A Scare in Guatemala: Amanda's Story Jan. 4, 2019 Amanda Zeagler had no idea her life would be upended when she embarked on a medical mission trip to a remote region of Guatemala. A nursing student at Northern Arizona University, Amanda traveled to Guatemala with the organization Nursing Heart Inc. to provide care to the underserved and further explore her passion for nursing. Read more Image
People On The Move at the UA College of Medicine Tucson and Banner University Medicine Nov. 15, 2018 New physician-faculty members join Banner ? University Medicine and the UA Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Surgery, Neurology and Medical Imaging at the UA College of Medicine ? Tucson Read more
Two UA Surgery Professors Named to Academy of Master Surgeon Educators Oct. 29, 2018 University of Arizona Surgery Professors Leigh Neumayer, MD, MS, FACS, and James H. McClenathan, MD, FACS, have been recognized for their contributions to surgical education. Read more
UA Department of Surgery Names Bellal Joseph, MD, to Martin Gluck Endowed Chair as Newly Appointed Chief of Trauma Division July 5, 2018 Tenured UA professor, distinguished researcher and trauma surgeon tapped to lead busy trauma division. Read more
UA Surgeons Developing New Tool to Detect Urine Blockage May 19, 2018 Surgeons at the University of Arizona College of Medicine ? Tucson are developing a tool that may make detecting urine blockage simpler for patients. Read more
Five UA Faculty Members Named Regents' Professors April 16, 2018 The Arizona Board of Regents has appointed five UA professors as Regents' Professors, the highest level of recognition bestowed on faculty in the Arizona state university system. Read more
Leigh A. Neumayer, MD, MS, FACS, elected Chair of ACS Board of Regents Feb. 14, 2018 Leigh A. Neumayer, MD, MS, FACS, interim senior vice president for health sciences at the University of Arizona, was elected chair of the Board of Regents of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) during its recent annual clinical congress, in San Diego. Read more
Banner UMC, UA Department of Surgery Welcome 3 New Surgeons Feb. 5, 2018 Banner ? University Medical Center and the University of Arizona Department of Surgery are pleased to welcome three new surgeons to Tucson. Read more
UA Health Sciences Faculty Members, Programs and Banner UMC Tucson Recognized as `Influential Health and Medical Leaders Oct. 6, 2017 University of Arizona Health Sciences-affiliated faculty members and its clinical partner, Banner? University Medical Center Tucson were recently announced the winners of Tucson Local Media's annual Influential Health and Medical Leaders Awards. Read more
Dr. Robert C. Johnson Appointed to the UA Institute for Cellular Transplantation May 8, 2017 Dr. Johnson will help accelerate the Institute?s mission to treat diabetes using transplantation of macroencapsulated cells without the need for immunosuppression. Read more