Medicine Grand Rounds

"Cardiomyopathies: Is it in the Genes?"
Elizabeth Brophy Juneman, MD

Elizabeth Brophy Juneman, MD, is an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson.  She is the medical director of advanced heart failure & cardiac transplantation at Banner UMC Tucson. Dr. Juneman received her BS with honors in Electrical Engineering at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.  She attended medical school at the University of Texas – Houston Health Science Center.  Dr. Juneman completed her internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson.  She has been a faculty member since 2007.  Dr. Juneman’s research interest is focused on cellular remodeling in heart failure. Her clinical interest is cardiac physiology well as women’s cardiovascular disease in pregnancy. She has authored over 40 original scientific manuscripts and she has served as principle investigator for numerous national clinical trials.  She serves as speaker for the Sarver Heart Center Community Outreach Program.  Dr. Juneman is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, echocardiography, and advanced heart failure/transplantation.  Dr. Juneman has won numerous teaching awards, including Dean’s Teaching Award and the Tucson VA Clinician of the Year, as well as recognized by her peers as one of the Best Doctors in America since 2009.  Dr. Juneman is a proud native Tucsonan.  She enjoys spending time with her husband, Rory, and her two daughters.

Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Statement:
All Faculty, CME Planning Committee Members, and the CME Office Reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with ineligible companies that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.

Learning Objectives:

• Diagnose a variety of internal medicine illnesses
• Understand more clearly advances in therapy
• Become truly professional physicians