News Archive: 2016
June 27, 2016
Interdisciplinary teams conducting sleep research at the University of Arizona are working to ensure people get a good night’s sleep and garnering national attention for their findings and expertise on this critical determinant of mental and physical health.
June 22, 2016
A patient of UA cardiologist and director of non-invasive cardiac imaging, Raj Janardhanan, MD, and her daughter sing his praises as well as for the medical assistants and nurses who work with him...
June 21, 2016
The UA Cancer Center has been invited to participate as a regional host site for a nationwide Cancer Moonshot Summit being convened June 29 at the White House by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden that includes “conversations” in communities across the country. Prospective participants with a professional or personal interest in finding a cure for cancer should RSVP to attend the local “conversation”—connected via live feed to the White House event...
June 20, 2016
Highlights of the year include new Division Chief Elizabeth Connick, MD, PhD, and photos of costume party “tomfoolery” at Bisbee’s Copper Queen Hotel, a Cave Creek Ranch reception in Portal, Ariz., with former division chief Eskild Petersen, MD, and the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum meeting. See what current and former fellows are up to and which PGY2 UA internal medicine residents accepted early bids as 2017 fellows...
June 18, 2016
About half the presenters and half the session chairs at the first UA Health Sciences Career Development Award Research Symposium were from the Department of Medicine, giving the event a good grounding in research initiatives from internal medicine junior faculty recognized for their contributions in advancing medical science over the past two years…
June 18, 2016
UA researcher and interim BIO5 Institute director Jennifer Barton, PhD, who is leading a $1 million project funded by the National Cancer Institute, is identifying biomarkers and creating optical imaging tools to screen for a form of cancer often called a “silent killer”...
June 17, 2016
Three University of Arizona Pulmonary & Critical Care fellows—Naser Mahmoud, MBBS, Muna Omar, MBBS, and Huthayfa Ateeli, MBBS—learned this week they earned the university designation as a “Top 3 Institution” for their fellowship program and the right to compete in the American College of Chest Physicians’ CHEST Challenge Championship in Los Angeles this fall…
June 14, 2016
As co-chair of the national Kidney Health Initiative, Dr. Prabir Roy-Chaudhury was a virtual participant in the conference, which resulted in a nearly $200 million investment commitment from federal agencies, companies, foundations, universities, hospitals and patient groups to save lives and give hope by reducing the organ waiting list...
June 13, 2016
Immune-system frailty in adults 65 and older is a widespread public health issue. A study led by the Department of Immunobiology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson points to new cells that may hold a solution.
June 11, 2016
A dozen graduating residents from the UA Internal Medicine Residency Program – South Campus were recognized Saturday, June 4, at a special dinner at Tucson’s Skyline Country Club —bringing the number of graduates from the program to nearly 60 since it was accredited in July 2007. Several awards were also presented honoring those residents who excelled over the past year…
June 10, 2016
Several UA fellows in our department are graduating and more are coming to Tucson to train and do research under our faculty. Learn more about some of those arriving and where those who are leaving are headed…
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June 10, 2016
Hear cancer survivors tell their stories along with music by Hopi flute player Jaron Samivaya Dalton and a talk by UA Cancer Center Supportive & Survivorship Care program leader Dr. Leila Ali-Akbarian…
June 10, 2016
The Abrams Public Health Center lobby will host this inaugural health fair, sponsored by the YMCA, ADA and UA Division of Endocrinology with multiple vendors from Beyond Bread to Natural Grocers to Zinburger restaurant. Get free samples and raffle prizes. Come and meet some of our instructors and take the challenge to be entered in the big raffle.
June 9, 2016
New faculty and staff are being added in just about every division over the summer, augmenting a Department of Medicine team that’s seen a number of new faces join us over the past year. Others are changing roles as physicians continue to transition between the UA and Banner, our clinical partner…
June 8, 2016
This event has been moved to Drachman Hall Room 109! Join us for research presentations by the 15 recipients of the 2014-15 CDA awards in this showcase of clinical and translational research by UA Health Sciences junior faculty and learn about funding for your research at this inaugural symposium…
June 7, 2016
After winning honors at ACP Nationals, named Gastroenterology Resident of the Year and awarded a Resident Excellence and Leadership Scholarship, she’ll head to Boston for The Liver Conference courtesy of a Resident Travel Award from the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease.
June 7, 2016
The UA Department of Medicine hosted its 2016 Graduation Dinner for the UA Internal Medicine Residency Program – Tucson Campus residents June 3 at the Skyline Country Club, with nearly 40 graduating residents and their families attending. Several awards were presented during the ceremonies, including Resident of the Year which went to Dr. Ram Baalachandran…
June 6, 2016
Christian Bime, MD, has been named director of the Medical ICU and Esther Kim, MD, is the new director of the Cardiovascular ICU at Banner - University Medical Center Tucson, replacing Gordon Carr, MD, who was picked to replace Andy Theodorou as chief medical officer for Banner - UMC Tucson and South. Earlier this year, Dr. Theodorou became CMO for the Banner - University Medicine Division...
June 3, 2016
Thirty-six new incoming interns (aka first-year resident physicians) and a transfer resident arrive this month to begin training in the UA Internal Medicine Residency Program for the 2016-17 academic year, including 28 categorical residents and eight preliminary residents. Preliminary interns will spend their intern year here before joining another residency program…
June 2, 2016
Most graduating residents from the UA Internal Medicine Residency Program - Tucson Campus know where they're headed next in their careers. Find out where they'll be training or practicing...