The University of Arizona

Getting to Know You

High school students meet forensic anthropology

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The Old-Tyme Pharmacy

Show globes and shades of John Dillinger

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UAMC – South Campus a Provisional Level III Trauma Center

South Campus designated one of two Level III hospitals in Arizona

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The Third World Beckons

AHSC professionals provide global health care

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Be A Lifesaver

A UA alum knows: there’s nothing like it!

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The Arizona Health Sciences Center at the University of Arizona

The Arizona Health Sciences Center (AHSC) at the University of Arizona is a network of health-related organizations and activities unique in the state and region. Arizona’s only academic health sciences center, AHSC is based on the campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson and maintains a growing presence on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus in downtown Phoenix. From these vantage points, AHSC reaches across the state of Arizona and well beyond its borders to provide health-care education, research, patient care and service for Arizonans and their neighbors today and for the future.
 

Dr. Zain Khalpey Spotlight Video

For more information contact: Lesley Merrifield at (520) 626-7551 or merrifield@ahsc.arizona.edu

Dr. Zain Khalpey, associate professor of surgery, UA Department of Surgery.

 

 

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Dr. Shyam Shridharani Spotlight Video

For more information contact: Lesley Merrifield at (520) 626-7551 or merrifield@ahsc.arizona.edu

Shyam M. Shridharani, MD, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery discusses how spine surgery can restore function to the body. Dr. Shridharani is a board certified spine surgeon at the University of Arizona Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.  He practiced in Washington, D.C. for three years prior to joining the UA College of Medicine.  He completed his residency and fellowship training at the Mayo Clinic and University of California.  His special skills include spinal microsurgery, minimally invasive spine surgery, and complex spine surgery.  He treats a broad range of cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine disorders, and is able to offer patients highly advanced spine care

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Leading Biomedical Engineer Bijan Najafi Joins UA Department of Surgery to Study Human Motion to Improve Patient Outcomes

For more information contact: Jo Marie Gellerman at jgellerm@surgery.arizona.edu or (520) 626-7219

Biomedical engineer Bijan Najafi, PhD, a renowned expert on human motion recently recruited to the University of Arizona Department of Surgery, has brought together UA researchers, clinicians and biomedical engineers to form the Interdisciplinary Consortium on Advanced Motion Performance (iCAMP).

 

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Center for Sleep Disorders Opens at The University of Arizona Medical Center – University Campus

More information: Max Quitazol at (520) 694-2522

A new Center for Sleep Disorders at The University of Arizona Medical Center – University Campus is treating patients for a variety of sleep problems, including sleep apnea, insomnia, narcolepsy, restless leg syndrome and others.

“The mission of our sleep center is to not only diagnose and treat sleep disorders but also to promote sleep health for adults and children,” said Sairam Parthasarathy, MD, medical director of the Center for Sleep Disorders.


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Learn Sarver Heart Center’s Continuous Chest Compression CPR

More Information: Katie Maass, (520) 626-4083, kmaass@shc.arizona.edu

Sarver Heart Center’s newest video makes it easy to learn Continuous Chest Compression CPR. Every three days, more Americans die from sudden cardiac arrest than the number who died in the 9-11 attacks. You can lessen this recurring loss by learning this hands-only CPR method that doubles a person’s chance of surviving cardiac arrest.  Watch physician researchers Gordon A. Ewy, MD, and Karl Kern, MD, demonstrate the easy, life-saving method that they developed at the University of Arizona College of Medicine.