Despite declines in cancer deaths starting in the 1990s, cancer remains the second leading cause of death in Arizona and nationwide. The Division of Hematology and Oncology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson works within the University of Arizona Comprehensive Cancer Center to provide specialty multidisciplinary care, cutting-edge research, and expert education and training for the next generation of hematologists and oncologists.  

Rachna T. Shroff, MD, MS, FASCO
Chief, Division of Hematology and Oncology 

Hematology and Oncology

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Three of four 2024 Torchbearer Awards go to DOM faculty

Fifteen Department of Medicine faculty and staff joined to celebrate Drs. Lisa Alschuler, Liz Connick and Clara Curiel-Lewandrowski, who were among this year’s winners recognized by COM-T Women in Medicine & Science for Women in Medicine Month.


DOM Internal Digest newsletters for July and August 2024

The August and July Internal Digest newsletters were highlighted by welcomes to new residents, fellows and faculty, the white coat ceremony for new med students, a plethora of honors and awards for DOM faculty and staff, and features on summer research intern mentors, DEI champions, Banner – UMC Tucson’s U.S. News top ranking and more.


New geriatrics faculty member selected for National Institute on Aging scholars program

With just a few weeks under her belt as a faculty member, Dr. April Ehrlich, in the Division of General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, was off to NIA headquarters for a weeklong summer aging research symposium named for the institute’s first two directors.


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