News
Packed House, Agenda Make for Eventful Fall 2018 DOM General Faculty Meeting
With a full agenda at the Fall 2018 General Faculty Meeting for the UA Department of Medicine, seats filled quickly. About 65 people attended with several more watching online to hear addresses by Drs. Michael Dake (Sr. VP, UA Health Sciences), Irv Kron (Dean, UA College of Medicine – Tucson) and Rick Schnellman (Dean, UA College of Pharmacy). Other reports came from Tech Launch Arizona, and Drs. Tammy Ojo (Clinical Affairs) and Amy Sussman (Education). See the photo gallery, view the video…
Inaugural Clinical Excellence Award Winners Feted at COM – Tucson General Faculty Meeting
Congratulations to Drs. Bujji Ainapurapu, Erika Bracamonte, Monica Vandivort and Tirdad Zangeneh, four Department of Medicine faculty who were among 10 physicians recognized Nov. 7 at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson General Faculty Meeting with inaugural Clinical Excellence Awards by Dean Irving Kron. See the photos, watch the video!…
Dr. Curiel Co-Authors New Care Guidelines for Melanoma by American Academy of Dermatology
A Melanoma Work Group for the American Academy of Dermatology released in early November new “Guidelines of Care for the Management of Primary Cutaneous Melanoma,” which includes among its co-authors work group member Dr. Clara Curiel-Lewandrowski, from the University of Arizona Division of Dermatology, UA Skin Cancer Institute and UA Cancer Center…
Banner – University Medicine Hiring Event Set for Nov. 13 at UA Health Sciences Plaza
Southern Arizonans seeking employment in the medical professions are invited to attend a Banner – University Medicine hiring event from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, to learn about hundreds of health-care job openings across Tucson. It will be held in the plaza south of the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, adjacent to Banner – University Medical Center Tucson at 1501 N. Campbell Ave…
UA Nephrology Celebrates Busy Schedule, Multiple Successes for Third Quarter 2018
Among kudos for the division in the past few months are the opening of a multidisciplinary stone clinic, creation of a Nephrology Fellow Survival App, welcome of a new pancreas and kidney transplant medical director, successful conference presentations and honors, a record 10 kidney transplants in one week and a kidney patient panel talk…
B Cell Follicles Shield HIV, According to UA Research Findings
A review article published by the journal Frontiers in Immunology and written by the University of Arizona Division of Infectious Diseases’ Drs. Matthew Bronniman and Elizabeth Connick highlights recent research findings UA regarding the barriers to a cure for HIV that are posed by the B cell follicle…
UA Petersen Clinics Participate in National Latino AIDS Awareness Day at Abrams Center
The University of Arizona Petersen HIV Clinics, a clinical care and outreach program hosted by the UA Division of Infectious Diseases at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson and South, sponsored a table at local festivities for the 16th Annual National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) held Oct. 26 at the Abrams Public Health Center…
UA Professor Receives Grant for Innovative Research in Preventing Heart Failure
NIH grant will allow Taben Hale, PhD, to study cardiac fibroblasts.
‘Conquering Arthritis...Meet the University of Arizona Arthritis Center Researchers,’ Nov. 8
An opportunity to visit one-on-one with UA Arthritis Center faculty members, physicians and scientists to learn about the Center’s leading-edge research.
UA to Co-Host Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Lecture, ‘Empowering the IPF Patient,” at Aloft Tucson University, Dec. 3
Dr. Sachin Chaudhary will co-chair a complimentary 3.5-CME event, “Empowering the IPF Patient,” Dec. 3, at Aloft Tucson University with National Jewish Health’s Dr. Gregory Cosgrove, who also is CMO for the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation. The event is free and open to the public…
Four from Department of Medicine Honored with First-Ever COM-T Clinical Excellence Awards
Hospitalist Dr. Bujji Ainapurapu, geriatrician Dr. Monica Vandivort, infectious disease specialist Dr. Tirdad Zangeneh and pathologist Dr. Erika Bracamonte, who heads the Renal Biopsy Service with a dual appointment in the Division of Nephrology, were among 10 University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson faculty to be presented Nov. 7 with the inaugural Clinical Excellence Awards at the college’s quarterly general faculty meeting…
Banner – UMC Tucson Earns Blue Distinction Center Designation from Blue Cross Blue Shield
Physicians at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson can take much of the credit for recent news Banner – University Medical Center Tucson has been recognized by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association as a Blue Distinction Center® for lung transplants. It’s the second such feat in a year, as the lung transplant program earned Aetna Institutes of Excellence™ status last fall. Both should broaden the geographic base of the program’s clientele…
UA College of Medicine – Tucson Recognizes Best in Clinical Excellence Among Faculty
For their outstanding dedication to clinical care, 10 physicians have received the UA College of Medicine – Tucson’s new Clinical Excellence Awards.
