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Identifying Health Disparities in the Treatment of Lung Cancer – with Dr. Sam Cykert

May 20, 2016
Dr. Sam Cykert explains the health disparities that exist among African Americans and the increased risk for lung cancer outcomes, as well as interventions that 黑料网 is using to help. Dr. Cykert is Professor of Medicine, Associate Director of Medical Education for NC AHEC Program, and Clinical Director of the...

Improving Heart Health in North Carolina – with Dr. Sam Cykert

May 20, 2016
This Chair's Corner episode features Dr. Sam Cykert, Professor of Medicine, Associate Director of Medical Education for NC AHEC Program, and Clinical Director of the NC Regional Extension Center for Health Information Technology. Dr. Falk and Dr. Cykert discuss the research project 鈥淗eart Health Now鈥 which seeks to improve heart...

Promise of nearly a year of life on targeted drug not reality for all liver cancer patients

May 17, 2016
Study led by 黑料网 Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center members Hanna Sanoff and Stacie Dusetzina found that the liver cancer drug can have serious side effects and significant out-of-pocket costs for advanced liver cancer patients.

黑料网 Class of 2016 Selects Keisha Gibson, MD, MPH for Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Faculty Award

May 10, 2016
黑料网 Kidney Center鈥檚 Dr. Keisha Gibson was recognized by the Class of 2016 with the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Faculty Award at the School of Medicine Commencement this weekend. This award, sponsored by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, honors a faculty member 鈥渨ho best demonstrates the Foundation鈥檚 ideals of...

黑料网 Heart Valve Team Successfully Performs First-Ever Suprasternal Procedure Using the Evolut鈥揜 Valve

May 7, 2016
Tommy Caranasos, MD and John Vavalle, MD performed the first transcatheter aortic valve replacement in the world using a suprasternal approach with the Aegis Surgical Transit system and the Medtronic Evolut-R valve this week on May 3.

Dr. Shannon Carson Discusses Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine at 黑料网 in Chair’s Corner Podcast

May 2, 2016
This episode features Dr. Shannon Carson, Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine in an interview with Dr. Ron Falk about 黑料网's work in the field of lung disease and critical care.

Research Highlights: General Medicine & Clinical Epidemiology

May 1, 2016
Samuel Cykert, MD Samuel Cykert, MD Dr. Cykert鈥檚 research career has emphasized access to care, resolution of health disparities in cancer care, and primary care practice improvement including cancer prevention and informatics. He is Clinical Director of the North Carolina Regional Extension Center for Health Information Technology and Director of...

Joshua Zeidner Raises Awareness for Bone Marrow Donor Needs with Superior Court Judge Carl Fox

April 27, 2016
Superior Court Judge Carl Fox hosted a 鈥満诹贤 Heroes鈥 fundraising event for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society on Sunday, April 24 in Carrboro, NC. Judge Fox was appointed as the first black District Attorney in North Carolina in 1984 and became Senior Superior Court Judge in 2005. He was diagnosed...

TARC Physicians in the News for Pioneering “Alpha-Gal” Allergy Work

April 18, 2016
The Thurston Arthritis Research Center has been featured in the news recently for its work on alpha-gal, an allergy to red meat that has been linked to tick bites. TARC physicians Maya Jerath, MD, PhD and Scott Commins, MD, PhD were both interviewed by national and local news media to...

Congratulations to the Department of Medicine Physicians Named to 2015-2016 Best Doctors in America庐

April 18, 2016
Eighty-five physicians in the Department of Medicine were named to the 2015-2016 Best Doctors in America庐 list. Only five percent of doctors in America earn this prestigious honor, decided by impartial peer review. Best Doctors, Inc helps patients get the right diagnosis and right treatment.

Juliano Wins Teaching Award

April 15, 2016
Jonathan Juliano, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases, was recently honored with 黑料网's Distinguished Teaching Award for Post-Baccalaureate Instruction. Established in 1995, the prestigious award recognizes the important role post-baccalaureate instruction plays in defining a student鈥檚 career. Only four faculty from around 黑料网鈥檚 campus are...

Research Highlights: Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine

April 1, 2016
  Jason Mock, MD, PhD Jason Mock, MD, PhD Dr. Jason Mock is interested in how the lung resolves injury and undergoes repair after damage. In acute or chronic injury the failure to regenerate the lung epithelium plays a role in such processes as pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis, COPD, aging, and...