Cardiology
Dr. Gregorio named Vice Dean for Innovation and Development for UA College of Medicine – Tucson
Carol Gregorio, PhD, has been appointed vice dean for innovation and development in the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson (COM-T), effective May 9.
Dr. Akinlolu Ojo Leads Discussion About Precision Medicine with Bioscience Leaders
Akinlolu Ojo, MD, MPH, PhD, MBA, was the keynote speaker at the 2016 AZBio Expo, which brought together more than 200 Arizona leaders and students in bioscience.
Women with Heart Disease Often Don’t Realize It
Research shows that women and health professionals both have difficulty recognizing symptoms
of heart disease in women, which can lead to delayed treatment and incorrect diagnoses,
says UA nursing professor Anne Rosenfeld.
Help Is Just a Phone Call Away – Telephone CPR Improves Cardiac Arrest Outcomes, UA Research Finds
The implementation of a Telephone Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (TCPR) program increases survival rates and favorable outcomes for patients who experienced an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, according to a University of Arizona Department of Emergency Medicine study published online in JAMA Cardiology.
Two New Leadership Appointments Announced at UA Health Sciences Office of Diversity and Inclusion
The University of Arizona Health Sciences Office of Diversity and Inclusion has named Lydia Kennedy, MEd, as director of the office. Oscar Beita, MPH, who formerly served as its director, now will serve as assistant director of the Arizona Hispanic Center of Excellence.
People and Programs on the Move at Banner – University Medical Center
Dr. Gordon Carr Named Chief Medical Officer
Gordon Carr, MD, critical care medical director of the Intensive Care Unit at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson, has been appointed the hospital’s chief medical officer.
Opioid Research by UAHS MD-PhD Student Alex Sandweiss Receives Three Awards
Research aimed at understanding how opioids activate the reward pathway leading to addiction so that an alternative non-addictive pain reliever can be developed
UA Sarver Heart Center Minority Outreach Health Advocate Wanda Moore Says Knowledge is Power in Regard to Heart Disease
As an African American woman who heads the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center Community Coalition for Heart Health Education, Wanda Moore is very aware that she is in one of the highest risk groups of dying from heart disease. She also believes and advocates that lifestyle risk factors are manageable.
We’re Taking Red Steps to Rise above Heart Failure
The University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center Advanced Heart Failure cardiologists take steps every day to prevent and treat heart failure. Today, we’re part of the “Red Steps Challenge” to #RiseAboveHF with the Heart Failure Society of America #HFSA.
Heart Failure by the Numbers