Dr. Grandner was elected to the Sleep Research Society’s 2025-2026 board of directors and named the most impactful researcher in sleep and sleep medicine of the last five years.

The honor recognizes outstanding contributions to the growth and development of family medicine education around the world.

He will serve as secretary/treasurer-elect through April 2026 and as secretary/treasurer until April 2027.

The award honors NAEMSP members who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to the ‎organization by creating new initiatives or furthering its work.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson appointed Ken B. Johnson, MD, as the new chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, effective May 1.

The Arizona Board of Regents voted Thursday to confirm the appointments of Janko Nikolich, Jiang Wu and Dennis Zaritsky as Regents Professors.

Dr. Mishra is the chief medical officer for Amazon Health Services who practiced as a primary care physician for over 20 years in the U.S. and Singapore.

Dr. Dedrick Jordan, formerly of Louisiana State University, will take the helm of the College of Medicine – Tucson Department of Neurology on Nov. 5.

Sakthivel Sadayappan, PhD, MBA, is the new head of the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and associate director of basic science at the Sarver Heart Center.

Julie G. Pilitsis, MD, PhD, MBA, chair of the Department of Neurosurgery, has been elected president of the American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery.