Nine promoted faculty feted at DOM dinner hosted at Arizona Inn

 

[Image of entrance to the Arizona Inn overlaid with other images from the Department of Medicine Faculty Promotion Celebration event hosted there on Oct. 9, 2024]

The Department of Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson enjoyed an excellent turnout for its 2024 Faculty Promotion Celebration, hosted Oct. 9 at the Arizona Inn. You’ll find a selection of photos from the event displayed below as a mini-photo gallery.

[Asian man with suit and tie at podium smiles to audience as he comments on recent faculty promotions in the Department of Medicine at the U of A College of Medicine – Tucson.]Those advancing this past year included three faculty members from the Division of Cardiology, two from the Division of Infectious Diseases, and one each from the Division of Hematology & Oncology, Division of Inpatient Medicine, Division of Nephrology, and Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, or PACCS. 

[Flyer for 2024 Department of Medicine Faculty Promotion Celebration event at the Arizona Inn, Oct. 9, 2024]Department of Medicine Chair James K. Liao, MD, compliments promoted faculty at start of celebration event held in their honor.

The promotions, announced May 28 in the DOM News (where you’ll find details on each of the promotees and the progression of their careers), involve the following faculty members:

  • Mohanad Al-Obaidi, MD, MPH – now an associate professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases.
  • Tara F. Carr, MD, now a professor, allergy section chief and director of the Allergy & Immunology Fellowship Program in the PACCS division, medical director of the Adult Allergy Program at Banner – University Medicine Tucson, as well as chair of the college’s chapter of the Academy of Medical Education Scholars, or AMES. In addition, she’s co-principal investigator on the NIH-funded Binational Early Asthma and Microbiome Study, or BEAMS (click here for 2023 YouTube video of her presenting on BEAMS), and the Precision Interventions for Severe and/or Exacerbation-Prone Asthma (PrecISE) Network study, and a co-investigator on the Tucson Children’s Respiratory Study, or TCRS, and the Albuquerque-based Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society, or ComPASS, study.
  • Michel T. Corban, MD – now an associate professor in the Division of Cardiology.
  • Sima Ehsani, MD – now an associate professor in the Division of Hematology & Oncology and the Breast Clinical Research Team leader at the UArizona Cancer Center, and a member of the City of Hope Clinical Cancer Genomics Community of Practice.
  • Justin F. Hayes, MD – now an associate professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, co-director of its Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, a principal investigator on the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Research Network and participant in the Mycoses Study Group and Education & Research Consortium, or MSGERC, which participates in clinical trials related to fungal infections. [A table with red-blue squares with candle in foreground and people seated at tables listening to a South Asian man speaking at a podium and watching a screen shot of Tara Carr, MD, with photos from her life and career]
  • Olivia Hung, MD, PhD (not present) – an associate professor in the Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship program director, Sarver Heart Center member, and associate block director for the Clinical Reasoning Course at the College of Medicine – Tucson.
  • Neha Jaswal, MD – now an associate professor in the Division of Inpatient Medicine.
  • Elizabeth B. Juneman, MD – now a professor in the Division of Cardiology, Sarver Heart Center member and director of the Heart Failure Program, as well as a key faculty lecturer in the Cardio-Pulmonary-Renal Block for first-year medical students at the college. She was formerly interim division chief and center director prior to the arrival in May of Hesham Sadek, MD, PhD, now serving in those roles.
  • Bijin Thajudeen, MD – now a professor in the Division of Nephrology, he serves as associate director of the division’s research section; DEI champion and member, DOM DEI Committee; director of Inpatient Nephrology Services at Banner – University Medicine Tucson and medical director of the Inpatient Dialysis Unit at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson; medical director, DCI Dialysis Center, Douglas, Arizona; and an investigator on two clinical trials: Regen-006 (PI, sponsored by RegenMed Ltd.) and the Kidney Precision Medicine Project (co-PI, sponsored by NIH).

Click here for a PDF of the slide show from the DOM Faculty Promotion Celebration, including photos from the 2023 event, too.

For information on promotion and tenure within the department, faculty should speak to their division chiefs and/or reach out to Terri Buchannan, DOM coordinator for faculty appointments: terrib@arizona.edu or (520) 626-4168.

MINI-PHOTO GALLERY *
* Click on images to enlarge. Rollover image with mouse for captions.

[Asian man in suit-and-tie at podium in front of ornate mirror and a blue screen that says, “DOM Faculty Affairs, Promotion & Development,” with a University of Arizona logo in the bottom right corner] [Asian man in suit-and-tie at podium in front of tables of people eating as he begins to speak.] [Woman with dark hair and dark top at podium speaks as people eat at tables in foreground.] [Balding man in white shirt with bolo tie and khaki pants at podium and woman watching behind him with blue screenshot of photos of doctors promoted and the phrase, “Congratulations, one and all!!!” in foreground on right]

[Woman wearing maroon top at podium with another woman wearing dark top and red-and-black skirt behind to her left and, on the screen, the name and photos of Mohanad Al-Obaidi, MD, MBA, an infectious diseases physician in the U of A Department of Medicine] [Man with glasses in suit-and-tie sits at table watching as he’s being complimented on his hard work and dedication to the job.] [South Asian man with gray hair and glasses in dark suit at podium on left with round tables of people in foreground and, above right, a screen with a blue slide up with the name and photos of Tara F. Carr, MD] [South Asian man with gray hair and glasses in dark suit at podium with people in front of him at round tables.]

