General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

In the spirit of the season, the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatolo

Marvin J. Slepian, MD, Regents Professor of medicine, medical imaging and surgery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson and biomedical engineering at the University of Arizona College of Engineering, has been appointed to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Public Advisory Committee. His three-year term started Dec. 1 and lasts until Dec. 1, 2026.

When Juanita Merchant, MD, PhD, threw a recent dinner party, she recreated a meal she’d made in Sicily, complete with homemade pasta. (Photo courtesy of UArizona Health Sciences, Kris Hanning)