Cardiology

UA Physician-Scientist Tackling Neurogenerative Disorders With Novel Stem Cell Technology

[Lalitha Madhavan, MD, PhD, in her lab at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson] Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common age-related neurological disorder that affects about 1.5 million people in the United States alone.

UA Cancer Center Researchers Advocate new Approach To Treat Rare Tissue Disorder

[University of Arizona Cancer Center in Tucson] Researchers at the University of Arizona Cancer Center are advocating a new treatment approach for a rare connective tissue disorder called “Scleredema of Buschke.”

Gerald A. Wolff, MD

‘Decoding Osteoarthritis…New Approaches to Prevention and Treatment Using Your Brain and Body’ Subject of UA Arthritis Center Lecture, May 4

“Decoding Osteoarthritis…New Approaches to Prevention and Treatment Using Your Brain and Body,” will be presented Wednesday, May 4, 6-7:15 p.m., at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson, DuVal Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson. The 75-minute presentation will include time for questions and answers, and light refreshments will be provided.

Making Precision Medicine a Reality: Genomics Researchers Discover Road Map to Disease Origin

TUCSON, Ariz.

Archived Medicine Grand Rounds Available on iTunes

Did you know that you can view/listen to UA Department of Medicine Grand Rounds via Apple’s iTunes?

Recorded podcasts of the weekly event, which generally occur every Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m., are available as free downloads—all the way back to January 2009. FYI: You may have to download the iTunes app first.

Coming soon: New website for Banner - UMC

In coming weeks, Banner Health will launch a redesigned and more customer-friendly public website, BannerHealth.com.

The James E. Dalen, MD, MPH, Distinguished Lecture for Health Policy Presents Dr. Victoria Maizes, Internationally Recognized Leader in Integrative Medicine, May 6

[Victoria Maizes, MD] Victoria Maizes, MD, executive director of the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine and professor of clinical medicine, family medicine and public health, will present the James E.

UA Health Sciences Leaders Among Phoenix Magazine’s Top 25 `Maestros of Medicine’

[Bentley J. Bobrow, MD, and Joe G.N. “Skip” Garcia, MD]

Two University of Arizona Health Sciences leaders were named “Maestros of Medicine” in the April edition of Phoenix Magazine and its listing of “the 25 most influential people in Valley health care.” The magazine recognized the “trailblazing, passionate and empowered individuals dedicated to keeping the Valley at the vanguard of medical science.”