April—or National Donate Life Month—is a great time to remind everyone to talk with their loved ones about organ donation and to complete a registration form. Yet, only about 2,000 hearts are donated each year, and with far more heart-failure patients who need help, there are not enough donor hearts to go around.
Hospitalist Anil Potharaju, MD, the associate chief for the Division of Inpatient Medicine and medical director for inpatient medicine at Banner – University Medical Center South, was chosen to represent the UA Department of Medicine in Banner Health’s 2017 Advanced Leadership Program for Physicians.
Two UA College of Medicine – Tucson faculty members within the Division of Translational and Regenerative Medicine, Ankit A. Desai, MD, and Stephen M. Black, PhD, have been awarded separate R01 research grants valued at more than $5 million combined from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, a unit of the National Institutes of Health, to study cardiovascular disease.
TUCSON, Ariz. – The great challenges facing health professionals—especially those in academic health centers—will be examined by Darrell G. Kirch, MD, president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), in a free presentation, open to the public, on Tuesday, April 18.
TOPIC: 'Linking "Genotype" to Phenotype in Complex Genetic Cardiomyopathies: From Computational Biophysics to Animal Models'
SPEAKER: Jil C. Tardiff, MD, PhD, professor of medicine and cellular & molecular medicine, UA Division of Cardiology; vice chair for research, UA Department of Medicine; member, UA Sarver Heart Center; and the Steven M. Gootter Endowed Chair for the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death, UA College of Medicine – Tucson
TUCSON, Ariz. – Although the dangers of heart disease are well-known, the relationship between inflammation, arthritis and heart disease is less understood.
A FREE COMMUNITY PRESENTATION
TO REGISTER Call (520) 626-5752 or register online at: https://www.uafoundation.org/NetCommunity/events/uaccphx
The 37th annual edition of Tucson’s largest and most scenic 10K and 5K winds its way through Starr Pass in the foothills of the Tucson Mountains. Run or walk the gorgeous course with beautiful mountain scenery and great views of the Tucson basin. Afterwards, join us for a Cinco de Mayo Celebration featuring the Cholla High School mariachi band.
To view the course map, click here.
