Medicine Grand Rounds: Endothelial Function in Vascular Disease with Dr. James Liao

The Department of Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson presents:

“Endothelial Function in Vascular Disease”
James K. Liao, MD, FACP, FACC

Noon-1 p.m., Lecture Hall, Room 5403
College of Medicine – Tucson
(See flyer below for virtual links)
— A light lunch will be provided. —

Presenter: Dr. Liao joined the faculty of the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson as professor and chair of the Department of Medicine in January 2023. The department is the college's largest with 12 divisions, 250 faculty members and more than 200 residents and fellows that it trains annually – in addition to medical student teaching.

Dr. Liao was previously Chief of the Section of Cardiology, the Harold Hines Jr. Professor of Medicine, and the Director of Cardiovascular Research and Physician Scientist Development Program at the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine. He also helped launch, and served as medical director, the UChicago’s Heart and Vascular Center. Before that, he was a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and the Director of Vascular Medicine Research at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Dr. Liao graduated from UCLA with a bachelor’s degree in physical chemistry and earned his medical degree at the University of California, San Francisco. He completed his internal medicine residency at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, followed by research and cardiovascular medicine fellowships at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Liao is active in many national and international societies and committees. He is an elected member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation and Association of American Physicians and is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and American College of Physicians. He has served on editorial boards and as an ad hoc reviewer for esteemed journals, including: Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, The New England Journal of Medicine, Science, Nature and the Journal of Clinical Investigation, among others. Since 2013, he also has been featured among the nation’s peer-selected Top Doctors as compiled annually by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.

His research interests are focused on cardiovascular disease prevention, lipid disorders and vascular biology, including the role of statins in stroke and atherosclerosis. It has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health for 30-plus years, with grants and awards totaling more than $20 million. His past and current research funding from all sources is more than $24.5 million, and he has been awarded six patents. Dr. Liao has authored or co-authored 13 textbook chapters and more than 250 peer-reviewed articles – and is frequently asked to present at national and international conferences.

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■ Flyer for this event:  dom_grand_rounds_flyer_2023-09-27_v2.pdf
■ Health Sciences Connect Calendar listing

Department of Medicine Grand Rounds

Medicine Grand Rounds are held in Room 5403, on the fifth floor of the College of Medicine – Tucson. To view Medicine Grand Rounds remotely, see this live weblink: https://streaming.biocom.arizona.edu/streaming/. To view it after the fact, click on "Archive" at the top of this same link's webpage and, from the dropdown menu under "Category," select "Department of Medicine" and click "Search" to find the event you're seeking.

Accreditation Statement: 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

For questions or accommodations that may be necessary, please contact the Office of the Chair, 520-626-6349 at least three days in advance of event.