Could Wearable Technology Help Patients Monitor Blood Pressure?
A lab simulation model of an artificial artery in the Slepian Lab at the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center demonstrates “pulse wave velocity” is a feasible measurement for monitoring blood pressure. Wearable patches show promise for measuring PWV, making them a potentially inexpensive blood-pressure monitoring option.
Standing, Stretching and Sun: Healthy Office Habits Make a Major Difference
Dr. Esther Sternberg, UA Center for Integrative Medicine research director and the UA's resident expert on workplace well-being, offers advice for staying healthy at the office – like standing, stretching and getting outside. "Add up every day of your working life and these small, incremental improvements truly add up to a much happier, healthier life," she says. "You can think of your office as your new gym..."
Healthy Dose Blog Looks at BRCA1, BRCA2 Mutations, HPV for October Posts
Two Healthy Dose Blog posts from the University of Arizona Health Sciences focus our attention on cancer this month, one appropriately—as October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month—targeting BRACA1 and BRACA2 mutations. The other addresses HPV, which is causes cervical cancer and head-and-neck cancer…
Department of Medicine Faculty to Take Quarter of Honors at 2018 College Faculty Teaching Awards
Several faculty members and houseofficers from the University of Arizona Department of Medicine will split recognition for nine honors Nov. 8, at noon, in DuVal Auditorium, for the 39th Annual UA College of Medicine – Tucson Faculty Teaching Awards and Vernon and Virginia Furrow Awards Ceremonies. Come help us celebrate Drs. Bonnie Barbee, John Bloom, J.P. Ferreira, Elizabeth Juneman, Kris Kumar, Robert Segal, Amy Sussman (and Erika Bracamonte) — NOTE: The date for this has been moved from Nov. 7 to Nov. 8, noon, DuVal…
October Tricks & Treats Can Be Found in DOM Facebook Photo Galleries
Haven’t been following the University of Arizona Department of Medicine on Facebook of late? You’ve missed a lot of activities and events highlighted there via video and photo posts as well as kudos for faculty members. Click through to learn more about the CUP Program’s 40th Anniversary, 2nd Annual Innovations & Inventions Research Fair, 3rd Annual South Campus “Pathways” High School Health Career Fair and the DOM Faculty Meet-n-Greet on Oct. 4…
Drs. Breathett, Merchant Spotlight DOM Research at 2nd Innovations & Inventions Fair
Medical researchers, faculty and staff from the University Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson gathered on a rainy, chilly evening Oct. 16, for the 2018 Innovations and Inventions research fair. The second annual event spotlighted new and up-and-coming basic scientists and clinicians, their research endeavors and success stories. Drs. Khadijah Breathett (Cardiology) and Juanita Merchant (Gastroenterology) represented the UA Department of Medicine. See the photos, watch the video…
Thanks to $1.72M Federal Grant: UA Researchers Using Green Light for HIV-Related Pain as Astonishing Therapy Moves to Next Phase of Study
Green light therapy results in decreased chronic pain without side effects and has the promise of easy clinical application due to its low cost, efficacy and availability. This new project addresses the critical need for effective non-pharmacological treatments for HIV-related neuropathy and the hypersensitivity associated with antiretroviral therapy.
UA Cardiologist Dr. Kwan Lee Reprises Role as Daily Blogger at TCT2018
UA cardiologist Dr. Kwan Lee again authored a daily “Off Script” blog and participated in panel discussions and a poster presentation at TCT2018 in San Diego, a global conference on transcatheter cardiovascular therapeutics, this fall. As an invited speaker in an SCAI delegation, he also spoke at a Vietnam National Heart Association meeting and the Great Wall International Congress of Cardiology…
UA Skin Cancer Institute Presents 9th Annual Melanoma Walk, Nov. 3
Proceeds support melanoma research, community outreach, education and patient care in Arizona.
UA-Banner Health All of Us Research Program Reaches Enrollment Milestone
Joining the national research effort, 15,000 Arizonans have enrolled as All of Us Research Program participants, supported by local partners Banner Health and the University of Arizona Health Sciences.
V Foundation Grant Allows Dr. Chalasani to Work on Expanding Clinical Trials Across Arizona
Dr. Pavani Chalasani, who heads the University of Arizona Hematology & Medical Oncology Fellowship and leads the UA Cancer Center’s breast cancer clinical research team, is working to improve awareness of clinical trials for breast cancer patients. A nearly $60,000, one-year grant is funding a campaign to increase access to clinical trials in the state…
Student-Run Medical Clinic Open House to Celebrate 40th Anniversary of the CUP Program
The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson’s Commitment to Underserved People (CUP) program will celebrate its 40th anniversary; through the program, UA medical students provide free medical care and education to the Tucson community and Southern Arizona.