The Health Resources and Services Administration-funded program seeks to increase the engagement, retention and promotion of faculty members from the
UA College of Medicine ? Tucson.

A national multicenter clinical trial, which included Banner ? University Medical Center Tucson, reported that a blood transfusion containing equal parts red blood cells, plasma and platelets is more effective in the treatment of trauma patients suffering from severe blood loss compared to a higher-ratio combination, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Laurence Hurley, PhD, has been named the winner of the 13th annual Sydney E. Salmon, MD, Distinguished Investigator Award.

UA neurosurgeon Dr. Willard S. Kasoff performed the surgery on Maureen Raine, who has much to celebrate during April, Parkinson?s Awareness Month.

As a Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Khalpey will continue his collaborative research with Poland?s Ryszard T. Smolenski, MD, PhD, at the Medical University of Gda?sk, studying adult stem cell therapy to repair damaged hearts.

Robert C. Harland, MD, has joined the University of Arizona Department of Surgery Division of Abdominal Transplantation as professor, vice chair of academic affairs and surgical director of solid organ transplantation at Banner ? University Medical Center Tucson.

Hospital Receives Blue Distinction CenterÆ Designation for Delivering Quality Transplant Care

The University of Arizona Department of Surgery welcomes back Rifat Latifi, MD, as professor of surgery and vice chair of International Affairs. He also is an honorary professor of the medical faculty of University of Tirana, Albania.

The University of Arizona Medical Center ? University Campus celebrated it's grand opening of their new Burn Treatment Room on Monday, Dec. 15.