Deborah Fuchs, MD
Professor, Pathology (Educator Scholar Track)
Program Director of the Hematopathology Fellowship
Dr. Fuchs is a diagnostic hematopathologist and director of the Coagulation Laboratory at Banner University Medical Center, Tucson. In addition to teaching pathology residents and directing the Hematopathology Fellowship, she plays a major role in medical student education. She is the discipline director of pathology for the pre-clerkship curriculum at the UA College of Medicine and lectures on numerous general and systemic pathology topics including neoplasia, diseases of hemostasis and thrombosis, and hematolymphoid neoplasms. Dr. Fuchs is an award-winning educator as recognized by both medical students and pathology residents.
Outside of work, Dr. Fuchs enjoys travelling, hiking, biking, and backpacking.
Degrees
- MD: University of Arizona,College of Medicine, 1998
Residency
University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Anatomical and Clinical Pathology,1998-2002
Fellowship
University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Hematopathology, 2002-2004
Board Certifications
ABIM - Subspecialty of Hematology
American Board of Pathology, Anatomical and Clinical Pathology, 2003
Honors and Awards
John R. Davis, M.D. Outstanding Pathology Residency Teaching Award, 2005
Year II Basic Sciences Educator of the Year, College of Medicine, 2006
Year II Basic Sciences Educator of the Year, College of Medicine, 2007
John R. Davis, M.D. Outstanding Pathology Residency Teaching Award, 2008
Dean's List for Excellence in Teaching (Year II), Advanced Topics, College of Medicine, 2009
PRIDE in Action Star, University Medical Center, 2010
Year II Outstanding Teacher in a Block, Advanced Topics, College of Medicine, 2010
Furrow Award for Excellence in Innovation in Education, College of Medicine, 2010
Lifetime Award, Year I and II Educator of the Year, College of Medicine, 2011
Block Appreciation, Foundations, Class of 2016, College of Medicine, 2012
Block Appreciation, Foundations, Class of 2017, College of Medicine, 2013
Block Appreciation, Advanced Topics, Class of 2014, College of Medicine, 2014
John R. Davis, M.D. Outstanding Pathology Residency Teaching Award, 2014
Block Appreciation, Foundations, Class of 2018, College of Medicine, 2014
Dean's List for Excellence in Teaching, Year II, Advanced Topics, College of Medicine, 2014
Furrow Award for Excellence in Basic Science Education, College of Medicine, 2015
Block Appreciation, Foundations, Class of 2019, College of Medicine, 2015
College of Medicine – Tucson AMES Grants for Medical Education Research, 2015
Block Appreciation, Advanced Topics, Class of 2020, College of Medicine, 2016
The George C. Ray Outstanding Pathology Post-Sophomore Fellowship Teaching Award, 2018
Dean's List for Excellence in Teaching, Year I, Foundations, College of Medicine, 2018
Block Appreciation, Advanced Topics, Class of 2022, College of Medicine, 2019
Good Catch Award, BUMCT, 2020
Clinical Specialties
Hematopathology
Coagulation Disorders