Community leaders Czarina and Humberto Lopez have committed to give $3 million to support cardiovascular research at the Sarver Heart Center at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson.
The gift will create the Czarina and Humberto Lopez Cardiovascular Research Endowment, which will fund research to advance cardiovascular medicine through education, research and patient care.
“On behalf of all of us at the College of Medicine – Tucson, I would like to thank Czarina and Bert for their continued generosity,” said Dr. Michael M.I. Abecassis, named the inaugural Humberto and Czarina Lopez Endowed Dean of the College of Medicine – Tucson as part of a $5 million gift from the Lopezes in 2023. “Their support of the college and of the Sarver Heart Center embodies their altruistic commitment to helping the college fulfill the tripartite mission of education, research and patient care.”…