Cardiology
Melissa Dakkak, DO
Dmitry Familtsev, MD, PhD
Mahesh Balakrishnan, MBBS
UA Health Sciences and Banner Health Receive Historic Funding as part of Landmark Precision Medicine Initiative® Cohort Program
The University of Arizona Health Sciences and Banner Health have been awarded a $4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to participate in the Precision Medicine Initiative® Cohort Program, which aims to enroll 1 million or more U.S. participants to improve prevention and treatment of disease based on individual differences in lifestyle, environment and genetics.
Are We Giving Up on Cardiac Arrest Patients Too Soon? – New UA Study Suggests Physicians Need to Give Comatose Cardiac Arrest Survivors Adequate Time before Predicting Outcomes
The day after his son’s twins were born in 2012, Gary Brauchla, 68, went into cardiac arrest as he slept in his home in Pearce, Ariz.
Local Cancer Moonshot Summit Draws Crowd, Media
Nearly a hundred people participated in the regional summit hosted June 29 by the University of Arizona Cancer Center as part of the nationwide Cancer Moonshot events sponsored by the White House as part of an initiative to marshal resources to cure cancer.
Cardiology Fellows Arrivals, Destinations Announced
The University of Arizona Division of Cardiology and UA Sarver Heart Center announced their full list of incoming as well as graduating fellows from their two fellowship programs.
Banner Unveils New Website – UAHealth.com is no more
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Banner Health’s new website was unveiled today at 10:45 a.m.
Tucson Lifestyle ‘Features’ Janardhanan, Yeager among UA Top Doctors in 2016
“Top Doctors” affiliated with the University of Arizona Department of Medicine who got special full-page features—as well as listings—in the July issue of Tucson Lifestyle magazine include Cardiology’s Raj Janardhanan, MD, and Hematology & Oncology’s