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Research led by first and second authors Aaron C. Viser, Adelaide R. Cooke, and corresponding author Anne F. Peery, MD, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, reveals how a screening tool can measure the prevalence of malnutrition among patients at the ºÚÁÏÍø Multidisciplinary Inflammatory Bowel Disease...

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has awarded ºÚÁÏÍø Lineberger’s Ethan Basch, MD, MSc, FASCO, $3 million in research funding to support a multi-institutional initiative to implement electronic patient-reported outcomes, or ePRO, in oncology practices across the country. “People being treated for cancer often experience a range of symptoms that...

Division of Hematology Rafal Pawlinski, PhD, and Brandi Reeves, MD, were awarded a one-year $75,000 ºÚÁÏÍø Phase 2 Translational Team Science Award (TTSA) for their project, “evaluating the role of hypoxia inducible factors in endothelial and hematopoietic cells in myeloproliferative neoplasms.” Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism Emily...

The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty throughout the month of November.  Jason Wittes, PharmD, was featured in an Instagram reel talking about his role as pharmacy director for the ºÚÁÏÍø Hemophilia Treatment Center Pharmacy. As of Nov. 8, Carolina faculty...

December 1: World AIDS Day brings awareness to HIV/AIDS and serves as an opportunity to end related stigma. December 3: Interntional Day of Persons with Disabilities is a day aimed to promote the right and well-being of persons with disabilities. It also highlights the challenges people with disabilities face. December 7-15:...

The Department of Medicine is asking School of Medicine and Health Care System staff (non-APP and non-faculty) to continue the conversation regarding the SHARE Survey results. A kick-off meeting will be held January 24, 2024 @ 1:00p in MacNider Room 133. Your candid feedback via the SHARE Survey has provided...

We’re excited to extend a warm invitation to our upcoming Bake & Share event on December 18th, from 11:30am to 1:00pm in room 133 MacNider. The purpose of this event is simple yet significant—to bring our community of staff, faculty, trainees, and APPs together for a delightful moment of connection...

Carrie Diamond, MD, attended Princeton University. There she majored in Spanish and Portuguese and minored in neuroscience and Latin American studies, all while also playing on the varsity Field Hockey team! 

In a remarkable testament to her dedication to the institution, Keisha Gibson, MD, MPH, has been elected to serve as the chair of the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (ºÚÁÏÍø). Dr. Gibson, currently in her second term on the committee, brings a wealth...

Danielle Camstra, PA, MS is a physician assistant in the Oncology/Hematology Infusion Clinic. As a child she wanted to be a veterinarian and still thinks being a pet photographer would be a great gig. Next year she hopes to attend two medical conferences. 

The ARIES-HM3 Randomized Clinical Trial assessed the safety and efficacy of excluding aspirin from the antithrombotic regimen in patients with advanced heart failure who have undergone implantation of a fully magnetically levitated left ventricular assist device (LVAD). “There has been no consensus in the field about use of or dose...

John Buse, MD, PhD, and Sidney Smith Jr., MD, along with 18 ºÚÁÏÍø and 21 other ºÚÁÏÍø-Chapel Hill researchers have been named in Clarivate’s 2023 list of Highly Cited Researchersâ„¢. These scientific pioneers from around the world are drawn from the publications that rank in the top...