Alumni News
Biomedical implants, such as breast implants, pacemakers and orthopedic hardware, have transformed medicine, but a significant number are rejected by the body and need to be removed. The culprit is a little-understood immune reaction called foreign body response (FBR), in which the body encapsulates the implant in scar tissue. To learn more...
Elaine Situ-LaCasse, MD, receiving her medical degree at the Class of 2013 convocation ceremony Although the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson doesn’t necessarily track this sort of thing, there’s a general consensus that the Class of 2013 may hold the record as the cohort with the most members on faculty. Currently, more than...
The College of Medicine – Tucson is launching a research program devoted to aging skin, bringing the emerging field of geriatric dermatology to Southern Arizona. Tucson native Daniel Butler, MD, is a double Wildcat with an undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Arizona and a medical degree from the College of Medicine –...
Salma Patel, MD, MPH (center), and Lora Wang, MD (right) are two members of the inaugural SSWIMS cohort. More than two decades of changes — including a recent name change — have not altered the mission of Women in Medicine and Science (WIMS), a group committed to supporting women across the College of Medicine – Tucson community with networking...
What: White Coat Ceremony for the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson Class of 2027 When: Friday, July 21, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Parking, seating and other general information at medicine.arizona.edu/admissions/annual-event/white-coat-ceremony-class-2027 Where: UArizona Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Blvd., Tucson and livestreamed...
After an incredible 30-year career with the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson Department of Family and Community Medicine, Professor Patricia Lebensohn, MD, retired on May 31. Dr. Lebensohn created a legacy that will be remembered for years to come. A beloved and respected faculty member, she has positively impacted her patients,...
What: College of Medicine – Tucson Convocation When: Thursday, May 11, 2 p.m. Where: Centennial Hall and livestreamed at https://vimeo.com/event/3349853 Photos from event: https://www.flickr.com/photos/138670777@N02/albums/72177720308484710 On May 11, nearly 120 University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson students received...
Fourth-year University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson medical students gathered at Old Main before learning where they’ll launch their careers as new physicians. At the March 17 Match Day ceremony, the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson Class of 2023 learned where they will spend the next three to seven years of their...
At Match Day 2022, fourth-year medical students pick up bags containing envelopes revealing where they have been matched for residency programs. Photography by University of Arizona Health Sciences Communications, Kris Hanning. At this year’s Match Day ceremony, to be held Friday, March 17, on the west side of the Old Main Building on the...
Mark A. Nelson, PhD (right), works with research scientist Marc Oshiro, PhD, who performs DNA amplification in a Thomas D. Boyer Liver Institute laboratory. When Mark A. Nelson, PhD, came to the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson in 1993, he was just launching his career. Now, he’s launching a startup. He says his life’s work...
Todd Vanderah, PhD, professor and department head of the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson’s Department of Pharmacology, was named an Alumni of the Year for 2023 by the University of Arizona Alumni Foundation. Dr. Vanderah is also the director of the University of Arizona Health Sciences Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center (...
On February 15, 2023, the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson lost a founding member of its faculty, noted geriatrician John Thomas “Jack” Boyer, MD. Dr. Boyer, 93, died peacefully at home following a slow decline over many years. “Sliding into dementia was a surprise,” he wrote. “That I was bright enough to know it was both...
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine Josie Acuña, MD ('13), has accepted the position of assistant dean for clinical competency in the Curricular Affairs Office at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. She steps into this role effective February 6. In her new role, Dr. Acuña will be overseeing the clinical education portion...
According to the U.S. Census, the national median age is rising, as is the diversity of the population. At the same time, there is a shortage of scientists and health care providers trained in the issues affecting older adults. For example, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services projects the demand for geriatricians soon will exceed...
Image adapted from Nature Biotechnology (Nat Biotechnol) ISSN 1546-1696 (online) ISSN 1087-0156 (print) Healing is a biological process that’s easily taken for granted; you get a blister, scrape a knee or burn a finger, and after cleaning and bandaging the wound, the body takes over and starts the healing process. For some, however, the wound...
John G. Purdy, PhD (left), associate professor of immunobiology, with Yuecheng Xi, PhD, then a postdoctoral researcher with the Purdy Lab, which investigates the inner workings of a common virus. John Purdy, PhD, peers into the private lives of viruses, watching them hijack our cellular machinery to pump out the previously undiscovered raw...
With great sadness, we announce that Frank Marcus, MD, professor emeritus who dedicated more than 50 years to the Division of Cardiology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson and the Sarver Heart Center, passed away at the age of 94. Dr. Marcus was born on March 23, 1928, in Haverstraw, New York, to Samuel and Edith Marcus....