Related News

Inaugural Division Chief of Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Named

Marian Frank
Marian Frank

Marilyn Glassberg, MD, has been named the inaugural division chief of Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, the vice-chair for Diversity and Inclusion, as well as senior director of Clinical Research for Strategy and Growth for the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix and Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix, Department of Internal Medicine chair Michael Fallon, MD, announced.

Marilyn Glassberg, MDDr. Glassberg also will serve as Physician Executive Director for the Banner Health University Lung Institute.

In her new role, Dr. Glassberg will help the division and Lung Institute evolve and grow in the academic arena, as well as work closely with other community partners to facilitate the delivery of superb care.

Dr. Glassberg is currently the chief of the Pulmonary Division of the Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

She is board-certified in pulmonary medicine and is an internationally recognized expert in interstitial lung disease.

Dr. Glassberg earned her MD at the University of Miami School of Medicine and completed her residency at the University of Miami Affiliated Hospitals in the Department of Internal Medicine. Dr. Glassberg also received her fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine at the University of Miami Affiliated Hospitals.

Dr. Glassberg will begin later this fall.

Topics
Faculty

About the College

Founded in 2007, the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix inspires and trains exemplary physicians, scientists and leaders to optimize health and health care in Arizona and beyond. By cultivating collaborative research locally and globally, the college accelerates discovery in a number of critical areas — including cancer, stroke, traumatic brain injury and cardiovascular disease. Championed as a student-centric campus, the college has graduated more than 900 physicians, all of whom received exceptional training from nine clinical partners and more than 2,700 diverse faculty members. As the anchor to the Phoenix Bioscience Core, which is projected to have an economic impact of $3.1 billion by 2025, the college prides itself on engaging with the community, fostering education, inclusion, access and advocacy.