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Innovations from the U of A College of Medicine – Tucson, the Asthma and Airway Disease Research Center and the BIO5 Institute are targeting the deeper causes of asthma and COPD.

Among six from the College of Medicine – Tucson, they include a dermatology resident who’ll start as an Internal Medicine intern this year, in addition to a graduating nephrology fellow, going back to complete his IM residency training. See results from MATCH Day 2025 on March 21.

Nathan Chow, MD, a third-year in the Advanced Dermatology Residency Program, has served as the lead physician among Dermatology division faculty helping students get the clinic up and running and supervising care. They serve largely the uninsured or underinsured in the Greater Tucson area.

Bhaskar Banerjee, MD, Hsiao-Hui “Sherry” Chow, PhD, and C. Kent Kwoh, MD, are among the newest Professor Emeritus members at the college. The Department of Medicine now has 16 retired faculty members who’ve gained this august status due to their many career achievements. See who they are.

An FDA-approved osteoporosis treatment might nudge a mutated protein back into shape and improve heart function, according to a study by University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson researchers.

The Sarver Heart Center director and associate director are recognized Feb. 10 with peers, friends and family as team “to build a world-class cardiovascular program here.” With a $75 million fundraising campaign under way by the college (and $27 million already committed) they’re fast on their way to reaching the goal.

Three fellows in the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship won top honors in the competition in Phoenix and will be recognized this weekend at the ACC AZ Chapter Annual Meeting and compete at nationals in Chicago in March.

Several cardiovascular professionals were honored at the Wildcats women’s basketball team’s big win over ASU on Saturday, Feb. 8.

Experimental, three-drug chemotherapy regimen didn’t improve survival rates for patients, but treatment might still prove helpful for a small subset of patients.

An international research team co-led by Sarver Heart Center Director Hesham Sadek, MD, PhD, shows that about 25% of patients with artificial hearts can regenerate heart muscle after a heart attack.