Rheumatology

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The Division of Rheumatology team operates largely through the University of Arizona Arthritis Center, an affiliate of the UA Department of Medicine. In addition to research and training activities, it offers improved access to care to help our patients find relief through the many new therapies now available for rheumatic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, lupus and more.

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General or academic questions for the Division of Rheumatology can be directed to our administrative offices at:

UA Arthritis Center and UA Athletics Team Up for 2016 Desert Diamond Bear Down Luncheon, April 21

Arthritis is the most debilitating disease in society today. Every day, 53 million people experience the effects of this insidious ailment; 140,000 people with arthritis will visit their doctors; and 3,750 joints will be replaced due to the damage caused by arthritis.

UA College of Medicine – Tucson and Banner – University Medical Center Co-Sponsor Inaugural Desert Lung Disease Conference, April 15-16

[Iconographic illustration of anatomy of cardiopulmonary vasculature]

For most people, the idea of having lung cancer or end-stage lung disease sounds like a death sentence. [Samuel Kim, MD, and Scott Lick, MD]

Department of Medicine Grand Rounds - "Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment in 2016"

TOPIC: "Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment in 2016"

Message from the Chief

People who suffer from arthritis can’t wait for a cure. Our team offers improved access to help find relief as soon as possible via the many new therapies now available. We provide care to adult rheumatology patients at our south Tucson outpatient clinic along with a full infusion service delivering state-of-the-art biologic therapies and intravenous osteoporosis medication, also available for outside referrals. Bone density measurements are available onsite as is a full service phlebotomist...

C. Kent Kwoh, MD
Chief, Division of Rheumatology

Internal Medicine First Choice for Match Day Surprises

Med Student Bachelorette host and contestant at Tucson Match Day festivities

[First to announce, Shawn Ong]

Shawn Ong, a medical student at the UA College of Medicine - Tucson, was first up to declare where he was headed for his physician residency on Friday, March 18, during the National Resident Matching Program announcements held simultaneously at medical schools across the country.

Primary Care Wins the Largest Share of Students in the UA College of Medicine – Tucson Class of 2016

[Medical student Shawn Ong shares Match Day excitement at learning where he'll practice medicine after graduating this spring.]

TUCSON, Ariz. – Fourth-year University of Arizona medical student Shawn Ong danced across the stage of DuVal Auditorium Friday after opening his Match Day envelope to learn he will be doing his residency training in internal medicine at Yale – New Haven Hospital.

MATCH DAY 2016

[Medical student Ryan Wong excited about finding out his destination on Match Day 2016.] “Match Day” – the day that medical students across the country have been working toward for four years – will be held Friday, March 18.

Rheumatology News: LHWA Conference Jan. 23, Tucson Lifestyle on Lupus, 1st Eric Gall Endowed Lecture, and the Black-and-White of Knee Replacement

Pain & Your Brain poster “Pain & Your Brain” is the theme of the 2016 Living Healthy with Arthritis Conference, hosted by the University of Arizona Arthritis Center on Saturday, Jan. 23, in DuVal Auditorium from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.

UA Arthritis Center Research Featured in Journals, Conferences

The following stories were recently posted to the UA Arthritis Center website:

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