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Larry M. Goldberg, of Trinity Health, becomes president of Banner Health’s academic medicine division effective April 30. Kathy Bollinger, who’s led the division since its creation with the merger of Banner with the University of Arizona Health Network in February 2015, will delay her retirement until his arrival…
Pulmonary Innate, Adaptive Immunity and Fibrosis Lecture Sparks Interest at Grand Rounds
Bethany Moore, PhD, a professor in the Division of Microbiology and Immunobiology at the University of Michigan, gave a spirited talk on “Innate and Adaptive Immunity and Pulmonary Complications post-Stem Cell Transplant” as a guest speaker Feb. 21 in the University of Arizona Medicine Grand Rounds. See the link to view video…
Free, Public ‘Doc Talks’ Presented in March include Drs. Sweitzer, Curiel as Speakers
Topics for 2018 lecture series, hosted by Banner – University Medicine and the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, include heart attacks, skin cancer, concussion and precision medicine. Talks take place Tuesdays in March, 5:30-7 p.m., at the Hacienda del Sol Guest Resort...
UA Sleep Research for Student-Athletes Awarded NCAA Grant
Building upon the findings of the educational support sleep program they designed, two UA researchers have been awarded an NCAA grant to further enhance their program to help student-athletes get a good night’s sleep.
Big Data and Biomarkers in Lung Disease Subjects of March 8 DOM Research Seminar Lectures
Drs. Yves Lussier, director, UAHS Center for Biomedical Informatics & Biostatistics, and Stefano Guerra, population science director, UAHS Asthma & Airway Disease Research Center, head a powerhouse lineup at the next UA Department of Medicine Research Seminar Series lectures, Thursday, March 8, noon-1 p.m., in Room 5403, at the UA College of Medicine – Tucson. Save the date on your calendar now...
UA College of Medicine Now among More Than 75 Medical Schools Celebrating Solidarity Day
Faculty, staff, fellows, residents and students gathered in UAHS Plaza at noon, Feb. 16, to honor National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Patient Care with a few short speeches, singing by the UA College of Medicine – Tucson chapter of Docappella and a joining of hands. The UA is where it all began following the Jan. 8, 2010, shooting. See the photo gallery…
See Update to Department of Medicine Support Staff Listing
Stephanie Delgado is the new UA Division of Nephrology administrative associate, starting Jan. 29, while Shannon Andrews joined Jan. 2 as a UA Division of Cardiology administrative assistant. Meanwhile, as of Feb. 12, Sharon Bolin moved to a senior program coordinator role for the Vice Chair of Education Office and continues as coordinator of the UA Nephrology Fellowship Program. See the PDF for a full listing of departmental support staff…
Cardiologist Dr. Joe Alpert picked for Valentine’s Day ‘Lo Que Pasa’ Interview
Joseph Alpert, MD, cardiologist with the University of Arizona Division of Cardiology and a UA Sarver Heart member, surrenders to the glare of kleig lights for his Q&A in the latest edition of the UA-@-Work Lo Que Pasa newsletter, posted Feb. 14—Valentine’s Day—2018. His topic Doctorpedia videos in which he has helped recruit local physicians to participate to help educate patients about their medical conditions…
FDA Approval for New Severe Asthma Therapy Advanced by Dr. Bleecker’s Research
Clinical trials led by Dr. Eugene Bleecker, co-chief of the UA Division of Genetics, Genomics and Precision Medicine and co-director of the Division of Pharmacogenomics in the UA Health Sciences Center for Applied Genetics and Genomic Medicine, have lead to U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for a therapy to treat severe asthma involving the medication benralizumab…
Cancer Center Breast Team Receives Prestigious American College of Surgeons’ NAPBC Accreditation
The National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers recognizes health-care providers that are dedicated to high standards of care and have ambitious goals for quality improvement.
Guest Lecture featuring Pablo Loarte-Campos, MD
The Division of Nephrology will be hosting Dr. Pablo Loarte-Campos, MD who will be speaking on the topic of "The Possible Role of SGLT-2 Inhibitors in the Treatment of New Onset Diabetes Mellitus after Transplant (NODAT).” The event will be on Friday, February 9 from 8:00-9:00am in UAHS room 6302. Learn more here…
Medicine Grand Rounds, Visiting Professor in Cardiology Asks, ‘Is It Time to Rethink Heart Failure Classification?’
Washington University and Barnes Jewish Hospital Cardiology Chief Dr. Douglas Mann presented the Medicine Grand Rounds, Feb. 7, on the topic, “Recovery of the Failing Heart: Is It Time to Rethink the Classification of Heart Failure?” His address was ahead of his by-invitation-only lecture as the Samuel and Edith Marcus Visiting Professor in Cardiology later that evening at the Doubletree Reid Park Hotel…
DOM Research Seminar Series featuring Dr. Frank C. “Chip” Brosius
A video and photo gallery of Dr. Frank C. Brosius’s seminar on “Abnormal JAK-STAT Signaling in Acute and Chronic Kidney Diseases” are now available for viewing as part of the DOM Research Seminar series. The next lectures in the series are Thu., Feb. 8, noon-1 p.m., in UAHS Room 5403, with speakers, Drs. Jarrod Mosier and Steve Black. Learn more here...
