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An estimated 30 million Americans — more than 11% of adults — suffer from knee osteoarthritis, the degenerative disease that prompts most knee replacements. Josh Hustedt, MD, MHS, assistant professor of Orthopedics at the U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix, spent the past five years refining a procedure known as surgical knee denervation, which involves severing the four nerves that send pain signals to the knee and reattaching them to surrounding leg muscles. The process tricks the sensory nerves into thinking they are motor nerves, leading them to no longer transmit pain signals. "Neuromodulation (interrupting nerve pain signals) is the future of pain management," said Hustedt. "We'll go after the pain signal, not replacing the worn-out parts."
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Founded in 2007, the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix inspires and trains exemplary physicians, scientists and leaders to advance its core missions in education, research, clinical care and service to communities across Arizona. The college’s strength lies in our collaborations and partnerships with clinical affiliates, community organizations and industry sponsors. With our primary affiliate, Banner Health, we are recognized as the premier academic medical center in Phoenix. As an anchor institution of the Phoenix Bioscience Core, the college is home to signature research programs in neurosciences, cardiopulmonary diseases, immunology, informatics and metabolism. These focus areas uniquely position us to drive biomedical research and bolster economic development in the region.
As an urban institution with strong roots in rural and tribal health, the college has graduated more than 1,000 physicians and matriculates 130 students each year. Greater than 60% of matriculating students are from Arizona and many continue training at our GME sponsored residency programs, ultimately pursuing local academic and community-based opportunities. While our traditional four-year program continues to thrive, we will launch our recently approved accelerated three-year medical student curriculum with exclusive focus on primary care. This program is designed to further enhance workforce retention needs across Arizona.
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