[People sitting at round tables in a room with drapes and wall lamps behind them at the Arizona Inn.] [Man with blue jacket gesturing at podium with woman in red-and-black skirt behind him and two round tables in front – with a screen showing name and photos of Michel T. Corban, MD] [Man with blue jacket at podium that says “Arizona Inn” with woman behind him to left and people sitting facing him from round tables in front of him] [Woman at podium with people watching her seated at round tables to her front, and a screen displaying slide with name and photos of Sima Ehsani, MD]

[Woman at podium on right talking to audience seated at round tables in large room with wall lamp sconces and beige drapes at the Arizona Inn] [Woman at podium on left talking to audience seated at round tables in large room with wall lamp sconces and a screen picturing name and photos of Sima Ehsani, MD] [Woman in maroon top at podium that says “Arizona Inn,” with another woman behind her in red-and-black skirt and people seated at round tables in front of her.] [People seated at tables around a screen with a red-and-white slide with name of “Justin F. Hayes, MD” and photos of him and his family and colleagues in the Division of Infectious Diseases.]

[Man with sports jacket seated at table facing right] [Woman with dark top and red-and-black skirt at podium with people seated at round tables in front of her and, to her left, a woman seated next to a projector showing a slide on a screen that’s red and blue with name and photos of “Olivia Hung, MD, PhD”] [Woman with dark top and red-and-black skirt at podium with people seated at round tables in front of her] [Woman at podium on left talking to audience seated at round tables in large room with wall lamp sconces and a screen picturing name and photos of “Neha Jaswal, MD”]

[Woman in rust-colored blouse seated at table with colleagues both in the Division of Inpatient Medicine and in the Department of Medicine] [Man with blue jacket at podium that says “Arizona Inn” with woman behind him to left, people sitting facing him from round tables, and a blue screen display at right with name and photos of “Elizabeth Juneman, MD”] [Man and woman sit at table, facing to the right, with others listening to speaker talking from off-stage right] [Two ladies at right – and others seated above them – listen and smile as another U of A Department of Medicine faculty member is raved about by their division chief.]

[Close-up of South Asian man with his hand over his chin as colleagues look on from the left at ceremony at the Arizona Inn] [A man with gray hair and glasses wearing a blazer talks to audience as screen displays name and photos of “Bijin Thajudeen, MD,” a professor in the Division of Nephrology at the U of A Department of Medicine.] [Man in white shirt, bolo tie and khaki pants speaks from podium with people seated at round tables to his front and woman over his shoulder from behind wearing black top and red-and-black skirt as slide show on screen shows photos from prior year’s U of A Department of Medicine faculty promotion event.] [Two men and a woman seated at a table listen to a presenter talk about faculty members advancement opportunities in the Department of Medicine at the U of A College of Medicine – Tucson.]

[Man with suit and tie at podium smiles to audience during closing remarks at a recent U of A Department of Medicine faculty promotions party at the Arizona Inn.] [Four women and five men stand in a line in front of beige drapery and Mexican-painted wall lamp sconces.] [Six women and five men stand, with another man kneeling, in a line in front of beige drapery and Mexican-painted wall lamp sconces.] [Two men and a woman in front of beige drapery and Mexican-painted wall lamp sconces.]

[Two men in front of beige drapery in a ballroom at the Arizona Inn.] [Two men and a woman in front of beige drapery in a ballroom at the Arizona Inn.] [Two women in front in front of beige drapery in a ballroom at the Arizona Inn.] [A man and a woman in front of beige drapery in a ballroom at the Arizona Inn.]

(Photos courtesy of David Mogollon, DOM communications manager)

Original event listing.

ALSO SEE:
“Nine DOM faculty win title upgrades via promotion” | Posted May 28, 2024
“Thirteen faculty get promotions, tenure in Department of Medicine” | Posted May 22, 2023
“Eleven Department of Medicine Faculty Approved for Promotion and Tenure Advancement” | Posted May 20, 2019
“Baker’s Dozen Get Promotions among UA Department of Medicine Faculty” | Posted June 19, 2018
“Four from DOM among Promotions Announcements at College of Medicine General Faculty Meeting” | Nov. 14, 2017
“Nine Faculty Physicians Receive Promotions in Department of Medicine” | Posted Aug. 19, 2016

Release Date: 
11/22/2024 - 4:45pm