News Archive: 2025
![[Collage of images with Drs. Aaron Scott, in the Division of Hematology & Oncology, and Jennifer Stern, in the Divison of Endocrinology, at the U of A College of Medicine – Tucson.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/scott-and-stern-earn-com-t-awards_card.jpg?itok=iNI1pj4w×tamp=1739907082 "Collage of images with Drs. Aaron Scott, in the Division of Hematology & Oncology, and Jennifer Stern, in the Divison of Endocrinology, at the U of A College of Medicine – Tucson.")
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.
![[Collage of images from YouTube video posted to University of Arizona Health Sciences video, “Expert Insights – Sleep apnea: Peer support for CPAP use” and YouTube Shorts clip from it]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/expert_insights_1.9.25_parthasarathy_on_cpap_card.jpg?itok=4phmoDya×tamp=1739853355 "Collage of images from YouTube video posted to University of Arizona Health Sciences video, “Expert Insights – Sleep apnea: Peer support for CPAP use” and YouTube Shorts clip from it")
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 and better sleep.
![[A composite image of Drs. Bhaskar Banerjee, H.H. "Sherry" Chow, and C. Kent Kwoh, who are among 5 recently named Professor Emeriti at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/banerjee-chow-and-kwoh_emeritus_1920x1440px.jpg?itok=UFItHoOJ×tamp=1739827648 "A composite image of Drs. Bhaskar Banerjee, H.H. \"Sherry\" Chow, and C. Kent Kwoh, who are among 5 recently named Professor Emeriti at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson.")
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.
![[Image of woman sitting on a bed holding her heart as if in pain]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/gettyimages-1493020838-card.jpg?itok=H1K3K4gr×tamp=1739914891 "Image of woman sitting on a bed holding her heart as if in pain. (Courtesy of Getty Images)")
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.
![[A collage of images from the Feb. 10, 2025, investiture ceremony for Drs. Hesham Sadek, Division of Cardiology chief and Sarver Heart Center director, and Sakthivel Sadayappan, Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine chair and center associate director, at the U of A College of Medicine – Tucson.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/2025.02.10_sadayappan_sadek_investiture_card.jpg?itok=qL28t7N5×tamp=1739573229 "A collage of images from the Feb. 10, 2025, investiture ceremony for Drs. Hesham Sadek, Division of Cardiology chief and Sarver Heart Center director, and Sakthivel Sadayappan, Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine chair and center associate director, at the U of A College of Medicine – Tucson.")
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.
![[Pictured here are the winning ACC AZ Chapter Fellows Jeopardy team and its supporters after the Jan. 11 contest: Muhammad “Ijaz” Pervez, MBBS; Sharanyah Srinivasan, MBBS; Iniya Rajendran, MBBS, MPH; Abdulbaril Olagunju, MD; and Khurram Butt, MBBS. (Photo courtesy of U of A Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship chief fellow Sanjay Polisetty, MBBS)]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/cardiology_fellows_acc_jeopardy_winners_01.11.25_card.jpg?itok=wzCS78Om×tamp=1739497860 "Pictured here are the winning ACC AZ Chapter Fellows Jeopardy team and its supporters after the Jan. 11 contest: Muhammad “Ijaz” Pervez, MBBS; Sharanyah Srinivasan, MBBS; Iniya Rajendran, MBBS, MPH; Abdulbaril Olagunju, MD; and Khurram Butt, MBBS. (Photo courtesy of U of A Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship chief fellow Sanjay Polisetty, MBBS)")
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.
![[Collage of images from U of A Wildcats women’s basketball game vs ASU Sun Devils, 2.8.25, in which Cardiology professionals were recognized during American Heart Month]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/wildcats_wear_red_game_for_heart_health_2.8.25_card.jpg?itok=uDbvTsQF×tamp=1739214674 "Collage of images from U of A Wildcats women’s basketball game vs ASU Sun Devils, 2.8.25, in which Cardiology professionals were recognized during American Heart Month")
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.
![[A flyer image with the first four of seven lectures in the UNISON Lunch & Learn with Leaders in Public Health webinar series]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/unison_programa_final_lunch_learn_2025_card.jpg?itok=cQEDLBnA×tamp=1739233073 "A flyer image with the first four of seven lectures in the UNISON Lunch & Learn with Leaders in Public Health webinar series")
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.
![[Collage of health practitioners to be honored at U of A Women's Basketball game, Feb. 8, 2025, and a shot of the team rallying around a large drum with "Made for it!" on it.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/ua-women-bb-wildcats_made-for-it_card-v1.jpg?itok=KBGWdoqQ×tamp=1738884119 "Collage of health practitioners to be honored at U of A Women's Basketball game, Feb. 8, 2025, and a shot of the team rallying around a large drum with \"Made for it!\" on it.")
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!
![[Illustration with red and blue bars with photos of University of Arizona Department of Medicine physicians, the logo of the College of Medicine – Tucson and "Faculty Awards"]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/com-t_faculty_awards_1920x1440px.jpg?itok=P9GoPJTo×tamp=1738360768 "Illustration with red and blue bars with photos of University of Arizona Department of Medicine physicians, the logo of the College of Medicine – Tucson and \"Faculty Awards\"")
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.
![[A man in a dark suit coat and black shirt stands outside a building that has Sarver Heart Center signage.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/12162024-sadek-hashem_klh_7763_card.jpg?itok=ymu-y2EY×tamp=1737493110 "Sadek Hashem, MD, PhD, runs a very active research lab in addition to leading the Sarver Heart Center and College of Medicine – Tucson’s Division of Cardiology. (Photo by Kris Hanning, U of A Health Sciences Office of Communications)")
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.
![[The members of the PPAC at their Fall 2024 meeting in Washington, DC. From left to right: Dr. Marvin Slepian, Heidi Nebel, Suzanne Harrison, Loletta Darden, Charles Duan, Lateef Mtima, Henry Hadad, Kathleen Duda, Olivia Tsai, and Earl “EB” Bright.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/slepian-ppac-at-uspto_img_6479_card.jpg?itok=ytiy2CGE×tamp=1737485245 "The members of the PPAC at their Fall 2024 meeting in Washington, DC. From left to right: Dr. Marvin Slepian, Heidi Nebel, Suzanne Harrison, Loletta Darden, Charles Duan, Lateef Mtima, Henry Hadad, Kathleen Duda, Olivia Tsai, and Earl “EB” Bright. (Courtesy of Marvin Slepian)")
January 20, 2025
On its 25th anniversary and with rapid advances in artificial intelligence looming, the Patent Public Advisory Committee has called this year a “year of action” for establishing the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as the nation’s innovation agency.
![[Illustration of University of Arizona block "A" logo with Department of Medicine in white on field of dark blue below it]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/dom-block-a_card_0.jpg?itok=pGKMJEVh×tamp=1737152556 "Illustration of University of Arizona block \"A\" logo with Department of Medicine in white on field of dark blue below it")
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!
![[Image of a woman holds her side as if in pain, illustrating a paper with published results on a clinical trial led by University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers found that a three-drug chemotherapy treatment for advanced stage, inoperable biliary tract cancers didn’t improve patient survival when compared with the standard two-drug treatment. (Photo by Bymuratdeniz via Getty) ]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/gettyimages_woman_holding_side_1506825813_card.jpg?itok=SrbB4JWa×tamp=1737564668)
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.