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In 2020, more than 1.5 million people around the world died of tuberculosis (TB), marking the first time in more than a decade that annual TB deaths had increased and demonstrating the global need for better access to treatments. To address that problem, scientists with the ºÚÁÏÍø Department of Medicine,...

The ºÚÁÏÍø Student Government, previously known as the Whitehead Medical Society in honor of Dr. Richard H. Whitehead, held the Fall Convocation and Award Ceremony. The Department of Medicine was well represented during the award ceremony. Lindsay Wilson, MD, MPH, associate professor in the Division of Geriatric...

Sasha Deutsch-link, MD, clinical outcomes/epidemiology fellow in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, wrote a Newsweek op-ed on the rise of alcohol-associated liver disease during the COVID pandemic. [Read It Here]

Amanda E. Nelson, MD, MSCR, RhMSUS, is an associate professor of medicine in the Division Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology. She is a co-principal investigator of the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project, a 30-year community-based prospective cohort of OA, multiple chronic conditions, pain and disability in Black and White men and women and its...

Saira Sheikh, MD, associate professor in the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, was the ºÚÁÏÍø Principal Investigator. The study, recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine, explored treating adults with cutaneous lupus using litifilimab. The trial was conducted at ºÚÁÏÍø’s Clinical & Translational Research Center (CTRC), a resource...

“I get this phone call asking me if I would have a moment to speak to Doctor Nigel Key, and that was the moment that changed my life pretty significantly. To this day I remember feeling the hair on the back of my neck stand up because I’m thinking, ‘surely...

The month of July recognizes the unique challenges specific communities in our country face. We have made strides to provide equal access to mental health treatment for minorities. However, barriers still exist. Over the last decade, policy changes have given Americans with disabilities more opportunities but some issues have yet...

Dr. Nganga is originally from Kenya and came to the United States on a scholarship. She is interested in clinical oncology and providing outstanding patient care, specifically to underserved populations. In her personal time, Rose enjoys gardening, Zumba, podcasts, and cooking.

Jonathan Sorah, MD is an assistant professor and clinician educator in the Division of Oncology. As a medical oncologist, Dr. Sorah focuses on gastrointestinal and skin cancers, delivering compassionate, thoughtful, and evidence-based care. He strives to be an advocate for his patients and considers it a great honor to walk...

David Wohl, MD, professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases, is featured in the below local and national media articles.  ‘COVID is not done with us’: Why is the BA.5 COVID-19 variant so contagious? – Dr. David Wohl (MSN) ‘Then it was like nope, mask on’: Masks return...

Chad Pecot, MD, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Oncology and member of the ºÚÁÏÍø Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, will lead the new center dedicated to the investigation of the many roles of RNA in health and disease. The ºÚÁÏÍø RNA Discovery Center, funded through the ºÚÁÏÍø Lineberger...

Silvia M. Kreda, PhD, in the Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine, and Lawrence Ostrowski, PhD, with ºÚÁÏÍø, received an Eshelman Institute for Innovation Award. The $350,000 grant will allow Drs. Kreda and Ostrowski to study a novel therapeutic strategy to correct some of the genetic...