Hours, Agenda Updated for 2nd Annual UA Core Facilities Fair, Feb. 20, at BIO5
The University of Arizona Office of Research, Discovery and Innovation (RDI) has updated the times and agenda for its second annual UA Core Facilities Fair hosted Tuesday, Feb. 20, at the UA BIO5 Institute, Room 103. Hours for the fair now run from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., which includes a networking reception, or mixer, at 4:30 p.m. in the new BioSciences Research Laboratory lobby…
‘Tour of the Heart: How Advances in Imaging Improve Diagnostics and Guide Treatments’ – Feb. 15 in Green Valley
Part of the 2018 free Green Valley Lecture Series, Dr. Raj Janardhanan offers an overview of 3-D echocardiography, coronary CT scans, cardiac MRIs and other imaging advances that give cardiologists powerful images of the heart to help identify heart disorders and enable the patient-care team to plan a best course of treatment...
Solidarity Week 2018 Events Include Mayoral Address, Circle of Hands, Poetry Slam
To honor National Solidarity Day celebrated Feb. 16, dozens of medical students, faculty and staff will join hands and create a human chain representing compassionate patient care. It is a culmination of Solidarity Week, a nationwide movement begun in Tucson after the Jan. 8 mass shooting that promotes patient-centered health care. Don’t miss Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild’s address, Feb. 14, noon, DuVal Auditorium…
Banner – UMC, UA Department of Surgery Welcome 3 New Surgeons
Banner – University Medical Center and the University of Arizona Department of Surgery are pleased to welcome three new surgeons to Tucson.
UA Cancer Center Team Targets Tumor Suppressor to Treat ‘Triple-Negative’ Breast Cancer
A team led by UA Cancer Center researchers Agnieszka Witkiewicz, MD, and Erik Knudsen, PhD, screened for drugs that could target triple-negative breast cancer tumors, producing several new therapeutic candidates for this difficult-to-treat cancer.
DOM Docs Contribute to Relief in ‘Chronic Inflammation,’ according to Tucson Lifestyle
Several faculty physicians from the University of Arizona Department of Medicine—Drs. Monica Kraft, Kent Kwoh, Randy Horwitz and Victoria Maizes—are among authorities consulted for an “In Health” article in the January 2018 issue of Tucson Lifestyle magazine that focuses “Chronic Inflammation: The Road to Relief.” See EXTRA INFO on all DOM local magazine coverage in 2017, too…
New Signage for Liver Institute Installed to Recognize Renaming in Dr. Boyer’s Honor
New signage was put in place Jan. 31 to recognize the renaming of the University of Arizona Liver Research Institute last year in recognition of its founding director as the Thomas D. Boyer Liver Institute. Dr. Boyer, a former UA Department of Medicine chair who passed away three weeks earlier, was notified of the honor at his retirement party last summer. The gastroenterology division signage also was changed to match the design…
Dr. Victoria Murrain Appointed Interim Deputy Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at the UA College of Medicine – Tucson
Victoria Murrain, DO, has been appointed interim deputy dean for diversity and inclusion at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. Dr. Murrain also is assistant dean and designated institutional officer for graduate medical education at the Tucson UA South Campus and associate professor in the UA Department of Family and Community Medicine.
Noted Type 2 Diabetes Expert Dr. David G. Marrero Appointed to National Diabetes Task Force
David G. Marrero, PhD, director of the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center for Border Health and professor of public health at the UA Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, has been appointed to a new national diabetes working group and task force to promote equitable and comprehensive diabetes care.
DOM P.I. Research Poster Night Continues to Shine in Second Year
The second pass at the University of Arizona Department of Medicine P.I. Research Poster Session, was held Jan. 24 in Kiewit Auditorium. With over 40 posters listed, see the program for research titles and presenters—and a photo gallery from the evening as well…
Feb. 8 Lecture: Data Sharing in Clinical Trials featuring Dr. Jeffrey M. Drazen, Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of Medicine
Dr. Drazen, editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine, will discuss data sharing in clinical trials. He is the invited speaker for the 2018 James E. Dalen, MD, MPH, Distinguished Lecture for Health Policy, which is free and open to the public.
TB Expert from UCLA to Offer Medicine Grand Rounds Lecture on ‘World’s Leading Infectious Killer,’ Jan. 31, Noon
Marcus A. Horwitz, MD, former chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine, will deliver the Medicine Grand Rounds lecture as a special guest speaker Jan. 31, noon-1 p.m., COM-T Room 5403, on the topic: “Fighting the World's Leading Infectious Killer: Advances in Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of TB”…