Dr. Setsuko Chambers Named to Institute of Medicine

Setsuko K. Chambers, MD, professor and vice chair of the UA Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, has been elected a member of the prestigious Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. Dr. Chambers, also the Bobbi Olson Endowed Chair of Ovarian Cancer and director of Women's Cancers at the Arizona Cancer Center, joins a small cadre of obstetricians and gynecologist in the nation who have been similarly honored.````"We were privileged to recruit Dr. Chambers from Yale in 2004," said Kathryn L. Reed, MD, professor and head of the UA Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. "She brought to Arizona her aspirations to excellence in all facets of medical academia with the ultimate goal of improving the lives of women and their loved ones through clinical care, research, education and public service. We know her as a fierce advocate for her patients, her students, residents and fellows, her nurses, her mentees and her colleagues."````Other UA faculty members who are Institute of Medicine members are: J. Lyle Bootman, PhD, ScD, dean of the College of Pharmacy; Peter Rosen, MD, clinical professor, Department of Emergency Medicine; and M. Paul Capp, MD, professor emeritus.