Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, successfully performed corrective spine surgery June 9 on a severely deformed U
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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).
UAMC temporarily suspended the program in December to recruit for – and strengthen – its highly specialized transplant team.
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Willard S. Kasoff, MD, MPH, has been named assistant professor in the Division of Neurosurgery at the University of Arizona Department of Surgery and director of the Neuromodulation Program at The University of Arizona Medical Center – University Campus.
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EVENT: UA Department of Surgery Special Grand Rounds Presentation
SPEAKER: Richard H. Carmona, MD, MPH, FACS, 17th Surgeon General of the United States; UA professor of surgery and distinguished professor of public health; and vice chairman, Canyon Ranch, and president, Canyon Ranch Institute
DATE: Wednesday, May 7, 8-9 a.m.
LOCATION: DuVal Auditorium, University of Arizona Medical Center, 1501 N. Campbell Ave.
FEE: Free and open to the public.
Recent advisories from the Pima County Department of Environmental Quality on the potential for elevated levels of wind-generated particulate matter serve as a reminder that May is National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month.
