Department of Surgery Welcomes R. John Hurlbert, MD, PhD Aug. 10, 2016 Dr. John Hurlbert will join the University of Arizona Division of Neurosurgery on August 15, 2016, in the role of Co-Director of the UA Spine Program. His focus will be program-building, residency and spine fellowship training, and clinical and translational research. Read more
UA Health Sciences Employee Excellence Recognized May 25, 2016 Honoring the best of the best, the University of Arizona Health Sciences 2016 Awards for Excellence recognize the service and achievement of appointed personnel and staff. Read more
UA Health Sciences Researchers Look to Collaborate With Cuba on Diabetic Wound Therapy March 2, 2016 Diabetic foot ulcers are more costly to treat than the five leading cancers. In response, UAHS physician-scientists David Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD, and Marvin Slepian, MD, have begun discussions with Cuban researchers to steward the FDA approval for a diabetic foot ulcer healing drug for use in the United States. Read more
UA Steele Children's Research Center Receives $40,000 from `Courtney's Courage for Pediatric Cancer Research Dec. 22, 2015 Funds will support research at the UA Steele Center that is examining novel immunotherapy strategies against pediatric cancer. Read more
UA Health Sciences Colleges Celebrate Reunion Weekend and Homecoming 2015, Oct. 22-24 Oct. 15, 2015 The University of Arizona Health Sciences joins the UA Alumni Association in the annual Reunion Weekend Homecoming Celebration, Oct. 22-24. Read more
Dr. Rifat Latifi Receives Prestigious American College of Surgeons/Pfizer International Surgical Volunteerism Award Sept. 22, 2015 Rifat Latifi, MD, trauma surgeon in the University of Arizona Department of Surgery, received the 2015 American College of Surgeons (ACS)/Pfizer Surgical Volunteerism Award. Read more
Nine UA Health Sciences Faculty Members, Programs Named Finalists for `Influential Health and Medical Leaders Awards Sept. 18, 2015 Finalists for Tucson Local Media?s Influential Health and Medical Leaders Awards include nine UA Health Sciences-affiliated faculty members and programs. Read more
UA Medical Team Wins Accreditation for Banner UMC Tucson as Treatment Referral Center by National Pancreas Foundation Sept. 8, 2015 Clinicians? multidisciplinary approach at the University of Arizona College of Medicine ? Tucson has earned Banner ? University Medical Center Tucson the designation as the only NPF Center in Arizona and recognition for its ability to handle complex care of patients suffering from pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer and related diseases. Read more
UA Study Finds Huge Disparity in the Occurrence of Leg Amputations on Low-Income and Rural Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Aug. 31, 2015 Study co-author Dr. David Armstrong suggests a three-tiered system to provide earlier coordinated care that could help reduce the disparity in outcomes for patients in outlying communities and for low-income patients with Type 2 diabetes. Read more
Breathing New Life Into Diabetes Treatment Aug. 7, 2015 An implantable oxygen generator could one day revolutionize islet cell transplantation in patients with diabetes, a UA surgeon says. Read more
