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Dec. 20, 2024

Can the heart heal itself? New study says it can.

Dec. 20, 2024

Sarver Heart Center receives $2M in gifts toward founding of cardiovascular research institute

From left: Michael Abecassis, dean of the U of A College of Medicine – Tucson, with Tom Rogers, Ginny L. Clements and Hesham Sadek.

Nov. 19, 2024

Study identifies potential new drug for Parkinson’s-related cognitive decline, dementia

Kelsey Bernard, PhD, and Lalitha Madhavan, MD, PhD

Oct. 31, 2024

Can magnetic pulses aimed at the brain treat insomnia?

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Research

Can the heart heal itself? New study says it can.

Dec. 20, 2024

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.

Study identifies potential new drug for Parkinson’s-related cognitive decline, dementia

Nov. 19, 2024

Parkinson’s disease causes difficulty in movement and balance, but its cognitive symptoms receive less attention and have no good treatments. A College of Medicine – Tucson team hopes to change that.

Viruses, cancer, and the road to research independence

Nov. 1, 2024

Rob Jackson, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Immunobiology, secured a pivotal National Institutes of Health grant to establish his career in virology and oral cancer.

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Education

Annie Lee, MD, performed fluoroscopic-guided interventional pain management procedures under the watchful eye of Mohab Ibrahim, MD, PhD, as part of the Pain Fellowship program.

Fellowship helps a physician find her passion for treating chronic pain patients

Aug. 22, 2024

Dr. Annie Lee, a recent graduate of the Pain Fellowship program, enjoys connecting with her patients and helping them manage their pain without opioids.

Group photo of the inaugural Spurring Success for Women in Medicine and Science (SSWIMS) Fellows

‘The power behind women leaders’: Inaugural SSWIMS fellows celebrate success

July 26, 2024

A fellowship for women in medicine and science supported projects that are improving education, research and patient care — and preparing participants for leadership.

University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson Class of 2023

College of Medicine – Tucson advances in U.S. News Best Medical Schools rankings

July 23, 2024

The college was recognized for its strength in diversity and its graduates, who are filling a national need for physicians in rural and health professional shortage areas.

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Patient Care

Srinivasan Vedantham, PhD, is leading a study that is testing CT imaging as an alternative to mammograms for breast cancer screening.

Researchers using $3.3M NCI grant to develop more accurate, comfortable breast cancer screening technology

Oct. 21, 2024

College of Medicine – Tucson researchers are leading a team that will test noncompression CT technology, which has the potential to detect more breast cancers while increasing comfort and decreasing radiation exposure.

College of Medicine – Tucson, Banner – University Medicine welcome new chair of neurology

Oct. 15, 2024

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

Saving Ramon

Sept. 13, 2024

With 10 weeks still to go before his birth, tiny Ramon took a short journey on the frontiers of fetal medicine. The procedure made history, and — more importantly — it worked.

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Sarver Heart Center receives $2M in gifts toward founding of cardiovascular research institute

Study identifies potential new drug for Parkinson’s-related cognitive decline, dementia

Can magnetic pulses aimed at the brain treat insomnia?

Research

Can the heart heal itself? New study says it can.

Study identifies potential new drug for Parkinson’s-related cognitive decline, dementia

Viruses, cancer, and the road to research independence

Education

Fellowship helps a physician find her passion for treating chronic pain patients

‘The power behind women leaders’: Inaugural SSWIMS fellows celebrate success

College of Medicine – Tucson advances in U.S. News Best Medical Schools rankings

Patient Care

Researchers using $3.3M NCI grant to develop more accurate, comfortable breast cancer screening technology

College of Medicine – Tucson, Banner – University Medicine welcome new chair of neurology

Saving Ramon

Accomplishments, Accolades, and Announcements

College of Medicine – Tucson, Banner – University Medicine welcome new chair of neurology

College of Medicine – Tucson gains new head of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Faces of College of Medicine – Tucson

Medical student receives college’s first four-year, full-tuition scholarship

MedCat makes colonoscopy a little less scary