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University Medical Center provides some of the best cardiac and intensive care in the nation, two independent studies have shown.
For the first time, state-of-the-art digital mammography is available at the Tucson Breast Center, operated by the University Physicians.
Marjorie A. Isenberg, an internationally noted nursing educator, researcher and administrator, has been named dean of the UA College of Nursing. She succeeds Suzanne Van Ort, who is returning to the classroom.
Dr. Thomas Boyer, a leading expert in the diagnosis and treatment of liver disorders, has been appointed director of the new Arizona Liver Institute at the UA College of Medicine.
Tucson's Angel Charity for Children has pledged $750,000 to the Steele Memorial Children's Research Center to create a wing dedicated to research and treatment of juvenile diabetes.
University Medical Center has adopted a new and more effective Pap test to detect cervical cancer and pre-cancers in women.
The University Medical Center Cardiothoracic Surgery Team today performed another medical first in Arizona.Led by Dr. Jack G. Copeland, chief of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery at UMC, the team successfully implanted the Arrow LionHeart(tm) -- a fully implantable mechanical heart assist device.
Children in Arizona have a high incidence of diabetes. In the Hispanic and Native American populations, the incidence of diabetes is more than twice the national average. Most children diagnosed with diabetes have juvenile diabetes (Type 1). However, within the last decade doctors have seen an alarming increase in the number of children and adolescents with adult onset diabetes (Type 2).
The University of Arizona department of orthopaedic surgery has appointed Joseph E. Sheppard to head its new Hand and Upper Extremity Service.
AHSC opens its new hand and upper extremity service; the Sleep Disorders Center receives reaccreditation; Dahl named director of Human Subjects Protection Program; and deLeon picked to head Pharmacy Services.
