Translational and Regenerative Medicine

The baby boomer generation, those born between 1945 through 1965, have left a lasting imprint on American culture and now, as they move toward their golden years, a silent killer may be ravaging the health and well-being of many people in this age group.

Neurosurgeons Ali Baaj, MD, University of Arizona Department of Surgery, and Kumar Kakarla, MD, Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, successfully performed corrective spine surgery June 9 on a severely deformed U

The University of Arizona Medical Center – University Campus has reactivated its Heart Transplant Program after receiving approval from the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS).

UAMC temporarily suspended the program in December to recruit for – and strengthen – its highly specialized transplant team. 

EVENT: UA Department of Surgery Special Grand Rounds Presentation

SPEAKER: Richard H. Carmona, MD, MPH, FACS, 17th Surgeon General of the United States; UA professor of surgery and distinguished professor of public health; and vice chairman, Canyon Ranch, and president, Canyon Ranch Institute

DATE: Wednesday, May 7, 8-9 a.m.

LOCATION: DuVal Auditorium, University of Arizona Medical Center, 1501 N. Campbell Ave.

FEE: Free and open to the public.

Jason X.-J. Yuan, MD, PhD, an internationally recognized leader in pulmonary vascular disease research, has been appointed associate vice president for translational health sciences at the Arizona Health Sciences Center at the University of Arizona.