Deborah A. Fuchs, MD

Professor, Pathology (Educator Scholar Track)

Dr. Fuchs is a diagnostic hematopathologist and director of the Coagulation Laboratory at Banner University Medical Center, Tucson. In addition to teaching pathology residents, she plays a major role in medical student education. She is the discipline director of pathology for the pre-clerkship curriculum at the UA College of Medicine and lectures on numerous general and systemic pathology topics including neoplasia, diseases of hemostasis and thrombosis, and hematolymphoid neoplasms. Dr. Fuchs is an award-winning educator recognized by both medical students and pathology residents.

Outside of work, Dr. Fuchs enjoys travelling, hiking, biking, and backpacking.

Research Interests: 

Hematopathology

Degrees
  • MD: University of Arizona,College of Medicine, 1998
Honors and Awards
  • John R. Davis, M.D. Outstanding Pathology Residency Teaching Award, 2005
  • Year II Basic Sciences Educator of the Year, College of Medicine, 2006
  • Year II Basic Sciences Educator of the Year, College of Medicine, 2007
  • John R. Davis, M.D. Outstanding Pathology Residency Teaching Award, 2008
  • Dean’s List for Excellence in Teaching (Year II), Advanced Topics, College of Medicine, 2009
  • PRIDE in Action Star, University Medical Center, 2010
  • Year II Outstanding Teacher in a Block, Advanced Topics, College of Medicine, 2010
  • Furrow Award for Excellence in Innovation in Education, College of Medicine, 2010
  • Lifetime Award, Year I and II Educator of the Year, College of Medicine, 2011
  • Block Appreciation, Foundations, Class of 2016, College of Medicine, 2012
  • Block Appreciation, Foundations, Class of 2017, College of Medicine, 2013
  • Block Appreciation, Advanced Topics, Class of 2014, College of Medicine, 2014
  • John R. Davis, M.D. Outstanding Pathology Residency Teaching Award, 2014
  • Block Appreciation, Foundations, Class of 2018, College of Medicine, 2014
  • Dean’s List for Excellence in Teaching, Year II, Advanced Topics, College of Medicine, 2014
  • Furrow Award for Excellence in Basic Science Education, College of Medicine, 2015
  • Block Appreciation, Foundations, Class of 2019, College of Medicine, 2015
  • Block Appreciation, Advanced Topics, Class of 2020, College of Medicine, 2016
  • The George C. Ray Outstanding Pathology Post-Sophomore Fellowship Teaching Award, 2018
  • Dean’s List for Excellence in Teaching, Year I, Foundations, College of Medicine, 2018
  • Block Appreciation, Advanced Topics, Class of 2022, College of Medicine, 2019
  • Good Catch Award, BUMCT, 2020
Residency
  • University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Anatomical and Clinical Pathology,1998-2002
Fellowship
  • University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Hematopathology, 2002-2004
Board Certifications
  • ABIM - Subspecialty of Hematology
  • American Board of Pathology, Anatomical and Clinical Pathology, 2003