Held Nov. 14-15 in Mesa, Arizona, Department of Medicine participants at the American College of Physicians – Arizona Chapter annual meeting took home Educator, Resident, Student and Laureate of the Year honors as well as several poster awards. Other DOM faculty presented lectures at the 12-CME event.

A new study seeks to prevent nonmelanoma skin cancers, reducing the need for invasive treatments such as surgery or chemotherapy.

Department Chair of Surgery Geoffrey Gurtner, MD, is developing smart bandages that continuously monitor wounds to predict and treat infections early.

University of Arizona and Banner Health officials will enhance research processes and cut time from proposal to first-subject-enrolled for clinical trials at the College of Medicine – Tucson and U of A Cancer Center.

As Arizona marks its 23rd Annual Valley Fever Awareness Week, milestones have been reached to identify the fungal disease sooner with Banner Health’s expanded clinical protocols, says the Valley Fever Center for Excellence’s John Galgiani, MD.

A physiology researcher believes a better understanding of the gut-brain connection can help explain dietary choices and lead to strategies for altering food preferences.

Benjamin R. Lee, MD, MBA, professor and George W. Drach Endowed Chair of the Department of Urology, was inducted as a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

Billed as a team-building exercise, the Iron Chef-style contest sponsored Oct. 23 by the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine and Banner Health drew 24 cooks from six College of Medicine – Tucson departments and three residency programs.

Student research stole the show Oct. 22 at a Pfeiffer Research Foundation board of directors visit to the Sarver Heart Center and lab of Steven Goldman, MD, the C. Leonard Pfeiffer Endowed Chair of Cardiovascular Medicine.

At a U.S. Powerlifting regional competition Oct. 25 in Tucson, the electrophysiologist sets new records for squat, bench press and deadlift. Headed next to the USPA Ultra Nationals in California in May, she touts the health benefits of lifting for women.