The Department of Surgery is proud to announce its historical achievement of performing the first spina bifida fetal surgery in the state of Arizona. The successful surgery, completed on February 19, was performed by co-surgeons, Kenneth Liechty, MD, the division chief of Pediatric Surgery and director of Fetal Medicine at Banner - University Medicine, and Anthony Avellino, MD, the director of Pediatric Neurosurgery, and their medical team.

The University of Arizona Department of Surgery Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, Burns, and Acute Care Surgery is observing Falls Prevention Awareness Week from September 20-24 to help provide information and resources to the Tucson, Arizona, community that will help older adults live healthy, independent, fall-free lifestyles.

Department of Surgery faculty, researchers, residents, fellows and medical students share their work at the 2023 College of Medicine Research Day.

This January marked the one-year anniversary of the rebirth of the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Program at Banner - University Medicine.

This past year, he traveled to Barahona, Dominican Republic, to help patients with cleft lip deformities and additional health concerns including chronic wounds, lipomas, symptomatic keloids, lower extremity limb at risk, and vascular malformations of the cheek and lip.

Reflecting on 2022 with Gratitude and Optimism