A2DRC Research Update Seminar with Dr. Eugene H. Chang

Thu, 04/11/2019 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm

The Asthma & Airway Disease Research Center (A2DRC) at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Tucson Campus Presents:

“Rvc-cdhr3 Interactions in Airway Disease” 

Presented by:
Eugene Chang, MD | Associate Professor and Vice Chair, Academic Affairs, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, UA College of Medicine – Tucson; and Director of Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery, Banner – University Medicine Tucson

A2DRC Research Update Seminar
Thursday, April 11, 2019 | 4 – 5 p.m.
UAHS Asthma and Airway Disease Research Center, Conference Room 2343

About the Speaker
Eugene H. Chang, MD, FACS, is a surgeon-scientist with a clinical and research focus in endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery. His clinical practice includes primary and revision endoscopic sinus surgery, endoscopic cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak repair, and skull base tumor surgery. He completed his medical school training at Brown University in the Program for Liberal Medical Education (PLME), and proceeded to complete his residency and fellowship at the University of Iowa, which has been ranked in the top ten otolaryngology training programs over the past twenty-five years. Dr. Chang became an assistant professor in the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Iowa, and since beginning his academic practice has consistently been funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH) for his work in translational sinus research.

He is one of a small number of surgeon-scientists in otolaryngology who combine an active clinical practice and research expertise to help understand the basic process of sinus disease and develop future therapies and treatments. Dr. Chang is the associate editor for the Rhinology and Skull Base Section of the Annals of Otolaryngology and the author of more than 30 peer-reviewed manuscripts. His clinical and research expertise has been recognized by the NIH, International Rhinology Society and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Chang's clinical specialties are endoscopic and minimally invasive techniques to remove benign and malignant tumors of the nose, sinuses and skull base.

Please join us!

Contact: Eva Barrow | evachere@email.arizona.edu

Event Location: 

UAHS Asthma and Airway Disease Research Center, Room 2343
1501 N. Campbell Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85724
(2nd or main floor of UA College of Medicine – Tucson, west of the BUMCT Hospital Administration Office)

Event Coordinator Name: 
Eva Barrow
(520) 626-6387
Event Contact Department: 
UAHS Asthma and Airway Disease Research Center