UA Welcomes New Surgeons and PCMS Members

The University of Arizona Department of Surgery and Banner – University Medical Center recently welcomed several new surgeons to Tucson. As members of the UA College of Medicine faculty, they are members of the Pima County Medical Society

David A. Bull, MD

Dr. David A. Bull comes to Tucson as professor and chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery in the UA Department of Surgery and as the Jack G. Copeland Endowed Chair of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the UA Sarver Heart Center.

Dr. Bull returns to Arizona from the University of Utah, where he was a professor of surgery, chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and program director of the Thoracic Surgery Residency Program. He specializes in heart, lung and esophageal surgery, heart and lung transplantation and the implantation of mechanical circulatory support devices.

Dr. Bull received his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco. He completed his general surgery residency at the UA, followed by a fellowship in vascular surgery at the UA and a fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Utah

Dr. Bull’s research efforts are focused on the development of new therapies to promote myocardial recovery and the development of novel immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer.

Wei Zhou, MD

Dr. Wei Zhou has joined the UA as professor and chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery. Previously she was professor of surgery at Stanford University and chief of vascular surgery at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System.

She earned her medical degree from New York Medical College and completed her surgery training at the University of California, San Diego, and a fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston. She earned her medical degree from New York Medical College and completed her surgery training at the University of California, San Diego, and a fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston.

Dr. Zhou is a distinguished surgeon-scientist and leader in the impact of carotid interventions. She has authored dozens of articles in surgical journals and has been the principal investigator of more than 30 clinical trials.

Lilah Morris-Wiseman, MD

Dr. Lilah Morris-Wiseman specializes in treating thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal gland disorders using minimally invasive endocrine surgical techniques.

She received her medical degree from Tulane University in New Orleans, completed her residency in general surgery at the University of California, Los Angeles, and then completed fellowship training in surgical endocrinology at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.