The award funds a sabbatical for Stefano Guerra, MD, PhD, MPH, to better understand biomarkers that may dictate a child’s developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease late in life.

Cardiologist Marvin J. Slepian, MD, JD, received this year’s University Distinguished Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award.

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.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson and Banner – University Medicine Tucson have appointed Lisa Rimsza, MD, as the new chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, effective July 1.

Dr. Bhattacharya named inaugural executive director of CAMI