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Dwayne Bell, MSN, APRN, a North Carolina native, works in the Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine as a nurse practitioner. Dwayne has grown in his role at ºÚÁÏÍø since 2003 and enjoys educating patients and their families. Outside of work he can be found cycling, sky-gazing, and plane spotting. If...

A new study shows semaglutide 2.4 mg (Wegovy), a weekly injected prescription medication for overweight adults, may prevent major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) such as cardiovascular death, non-fatal heart attack or non-fatal stroke. Novo Nordisk released the results of the significant clinical trial called SELECT. The trail studied the effects...

Congratulations to the newly elected at-large members of the Medical Staff Executive Committee. The new members from the Department of Medicine, who will serve a 2-year term, include: Thelsa Weickert, MD Shifali Arora, MD Also, a huge thanks to our departing members whose terms have expired – Cody Deen, MD,...

What does NoDa Brewing Company and Dr. Emily Chang have in common? They both love Kimchi, the dog. Dr. Chang adopted Kimchi from a rescue organization, saving her before she was placed in a high kill shelter. She is Dr. Chang’s first pup and the two were a bonded pair...

The Eshelman Institute works with Carolina faculty who are collaborating with scientists and health care providers both inside and outside ºÚÁÏÍø-Chapel Hill, including academia, industry and foundations.

The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty throughout the month of July.  Abigail Gilbert, MD, spoke to Healio Rheumatology about exercise misconceptions for osteoarthritis patients. John Buse, MD, PhD, was involved in a study that found higher doses of oral semaglutide improves...

Division of General Medicine & Clinical Epidemiology HIV/Hep C Certificate Program, lead by Louis King, MD, received a Health Resources and Services Administration grant from the National HIV Pathway Consortium to support certification efforts. Division of Hematology Paul Armistead, MD, PhD, and his research group received two grants. A 2-year,...

August 1: Lughnasadh, an official Irish holiday, marks the beginning of the harvest season. August 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous People is observed every year by the United Nations to protect the rights of the globes indigenous population. August 15: In the Catholic religion, Feast of the Assumption commemorates the...

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Pedro Escobar, MD, came to the United States from Mexico at the age of 7. After growing up in Georgia, he worked as a nurse before deciding to attend medical school. Pedro is also a proud dad of three children all under the age of 10.

Bonnie Alexander, PA-C, RDN, originally from California, is on our Diabetes Care Team. She began her career as a registered dietitian before finding her love for patient care as a physician assistant. Outside of work Bonnie enjoys doing hot yoga, reading, and traveling. Grain bowls are one of her favorite...