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For the first time at the University of North Carolina, cardiologists were able to implant a percutaneous transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement device to treat severe tricuspid valve regurgitation. One of only around 50 sites in the U.S. participating in the TRISCEND II clinical trial, experts at 黑料网 believe this therapy...

Last October, Clin-STAR selected David Lynch, MD as a Clin-STAR Transdisciplinary Aging Research Pilot Grant recipient. Recently, Clin-STAR posted a summary of the project along with a brief interview with Dr. Lynch. According to the summary, the long-term goal is, “to improve older adults’ physical function and quality of life...

Each year, 黑料网 Hospitals administers the Press Ganey Medical Practice survey to solicit feedback from patients. The survey asks our patients about their likelihood of recommending their provider鈥檚 practice to their friends and family. This year, 202 黑料网 physicians and advanced practice providers received the highest recommendations, which places them...

Andrea Azcarate-Peril, PhD, associate professor of medicine, discusses her research into the bacterial communities that live inside our guts and offers tips on how you can maintain a healthy microbiome. Bacteria have thousands of genes and functions that we, the human host, do not have. For instance, bacteria can help...

The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty throughout the month of March.聽 Vimal Derebail, MD, MPH,聽presented at the Kidney Disease Clinical Trialists meeting. Evan S. Dellon, MD, MPH,聽was interviewed about the treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis and the limitations of his team’s...

Preterm birth is common and increases one鈥檚 risk for kidney disease. Keia Sanderson, MD, MSCR, has received an NIH K23 award, supported by the NIDDK, to identify maternal and neonatal risk factors to help predict childhood kidney disease earlier. This is a 3-year career development award. Dr. Sanderson, MD, will...

Match Day arrived after an exciting interview season in which 35 outstanding candidates from 20 different states were selected to interview with our program from over 200 applicants. The Department of Medicine Physician Scientist Training Program was successful in our recruitment efforts and we are pleased to announce two new...

Andrew Gilman, MD, was drawn to 黑料网 Gastroenterology because of the mission, collegiality and "how can we help" attitude. From a rural area in California, Dr. Gilman says it it rewarding to provide care to people from remote areas. Outside of work he enjoys fly fishing, diving and hiking.聽

A North Carolina native, Lynnee Vaught, MD, earned her undergraduate degree and completed medical school in the state before joining the 黑料网 Internal Medicine Residency Program. She was previously captain of Wake Forest University's Dance Team and a professional cheerleader for the Carolina Panthers.

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Alejandro Fernandez is a business manager with the McAllister Heart Institute. Originally from Honduras, he has lived in the U.S. for nearly 10 years. Aside from working on a great team Alejandro enjoys being a dad and playing pickleball! Interestingly, he nor his son have a middle name.聽