Image UArizona Arthritis Center Bear Down Celebration Featured on KVOA-TV, Channel 4 Oct. 7, 2022 Celebrating a new era in University of Arizona football, former Wildcat legend and College Football Hall of Fame member Ricky Hunley was a featured speaker along with UArizona Vice President for Athletics Dave Heeke. Read more
Image Arthritis Center Director C. Kent Kwoh, MD, co-authors publication on racial and ethnic differences in the treatment of osteoarthritis Aug. 2, 2022 C. Kent Kwoh, MD, Director of the University of Arizona Arthritis Center and Division Chief of Rheumatology, has co-authored a publication titled: 'Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Pharmacologic Management of Osteoarthritis: Rapid Systematic Review'. Read more
Image UArizona Arthritis Center Researcher David Jordan Awarded NIH Grant July 29, 2022 This award will further Dr. Jordan's research to establish age-specific distribution percentiles for joint space width in the healthy finger joints of African Americans and Whites, separately for men and women, for two time points, using data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI). Read more
Image Dr. C. Kent Kwoh Named Co-Chair of NIH-Sponsored Workshop July 6, 2022 Dr. Kwoh is a Professor of Medicine and Medical Imaging in the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Chief of the Division of Rheumatology and holds the Charles A.L. and Suzanne M. Stephens Endowed Chair in Rheumatology. He serves as director of the University of Arizona Arthritis Center, a Center of Excellence in the University of Arizona College of Medicine. Read more
Image UArizona Arthritis Center Director C. Kent Kwoh, MD, to deliver keynote address at International Workshop on Osteoarthritis Imaging in Tokyo July 1, 2022 The International Workshop of Osteoarthritis Imaging (IWOAI) is designed for scientists and clinicians, including physicists, engineers, computer scientists, radiologists, rheumatologists and orthopaedic surgeons, and students working on pulse sequences (rf coil design, image reconstruction, musculoskeletal and body imaging), MRI technologists, clinical investigators and anyone pursuing imaging of OA. Read more
Image Dr. C. Kent Kwoh Authors La Estrella de Tucsón Article 'Nuestra Salud: ¿Qué tanto sabes de la osteoarthritis?' May 25, 2022 His major research interests are in outcome assessment and the examination of risk factors for the development and progression of a broad spectrum of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases. Read more
Image Aging Experts to Address UArizona Living Healthy With Arthritis Virtual Conference May 15, 2022 Drs. Mindy Fain, Kathleen Insel and Janko Nikolich-Žugich, experts in the health and wellness of the aging population, will deliver a combined keynote address at the University of Arizona Arthritis Center’s annual “Living Healthy With Arthritis” conference May 21. Read more
Image Study Shows Amputation, Hospitalization Rates Fell Among Minorities Following Medicaid Expansion May 4, 2022 Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act led to fewer diabetic foot amputations among underserved adults, according to a new study. Read more
Image UArizona Arthritis Center Lecture Focuses on Integrative Medicine and Inflammation March 30, 2022 Dr. Randy Horwitz will share integrative medicine approaches to treating chronic inflammation and educate participants about healing-oriented medicine. Read more
Image Future Doctors Celebrate Match Day March 20, 2022 Fourth-year University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson students learned where they’ll launch their careers as new residents. Read more