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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.
![[A new study found that adult lung health can be influenced by nutritional problems during pregnancy, low birth weights for gestational age and being underweight in childhood. (Getty Images)]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/gettyimages-1176140066-card.jpg?itok=X5hIehsU×tamp=1721926164 "A new study found that adult lung health can be influenced by nutritional problems during pregnancy, low birth weights for gestational age and being underweight in childhood. (Getty Images)")
A UArizona Health Sciences-led study involving several researchers from the Asthma and Airway Disease Research Center, including Dr. Stefano Guerra, identified poor childhood nutrition and growth as risk factors for lung disease and weaker health as an adult.
![[Man in shorts outdoors on a road holding his knee as if in pain during a run.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/knee_pain_1309561958-card.jpg?itok=5OPryeZT×tamp=1694623407 "A $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will allow researchers to determine if changes in knee structure during aging can predict pain, functional limitations and the need for future knee replacements.")
University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers will study the links between knee structure changes and clinical outcomes in people with osteoarthritis.
![[Bhupinder Natt, MD, Medicine ICU medical director at Banner – University Medical Center South, was presented with a Clinical Excellence Award.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/card_natt-bhupinder_202100662_com_faculty_excellence-7558.jpg?itok=DQ3gxb0-×tamp=1708383206 "Bhupinder Natt, MD, Medicine ICU medical director at Banner – University Medical Center South, was presented with a Clinical Excellence Award.")
The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson presented the winners of the 2021 Faculty Excellence Awards at the August 11 Faculty Excellence Reception. Among those earning recognition were Drs. Laura Meinke and Bhupinder Natt.
![[Valley fever is much better understood worldwide thanks to the UArizona Valley Fever Center for Excellence’s research, education and outreach efforts.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/2021-06-10_022321-valley-fever-center-nhg_3755-card.jpg?itok=oeFpuO2i×tamp=1692816503 "Valley fever is much better understood worldwide thanks to the UArizona Valley Fever Center for Excellence’s research, education and outreach efforts.")
The center, led by Dr. John Galgiani, a professor in the Department of Medicine's Division of Infectious Diseases at the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson, focuses on research, outreach and education to fulfill its mission of protecting people against a deadly fungal disease native to the Southwest.
![[The UArizona Health Sciences Asthma & Airway Disease Research Center has spent decades researching the origins of adult respiratory diseases, including asthma and COPD, which often begin in the wheezing and lower respiratory infections of youth.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/asthma_airway_1310226962_card.jpg?itok=UEG9Wz63×tamp=1721928985 "The UArizona Health Sciences Asthma & Airway Disease Research Center has spent decades researching the origins of adult respiratory diseases, including asthma and COPD, which often begin in the wheezing and lower respiratory infections of youth.")
The Asthma & Airway Disease Research Center, with numerous faculty from the Department of Medicine’s pulmonary and other divisions throughout the years, has revolutionized our scientific understanding of asthma and other respiratory diseases.