UPH physicians, clinics and programs are nationally and internationally recognized for outstanding contributions to the advancement of new technologies, treatments and therapies.

UPH physicians are also highly acclaimed for their dedication to teaching the next generation of doctors in the clinic and in the classroom. Awarded by their mentors, peers and students, these faculty have proven to be outstanding educators as well as physicians.

Here are just a few of the recent honors received by UPH programs and physicians:

• University Physicians Healthcare orthopaedic surgeon William Grana, MD, has been selected for the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Hall of Fame.  Dr. Grana is one of just three doctors inducted in 2009.  This is the highest honor bestowed by the society, with only 40 recipients since the organization was founded in 1975.  >> Read More
  
  
• Dr. John LaWall, a neurologist with University Physicians Healthcare, has earned the subspecialty certification in headache medicine from the United Council on Neurological Subspecialites in March, 2009.  Only about 400 physicians nationwide have received this certification.  Dr. LaWall has also been selected by his patients for the Patient's Choice Awards for 2008.  This top rating is awarded only to a select few of the nation's most beloved doctors.
  
  
• University Physicians Hospital has been ranked as one of the 100 Best Value Hospitals in the United States as part of the Hospital Value Index™.  UPH Hospital was also listed as one of 100 Best Kept Secrets-recognizing hospitals that offer high value but are not as well known as other hospitals in their market.
  
  
• Fayez K. Ghishan, MD, professor and head, UA department of pediatrics and director of the Steele Children's Research Center, has been awarded a prestigious MERIT (Method to Extend Research In Time) award of $2.5 million from the National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) in June, 2008.
  
  
• The University of Arizona National Center of Excellence in Women's Health at University Physicians Hospital has been awarded a $2.1 million, five-year grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.     >> Read More
  
  
• UPH physicians were acknowledged by their peers as Best Doctors in America, a database published annually by Best Doctors, Inc. in October, 2007.
  
  
• Andreas Theodorou, MD, UPH Pediatric Intensivist, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Section Chief of Pediatric Critical Care with The University of Arizona Department of Pediatrics, received the "Care Award" from the Brain Injury Association of Arizona. This award is given annually to an individual who has made oustanding contributions to the care, treatment and/or rehabilitation of persons with traumatic brain injuries (TBI).
  
  
• UPH received one of just three Best Practices awards at the 2007 Workplace Excellence Awards of Greater Tucson. The award recognizes our outstanding recruitment, retention, benfits and development of employees.
  
  
• Robert Berg, MD, UPH pediatric intensivist and Steele Children's Research Center investigator, was honored with the prestigious "2006 Resuscitation Science Symposium Lifetime Achievement Award for a Cardiac Resuscitation Scientist" by the American Heart Association (2006).
  
  
• David Alberts, MD, director of the Arizona Cancer Center, was recently awarded the 2006 Salsbury Award, the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association's highest honor for his outstanding contribution to health care in Arizona. He is acknowledged for his pioneering work in cancer research and "his tireless efforts to prevent illness and cure cancer."
  
  
• Surgeon Hugo Villar, MD was named the Distinguished Latin American in the United States for 2007 by the Federation of Latin American Surgeons.  Dr. Villar recently helped create and implement a program to train physicians in developing countries on a multi-disciplinary approach to cancer care.
  
  
• The Tucson Breast Center was chosen as one of the Top 10 Freestanding Imaging Centers or Groups in the United States by Medical Imaging Magazine (2006).
  
  
• UPH cardiothoracic surgeons were ranked among the best in the nation by US News (2004).
  
  
• Renowned as the premier telemedicine program in the nation, the Arizona Telemedicine Program was invited to participate in a White House-hosted meeting of the Federal Interagency Medical Directors.
  
  
• The CardioWest Total Artificial Heart was approved for commercial use by the FDA after a national study was initiated by UPH physicians. The Total Artificial Heart is an implantable and intended to keep hospitalized patients alive while waiting for a heart transplant.
  
  
• Time Magazine named UPH Physician Andrew Weil, D.O., one of the most influential people in the United States in 2005. Dr. Weil is the director of the Integrative Medicine Program at University Medical Center.
  
  
• Harvey W. Meislin, M.D., was awarded the David K. Wagner Award, the highest award presented by the American Academy of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Meislin is the head of the Department of Emergency Medicine at The University of Arizona College of Medicine and director of the Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center.
  
  
• UPH Pathologist Thomas Grogan, M.D., was given the American Cancer Society Lifetime Achievement Award for the development of automated instrumentation used in 31 countries.