News
October 31, 2016
A number of offices around the UA Department of Medicine were in the spirit of Halloween and/or the Day of the Dead festivities. Remember to be wary of nut allergies tonight and read about other National Safety Council tips. See who all’s wishing you a ‘boot-iful’ time, including from the Chair’s Office…
October 31, 2016
More than two dozen strong, the UA/Banner team took second place in fundraising at the 2016 Step Out Walk to Stop Diabetes at Rillito Park Race Track on Sunday, Oct. 30. You can still donate to help them reach their $1,000 goal…
October 27, 2016
Although rarely fatal, the fungal disease—which affects largely the lungs—can prove debilitating to people and their pets. Now, a breakthrough—published in August by the journal Infection & Immunity—by a UA multidisciplinary team in development of a vaccine, highlights the work being done that has drawn in UA specialists in infectious diseases, pulmonary medicine, agriculture and plant sciences to find a vaccine…
October 27, 2016
A new technique that allowed researchers from the University of Arizona and Cambridge University to analyze genetic material from serum samples of HIV patients taken before AIDS was known provides a glimpse into the beginnings of the epidemic. Surprise—it began way before “Patient Zero”…
October 27, 2016
Free and open to the public, the lecture by Kenneth A. Hood, DO, will discuss the latest approaches to surgical and non-surgical options for common and complex types of back issues, in addition to sharing the latest research into novel treatments and procedures for back pain and injury.
October 26, 2016
Drs. Huthayfa Ateeli, Naser Mahmoud and Muna Omar—fellows in the UA Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship Program—took the top trophy at a medical knowledge contest at CHEST 2016, the American College of Chest Physicians’ annual conference. They more than doubled the score of their closest competitor at the Oct. 25 event in Los Angeles…
October 26, 2016
Keith Maggert, PhD, with the University of Arizona Cancer Center and associate professor of cellular and molecular medicine, has been awarded a $1.7 million NIH grant and has been recognized for his high-risk/high-reward research that has the potential to change the way we think about epigenetics in disease.
October 25, 2016
With new CMS certification for the reactivated lung transplant program creating more patient choices, Drs. Afshin Sam, Charles Hsu and Samuel Kim will talk about lung cancer treatment options at the Nov. 15 UA Cancer Center Open House. November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month…
October 25, 2016
In honor of November being American Diabetes Awareness Month, the Diabetes Prevention and Education Center is offering free rubber wristbands to folks who attend its workshops during this time. Those who go to six or more by the end of the year can win a $100 gift card, too. DPEC is affiliated with the UA Division of Endocrinology and Banner – University Medical Group diabetes clinic at the Abrams Public Health Center adjacent to Banner – University Medical Center South…
October 25, 2016
University of Arizona anthropologist Dr. David Raichlen will provide a free public lecture on how medical history and time spent sitting versus being physically active affects your health. He will share details of his research during the Endocrinology Grand Rounds at the UA College of Medicine – Tucson on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 3-4 p.m.
October 24, 2016
University of Arizona infectious diseases researchers led by Dr. Stephen Klotz and Shannon Smith have begun a project to address concerns in the city of Bisbee, 90 miles southeast of Tucson, about the insects, whose bite can trigger an allergic reaction and also transmit disease. Here is what they have found so far...
October 24, 2016
Banner – University Medical Center Tucson and the Andra Heart Foundation will host Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromes Foundation president and Mayo heart specialist Dr. Michael Ackerman for a free, public talk about sudden cardiac death in the young at Tucson’s Fox Theater on Thursday evening, Nov. 3. He’ll also provide a Cardiology Grand Rounds address at the UA Sarver Heart Center…
October 24, 2016
William Cance, MD, will lead the UACC efforts in Phoenix at the University of Arizona Cancer Center at Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center. He will play a critical role in the integration of the Tucson and Phoenix campuses and developing one Cancer Center in two sites.
October 24, 2016
Proceeds support melanoma research, community outreach, education and patient care in Arizona
October 22, 2016
Dr. Sukit “Kob” Rukasuk, a visiting scholar to the UA Division of Nephrology from Thailand, takes home happy and sad memories. He’s learned a lot about advanced kidney care, vascular access and research methodologies—traveled from the Grand Canyon to Colorado ski slopes to Times Square and Harvard Yard—but the king of Thailand’s Oct. 13 death makes going home bittersweet…
October 21, 2016
A flurry of UANews Health articles in the past month have covered everything from Alzheimer’s in women to training health workers in Liberia and ovarian cancer screening devices to a new student-run medical journal and kissing bugs to how gender influences strokes. Take a look see to what you may have missed…
October 21, 2016
Drs. Monica Kraft, department chair, and Ken Knox, pulmonary chief, congratulated the collaborative, multidisciplinary effort of physicians from Tucson, Phoenix required to achieve this milestone. Our sixteenth lung patient was recently transplanted with three more on the waiting list. One patient from Yuma (pictured here) who received a double lung transplant just moved to Tucson after being accepted at the University of Arizona...
October 21, 2016
Sleep medicine and fibrotic diseases are topics for the next DOM Research Seminar lecture on Thu., Nov. 10., noon to 1 p.m., in Room 8403, Chase Bank Auditorium, Banner – University Medical Center Tucson. Come hear Dr. Sai Parthasarathy, director, Center for Sleep Disorders, and Dr. Louise Hecker, a translational research investigator who’ll discuss more than just pulmonary fibrosis…
October 20, 2016
The new Neuro ICU at Banner – UMC Tucson reopened in Unit 5W on Oct. 1 with Sankalp Gokhale, MD, recently recruited from UT Southwestern in Dallas, heading the unit as medical director. He completed his internal medicine residency at Brown, a neurology residency at Beth Israel Deaconness, and a neurocritical care fellowship at Duke. Please welcome him to our team…
October 20, 2016
Jessica August, MD, a third-year at the South Campus Internal Medicine Residency Program, was among two chosen for this year’s top Arizona resident award and will be recognized at Governor’s Dinner preceding the Arizona Chapter Scientific Meeting of the American College of Physicians, Nov. 4-6, hosted by Arizona State University. UA residents swept the competition at last year's meeting here in Tucson…