Faculty from six divisions in the Department of Medicine can lay claim to new titles come July 1, according to the latest promotion and tenure announcements by the College of Medicine – Tucson.

Vaccinated people generated an overall protective immune response to the Delta and Omicron strains of COVID-19, though with slightly fewer antibodies for the mutated parts of the virus.

Research at the U of A is giving hope to people with Parkinson’s disease.

Division Chief of Dermatology Clara Curiel, MD, is co-investigator on a team hoping to image nerve endings and create objective, quantitative biomarkers for CIPN.

A research team helmed by Sarver Heart Center Associate Director Hossein Ardehali, MD, PhD, illuminates a potential path toward reversing a type of heart disease that lacks good treatments.

Dr. Sternberg, a rheumatologist by training and professor in the Department of Medicine with dual U of A appointments in psychology and architecture, the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine research director and Institute on Place, Wellbeing & Performance founding director, won the honor in recognition of her contributions to student learning, mentorship, and interdisciplinary collaboration at the University of Arizona.

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.

On May 15, 117 University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson students will receive their medical degrees at Centennial Hall.

The 27 honorees include the Department of Medicine’s Division of Cardiology and Sarver Heart Center member Marvin Slepian, MD, JD, and Purnima Madhivanan, MBBS, PhD, MPH, associate professor of public health with a dual appointment in DOM’s Division of Infectious Diseases.