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February 18, 2025
Aaron Scott, MD, and Jennifer Stern, PhD, in the Divisions of Hematology & Oncology and Endocrinology respectively, will be among recipients of 68 Faculty Awards to be presented at the HSIB Forum – 19 of them to Department of Medicine faculty or programs – later this month. Register to attend and cheer them on.
February 17, 2025
A Feb. 17 YouTube reel video with Sairam Parthasarathy, MD, spotlights a clip from a January U of A Health Sciences video, “Expert Insights – Sleep apnea: Peer support for CPAP use.” It notes that patient support by peers helps improve adherence to therapy to treat sleep apnea for better health.
February 17, 2025
Bhaskar Banerjee, MD, Hsiao-Hui “Sherry” Chow, PhD, and C. Kent Kwoh, MD, are among the newest Professor Emeritus members at the college. The Department of Medicine now has 16 retired faculty members who’ve gained this august status due to their many career achievements. See who they are.
February 17, 2025
An FDA-approved osteoporosis treatment might nudge a mutated protein back into shape and improve heart function, according to a study by University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson researchers including Cardiology division chief and Sarver Heart Center director Hesham Sadek, MD, PhD.
February 14, 2025
The Sarver Heart Center director and associate director are recognized Feb. 10 with peers, friends and family as team “to build a world-class cardiovascular program here.” With a $75 million fundraising campaign under way by the college (and $27 million already committed) they’re fast on their way to reaching the goal. See a mini-photo gallery from the ceremony.
February 13, 2025
Three fellows in the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship at the Division of Cardiology won top honors in the competition in Phoenix and will be recognized this weekend at the ACC AZ Chapter Annual Meeting and compete at nationals in Chicago in March.
February 10, 2025
A season-high McKale Center crowd celebrated the Wildcats women’s basketball team’s big win over ASU on Saturday, Feb. 8, a game in which several cardiovascular professionals were honored. With February being American Heart Month, Cardiology’s Drs. Elizabeth Juneman and Iniya Rajendran and six nurse practitioners were recognized at the game. See a mini-photo gallery.
February 7, 2025
An inaugural U.S.-Mexico webinar series, Lunch & Learn with Leaders in Public Health, features a range of topics in Spanish and English ranging from infectious diseases to community health research. Earn a certificate from the University of Sonora. First up as presenter Feb. 13 is the U of A’s Gabriela Valdez, PhD. The series runs through April 3.
February 6, 2025
Several female cardiovascular disease professionals – including Drs. Elizabeth Juneman and Iniya Rajendran – at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson and Banner – University Medicine Tucson will be recognized during the Saturday, Feb. 8, McKale Center matchup between the Wildcats Women’s Basketball team versus ASU in honor of American Heart Month. Get your tickets today!
January 30, 2025
Seventeen of 65 honors announced for the Faculty Awards event, Feb. 27, are won by the Department of Medicine or DOM faculty and clinical instructors, including the Internal Medicine Clerkship Award. Register to attend and cheer on your colleagues.
January 21, 2025
Still in his first year as center director, he wants to lead the Cardiology division and Sarver Heart Center to a top 10 ranking while finding ways to repurpose drug therapies for rare disorders.
January 17, 2025
The Winter-Spring 2025 schedule for Faculty Instructional Development sessions – seven in all – within the Department of Medicine has been released. Five are offered via Zoom and two in person. Register today!
January 16, 2025
Experimental, three-drug chemotherapy regimen didn’t improve survival rates for patients, but treatment might still prove helpful for a small subset of patients, according to Dr. Rachna Shroff, trial leader and Hematology & Oncology division chief.
December 20, 2024
An international research team co-led by Dr. Hesham Sadek, Cadiology division chief and Sarver Heart Center director at the College of Medicine – Tucson, found evidence that heart muscle can regenerate after heart failure in some people with artificial hearts.
December 19, 2024
Buoyed by research including retrieval of the largest asteroid sample ever brought to Earth, advancing a vaccine for Valley fever to human clinical trial – the world’s first against fungal infection to reach this stage – and mitigating effects of extreme heat, University of Arizona officials project research activity exceeded $1 billion in fiscal year 2024, which ended June 30, and are submitting this data to the National Science Foundation for review.
December 18, 2024
Interventional Pulmonology program director Billie Bixby, MD, Infectious Diseases Fellowship associate program director Monica Hinestroza Jordan, MD, and geriatrician Julia Jernberg, MD, who heads the Ambulatory Clerkship Program, are among five new members picked for local society’s board. See who else from U of A is represented.
December 17, 2024
Proving a stitch in time saves nine, the associate medical director for the Lung Transplant Program at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson spotted an incorrect measurement on a patient’s donor wait list information. A quick update got them a donor offer soon after.
December 16, 2024
The DOM Division of Hematology & Oncology chief and interim clinical affairs director and associate director of clinical investigations at the University of Arizona Cancer Center joins the Association of American Cancer Institutes’ Physician Clinical Leadership Initiative Steering Committee.
December 12, 2024
The Division of Gastroenterology is reprising its Holiday Photo Booth, which made its debut last year as a way to add a lighter moment of joy during the end-of-year holiday season. All in the Department of Medicine are welcome to come shoot selfies and share them – or just keep them for personal pleasure. Sharing’s been made easier via a simple app accessible with a QR code.
December 5, 2024
The University of Arizona Cancer Center hosted a memorial event Nov. 12 for founding member and visionary leader, David Alberts, MD. A prior center director who oversaw creation of the Skin Cancer Institute, Dr. Alberts died July 2, 2023. The event featured remarks of guests (including Drs. Jennifer Bea and Clara Curiel-Lewandrowski), and his family was presented a plaque.