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May Celebrates Older, Jewish, Asian and Pacific Island Americans

April 27, 2023
It’s spring and also a time dedicated to bringing awareness to the contributions made by older Americans, American Jews, and those with Asian and Pacific Island ancestry. Celebrate by educating yourself about the various populations/cultures or by participating in an activity. 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽...

Faculty, Fellows, Residents Honored with Alpha Omega Alpha Induction

April 27, 2023
The Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) medical honor society at 黑料网-Chapel Hill has announced the following faculty, fellows and residents as inductees. into the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honor Society. AOA was founded in 1902 and is dedicated to the belief that we can improve care for all by recognizing...

Featured Resident: Mathew Sebastian

April 26, 2023
Mathew Sebastian, MD,聽PhD, joined the 黑料网 IM Residency Program after 聽studying the role of Pglyrp3 in regulation of Breast Cancer metastases at the University of Florida. His ultimate goal it to work as a physician-scientist in the field of Oncology. Mat also enjoys聽running, cooking.聽

Featured Physician: Onyinye Iweala

April 26, 2023
Onyinye Iweala, MD, PhD, is an assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology. She specializes in environmental allergies (allergic rhinitis), chronic hives and swelling (urticaria and angioedema), food allergies (including alpha-gal allergy), and anaphylaxis. She first aspired to get a PhD in the 6th grade....

Division of Hospital Medicine Well Represented at The 2023 Society of Hospital Medicine Converge

April 26, 2023
The 2023 Society of Hospital Medicine Converge took place in Austin, Texas and featured many of the Division of Hospital Medicine's talented and dedicated faculty members. In total seventeen vignettes, nine research posters and four talks were presented by our hospital medicine providers.

Gastroenterology Faculty and Fellows Will Present at 2023 Digestive Disease Week

April 25, 2023
This year, we are proud to have physicians, mid-levels, fellows, and researchers represented in a variety of around 100 oral and poster presentations. To review 黑料网 Gastroenterology鈥檚 2023 Digestive Disease Week Activities, please click here.

Cristin Colford Appointed Executive Vice Chair of Department, Deepa Kirk Named Associate Vice Chair for Outpatient Services

April 25, 2023
Cristin Colford, MD, FACP, professor of medicine, has been appointed Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Medicine. Deepa Kirk, MD, professor of medicine, has been named Associate Vice Chair for Outpatient Services.

Cassandra Donahue and Karla Fulghum Receive Research Staff Excellence Awards

April 25, 2023
Cassandra Donahue RDN, LDN, CDCES, and Karla Fulghum,聽RN, IBCLC, were honored with Research Staff Excellence Awards.

Featured Staff Member: Cassandra Donahue

April 20, 2023
Cassandra Donahue, RDN, LDN, CDCES, works in the Division of Endocrinology. Recently, she became a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist and hopes to become a published researcher. When not working Cassandra enjoys hanging with her pup Louie and trying new foods in the area!聽

黑料网 Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) Center of Excellence Receives Federal Funding

April 19, 2023
The new National HHT Diagnosis and Treatment Initiative will provide 15 Centers of Excellence (CoE), including The University of North Carolina鈥檚, with federal funding for the first time. HHT, a genetic disorder that causes some blood vessel to not develop properly, is聽the second most common genetic bleeding disorder in the...

Dr. Rumey Ishizawar鈥檚 Research Finds Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients May Safely Receive Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors for Cancer Treatment

April 18, 2023
The study evaluated whether pre-existing rheumatoid arthritis was associated with a higher mortality and risk for immune-related adverse events with immune checkpoint inhibitor use. Joining Dr. Ishizawar in conducting this research were 黑料网 colleagues; Dr. Amanda Lusa, Dr. Todd Schwartz, Carolina Alvarez, and Shruti Saxena Beem. Learn more about the...

Batsis to Lead 52-week Clinical Trial on Weight Loss in Older Adults

April 17, 2023
John Batsis, MD, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Geriatric Medicine, will lead a team of researchers at the 黑料网 and the 黑料网 Gillings School of Global Public Health in conducting a clinical study to determine best interventions to help older individuals lose weight and...