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Sixteen Department of Medicine faculty members were among those recognized March 2 at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson 2023 Faculty Awards.
![[Infographic for National Institutes of Health funding for the five UArizona Health Sciences colleges]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/2023.02.21_nih-infographic-022123_card.jpg?itok=ANHwcJz_×tamp=1708129374 "Infographic for National Institutes of Health funding for the five UArizona Health Sciences colleges")
Increases in National Institutes of Health awards to several UArizona Health Sciences colleges led to a strong showing in the annual rankings.
![[2023 Resident of Distinction Awardees at Maui Derm (back row, from left): Dev Sahni, MD, MHA, Patrick Jedlowski, MD; (front row): Zizi Yu, MD, Alexandra Rzepecki, MD, Yang (Sunny) Li, MD (Photo courtesy of Beiersdorf Inc.)]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/2023_dermmentors_residents_of_distinction_awardees_card.jpg?itok=i0BabKv8×tamp=1720540904 "2023 Resident of Distinction Awardees at Maui Derm (back row, from left): Dev Sahni, MD, MHA, Patrick Jedlowski, MD; (front row): Zizi Yu, MD, Alexandra Rzepecki, MD, Yang (Sunny) Li, MD (Photo courtesy of Beiersdorf Inc.)")
Patrick Jedlowski, MD, a resident in the Advanced Dermatology Residency Program in the UArizona Division of Dermatology, was among several top dermatology residents invited to attend the 2023 Maui Derm for Dermatologists Conference in Hawaii.
The findings of researchers from Banner Urgent Care Services and the University of Arizona Valley Fever Center for Excellence are being used to improve patient care by identifying the illness sooner, preventing infection spread and reducing treatment costs.
![[Portrait of Asian-American man wearing a gray suit, red tie and blue dress shirt]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/portrait_liao_james-2-card.jpg?itok=Qz5dvQxq×tamp=1669851080 "A fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American College of Physicians, James Liao, MD, joins the University of Arizona Health Sciences from the University of Chicago.")
A fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American College of Physicians, James Liao, MD, joins the University of Arizona Health Sciences from the University of Chicago.
Honored as the 2023 Founders Day keynote speaker, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson pulmonary division chief Dr. Parthasarathy is a nationally recognized expert in sleep medicine, conducting important research on sleep, breathing and inflammation.
![[X-ray image of knees with red marking pain spots - courtesy of Getty Images]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/gettyimages-991965242-card.jpg?itok=2vD22oY5×tamp=1694639414 "X-ray image of knees with red marking pain spots - courtesy of Getty Images")
Rheumatology Division Chief Dr. C. Kent Kwoh will lead a study that seeks to develop methods to predict who will experience rapid knee deterioration or need knee replacements in the future.
![[Clara Curiel-Lewandrowski, MD, FAAD, with confocal microscope designed to better analyze and track potentially malignant lesions on the skin]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/curiel_clinic-confocal_microscope-143-card.jpg?itok=98hrD-dv×tamp=1683089436 "Clara Curiel-Lewandrowski, MD, FAAD, with confocal microscope designed to better analyze and track potentially malignant lesions on the skin")
Clara Curiel-Lewandrowski, MD, professor of medicine and Division of Dermatology chief in the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson has been accepted into the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program. ELAM involves an intensive 1-year fellowship at Philadelphia's Drexel University.
The Department of Medicine's Rachna Shroff, MD, was among nine UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson faculty to receive 2022 Faculty Mentoring Awards at the May 19 General Faculty Meeting. A professor of medicine, Dr. Shroff is the college's associate dean, Clinical and Translational Research, and interim chief, Division of Hematology & Oncology.
Among Department of Medicine faculty recognized with 2022 Faculty Excellence Awards at the college's May 19 general faculty meeting were Jarrod M. Mosier, MD; Steffan T. Nawrocki, PhD; Tara Carr, MD; James Knepler, MD; and Lawrence Mandarino, PhD. Also participating as presenters from the department were Rachna Shroff, MD, and Kevin Moynahan, MD.
Jennifer Carew, MD, was one of six UArizona Health Sciences women to receive Women of Impact Awards from the Office of Research, Innovation and Impact as part of inaugural honors for Women’s History Month announced in March. A professor of medicine, Dr. Carew is also co-director of the UArizona Cancer Center's Hematological Malignancies Disease Team.
![[John N. Galgiani, MD]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/2022-08-08_valley_fever_galgiani_khp0345-card_0.jpg?itok=MteQ-b6I×tamp=1690559413 "John N. Galgiani, MD")
The University of Arizona Valley Fever Center for Excellence founding director and professor of medicine was honored as one of 25 faculty members singled out for excellence in teaching, scholarship and outreach.
Juanita Merchant, MD, PhD, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson professor in the Department of Medicine and chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, was named to a second term on the National Academy of Medicine Council.
Drs. Mindy Fain, Kathleen Insel and Janko Nikolich-Žugich, experts in health and wellness of the aging population, will deliver a combined keynote address at the University of Arizona Arthritis Center’s annual “Living Healthy With Arthritis” conference.
Rachna T. Shroff, MD, associate professor and associate dean of clinical and translational research at the College of Medicine – Tucson, chief of the UArizona Cancer Center GI Medical Oncology Section and leader of its GI Clinical Research Team, was one of three recipients of the 2022 Women in Oncology Awards.
The Arizona Board of Regents earmarked $3.3 million to support research into Valley fever detection technology, genomics and seasonal outbreak patterns – under the leadership of Dr. John Galgiani, Valley Fever Center for Excellence director and professor in the Department of Medicine's Infectious Diseases Division.
Rachna T. Shroff, MD, associate professor and associate dean of clinical and translational research at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, chief of the UArizona Cancer Center GI Medical Oncology Section, and leader of its GI Clinical Research Team, has been elected to the American Society of Clinical Oncology Nominating Committee.
Drs. Monica Kraft, Francisco Moreno, Andreas Theodorou and Eric Reiman encourage participation in national event to learn more about All of Us Researcher Workbench and how data is being used to help improve health care solutions and advance careers for students, staff and faculty.
The National Academy of Inventors named Steven Goldman, MD, professor of medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, Division of Cardiology, and the C. Leonard Pfeiffer Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine at the Sarver Heart Center to its 2022 class of Senior Members.
Electrocardiologist Julia Indik, MD, PhD, director of the Sarver Heart Center’s Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program, was honored with the Laennec Master Clinician Award from the American Heart Association at the group’s virtual 2021 Scientific Sessions in November. The award offers recognizes an individual’s lifetime achievement in patient care and teaching.