Kidney specialist Ojo joins UA Health Sciences
Dr. Akinlolu O. Ojo, a leader in research and clinical care of chronic kidney disease and kidney transplantation, has been named associate vice president for clinical research and global health initiatives at University of Arizona Health Sciences.
Ojo also will serve as professor of medicine in the UA College of Medicine-Tucson and as professor of health promotion sciences in the UA Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health.
He was the Florence E. Bingham research professor in nephrology at the University of Michigan, among other posts there.
He has a particular clinical interest in kidney disease in African Americans and blacks in developing nations.
Adkins to lead Miraval program development
Miraval Group has appointed Sue Adkins, a 17-year veteran of its flagship resort in the Tucson area, as vice president to lead program development companywide, “notably in support of the company’s initiative to add full-service Miraval resorts in key destination markets and Miraval Life in Balance Spas in submarkets.”
Adkins previously was director of programs and assistant program director at Miraval Tucson Resort & Spa, after previous roles for several other Tucson hotels.
Kravec named associate
at Farhang& Medcoff
Laura M. Kravec has joined Farhang & Medcoff as an associate attorney practicing in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, and trusts and estates. She received her bachelor of science in economics, cum laude, from Miami University and her juris doctor from University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law.
Sundt names Kwapich senior project manager
Tucson-based Sundt Construction has named Jeremy Kwapich as senior project manager.
Kwapich, who has worked in the industry more than 15 years, immediately joins the team constructing the Banner-University Medical Center Tucson hospital, a joint venture with DPR Construction.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in construction management from Northern Arizona University.
In other Sundt promotions: Eric Hedlund, a longtime executive of the company, has been named to lead its expansion in Texas, a state the company says accounts for 25 percent of its new work.
John Carlson, who previously held the Texas post, takes the new role of corporate strategic business officer.
Pediatrician Moher joins Assurance Health
Dr. Jennifer Moher has joined Assurance Health & Wellness Center Child and Adolescent Services — Tucson.
Moher graduated magna cum laude from the University of Arizona with a degree in molecular and cellular biology and received her medical degree from the UA. She worked as a pediatrician for University Medical Center and was an assistant professor in the pediatrics department.
