News
July 7, 2013
The UA professor of anesthesiology has served as director of the department’s residency program for nine years and previously was chair of the anesthesia department at Loma Linda University School of Medicine; he replaces Dr. Steven Barker, who has served as department head since 1995 and will continue as a faculty member.
July 4, 2013
UA pediatric cardiologist Brent Barber, MD, appears on the cover of Tucson Lifestyle magazine’s July issue on Tucson’s Best Doctors.
July 4, 2013
Dr. Lori Arviso Alvord, delivers the commencement address at the University of Utah School of Medicine; Dr. Leslie Boyer named one of 30 heroes by FDA Office of Orphan Products Development; Dr. Patricia B. Hoyer Earns Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology Specialty Section Lifetime Scientific Achievement Award and the Women in Toxicology Special Interest Group Mentoring Award; Iserson’s Getting Into a Residency: A Guide for Medical Students” newly revised and published in its eighth edition; Janet Major re-elected to the board of the U.S. Distance Learning Association.
July 2, 2013
Event celebrates five outstanding Tucson fathers while raising funds to support type 1 diabetes research, clinical programs, faculty recruitment and endowment at the UA Steele Center.
July 2, 2013
“Dr. Gregorio is a great leader to bring the UA Sarver Heart Center through this time of transition as we work to conclude the national search for Dr. Ewy’s successor,” said Steve Goldschmid, MD, dean of the UA College of Medicine - Tucson.
June 27, 2013
Derksen joined the College of Public Health in 2012. His health services research interests include covering the uninsured, enhancing access to quality care, reducing health disparities, and implementing community and team-based health services for rural, underserved and vulnerable communities and populations.
June 26, 2013
The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson held its annual leadership, teaching and quality improvement training, the Interprofessional Chief Resident Immersion Training Program (IP-CRIT), on June 8-9 to improve health outcomes for older adults.
June 26, 2013
Graciela Uribe became the first patient in Southern Arizona to receive a HeartWare® HVAD Pump, a new-generation, smaller ventricular-assist device used as a bridge to transplant.
June 24, 2013
Larry asked for birthday gifts that could be given to children coping with illness and donated them to Kids of Steele, the family auxiliary of the UA Steele Children’s Research Center.
June 20, 2013
The award from The Pennsylvania State University salutes the achievements of outstanding alumni whose personal lives, professional achievements and community service exemplify the objectives of their alma mater.
June 19, 2013
Judy Bernas, Associate VP for UA in Phoenix, Earns Honor
June 17, 2013
Join stress management expert Ann Pardo, director of life management at the Canyon Ranch Health Resort in Tucson, in this free interactive lecture, open to the public, presented by the University of Arizona Arthritis Center
June 17, 2013
The Granzier team at University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson will study the role of titin during the diastolic or filling of the heart during infant development and in adults. Titin works like a molecular sized spring that recoils and causes the cardiac muscle to relax.
June 14, 2013
Dr. James Dalen receives honorary degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester; Dr. Ana Maria Lopez named one of 25 Most Influential Hispanic Business Leaders in Arizona; Arizona Health Sciences Library, Tucson Campus, receives Team Award for Excellence.
June 11, 2013
The pediatric outpatient clinic received a 96 percent compliance rating; the average score across the state is 64 percent and the U.S. national average is 73 percent
June 11, 2013
Funds will enable Steele Center researchers to expand research in autoimmune diseases like type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn’s disease and celiac disease.
June 7, 2013
The Gladys E. Sorensen Endowed Professorship is named in honor of Gladys E. Sorensen, EdD, RN, FAAN, who was dean of the UA College of Nursing from 1967 to 1987.
June 7, 2013
UA College of Medicine – Tucson professor of pediatrics eligible for Alpha Omega Alpha ‘Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teaching Award.’