News Archive: 2015
![[Robert Freel with one of first responders who saved his life.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/freelteaser.jpg?itok=w6WmiqBn×tamp=1448905216 "Robert Freel with one of first responders who saved his life.")
October 27, 2015
Cardiac patient Robert Freel of Tucson will be reunited with the two sheriff’s deputies who rescued him and with some of his hospital caregivers at 1:15 p.m. Oct. 29 at Banner – UMC Tucson. Media are invited to cover the reunion and interview Mr. Freel, the deputies and his physicians. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos also will be present.
October 27, 2015
Proceeds will support melanoma research, community outreach, education and patient care in Arizona.
October 26, 2015
With more than 6,000 applications received so far, faculty are asked to pitch in on prospective student interviews. In other news, Jennifer Barton named BIO5 interim director and multiple events include AHS Library open house Nov. 4...
October 23, 2015
Enjoy this profile of UA alum Dr. Francisco Garcia, director and CMO of the Pima County Health Department, from Lo Que Pasa, a UA-@-Work newsletter, on his selection as the Alumnus of the Year for the UA College of Medicine...
October 23, 2015
With recruitment season in full swing, applicant interviews with candidates for the Department of Medicine’s 11 fellowship programs will wrap up soon and those for our residency programs are about to begin. A big thanks to all faculty and staff who’ve assisted in putting our best foot forward…
October 21, 2015
Dr. Kent Kwoh, director of the UA Arthritis Center, is named by the University of Arizona Asian American Faculty, Staff and Alumni Association as the recipient of its 2015 Outstanding Faculty Award, to be presented Nov. 7 at the group’s 26th annual gala at the Tucson Chinese Cultural Center.
![[Michael A. Grandner, PhD, MTR]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/grandnerteaser_1_1.jpg?itok=7-p62Btu×tamp=1445976480 "Michael A. Grandner, PhD, MTR")
October 20, 2015
Study co-authored by University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson sleep expert Michael Grandner, PhD, explores the effects of intimate partner violence on sleep.
![[Kenneth S. Ramos, MD, PhD, PharmB]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/ramosslide_1_0.jpg?itok=jqnKy67R×tamp=1707867821 "Kenneth S. Ramos, MD, PhD, PharmB")
October 19, 2015
Membership in the National Academy of Medicine—established originally as the Institute of Medicine in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences—is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievements and commitment to service.
October 16, 2015
Liver Research Insitute director Dr. Boyer travels to DC and Houston this month, Endocrinology's Dr. Pendergrass is off to Dubai, the Nephrology team heads to Kidney Week and Cardiology's Dr. Kern, newly named to the AHA National Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee, is on the agenda at ECCU 2015...
October 15, 2015
The University of Arizona Health Sciences joins the UA Alumni Association in the annual Reunion Weekend Homecoming Celebration, Oct. 22-24.
October 14, 2015
Dr. Garcia is being recognized for his passionate advocacy for the training of physician-scientists and his support of minority medical and science students.
![[Duk L. Na, MD]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/dukteaser_0.jpg?itok=BPy268Sd×tamp=1445976480 "Duk L. Na, MD")
October 14, 2015
Duk L. Na, MD, an international authority on dementia related to cerebrovascular disease, will discuss his latest research on Nov. 20. Three other prominent researchers to speak on related topics, including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases, through June 2016 in this University of Arizona lecture series.
![[Rotor used as ventricular assist device, or VAD]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/vad-rotor_90x110px-96dpi.jpg?itok=Mfc56ia9×tamp=1457045749 "Rotor used as ventricular assist device, or VAD")
October 12, 2015
UA professor of medicine and biomedical engineering Marvin J. Slepian, MD, of the Sarver Heart Center, was recently featured in an article from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging & Bioengineering on the NIH website...
October 12, 2015
With the NIH and FDA supporting efforts to develop better diagnostic tools and vaccines against this respiratory disease endemic to the U.S. Southwest and Northwest Mexico, the University of Arizona Valley Fever Center for Excellence’s public education campaign gains momentum.
![[Ariane Guthrie and Jessica Martinez, PhD]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/resveritrol.jpg?itok=cbZjVaZ8×tamp=1444341202 "Ariane Guthrie and Jessica Martinez, PhD")
October 8, 2015
Donations will support breast cancer research conducted by Honors College student Ariane Guthrie and Dr. Jessica Martinez, UA Cancer Center
October 7, 2015
The collaborative project, “High Performance CPR University,” aims to train paramedics in state-of-the art cardiac resuscitation techniques.
![[University of Arizona Cancer Center's Peter & Paula Fasseus Cancer Clinic]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/uaccteaser_0_0.jpg?itok=8pqXMiZs×tamp=1445459162 "University of Arizona Cancer Center's Peter & Paula Fasseus Cancer Clinic")
October 7, 2015
Free public presentation on breast reconstruction options for mastectomy patients
October 5, 2015
The AAHC is a non-profit association dedicated to advancing the nation's health and well-being through the vigorous leadership of academic health centers. The UA Health Sciences is a member of the organization, which held its annual meeting Sept. 17-18 in Atlanta.
September 30, 2015
Free flu shots are being offered to state employees across the University of Arizona campus, starting Oct. 2, 2015, at the Farmers Market in the University of Arizona Health Sciences Plaza from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 2:30 p.m. Most seasonal flu activity happens between October and May, peaking in the U.S. peaks between December and February…
September 30, 2015
During his “State of the University of Arizona Health Sciences” address on Tuesday, UA Senior Vice President for Health Sciences Joe G.N. “Skip” Garcia, MD, shared the health sciences accomplishments and outlined the significant progress being made to achieve its short- and long-term goals.