Category: Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: September 1 鈥� September 30, 2022
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Andrew Moon, MD has received a $200,000 (AASLD) Clinical, Translational and Outcomes Research Award (CTORA) from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases for his grant on 鈥淚ncorporating the Patient Voice into Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment Models鈥�. Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology Doug Phanstiel,聽PhD … Read more
A Better Way to Evaluate Penicillin Allergies
On September 28, 1928, Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin. To commemorate this momentous discovery, every year on September 28th, we celebrate National Penicillin Allergy Day to raise awareness that carrying a penicillin allergy label may negatively affect a patient鈥檚 health when it is not accurate. Even though 10% of the U.S. population believes they have a penicillin aller … Read more
Featured Physician: Amika Sood, MD
Amika Sood, MD, is an assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology. Dr. Sood evaluates patients in the 黑料网 Allergy clinic with a broad range of allergic disorders. If she wasn’t a physician, she may聽have been an interior designer, event planner or professional baker… “The聽possibilities are endless!”聽
Drs. Booth and Loeser Receive NIH/NIAMS Grant to Study Effects of Vitamin K on Osteoarthritis
This novel, randomized clinical trial will evaluate if vitamin K supplementation impacts pain and function in patients with knee OA who are vitamin K insufficient. There is a growing body of epidemiological, genetic and biochemical evidence that vitamin K plays a role in maintaining joint health. The study will provide initial data in support of a larger confirmatory trial to det … Read more
Drs. Phanstiel and Loeser Receive $2.5M NIH NIAMS Grant to ID Osteoarthritis Risk Genes
Dr. Richard F. Loeser is the Joseph P. Archie, Jr. Eminent Professor of Medicine聽in the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology. Dr. Doug Phanstiel –聽who is in the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology – is the principal investigator, and Dr. Loeser is a co-principal investigator for the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases grant, “Id … Read more
Dr. Longobardi’s Research Demonstrates Deletion of Ccr2 in Cartilaginous Tissues Reduces Impact of Post Traumatic Osteoarthritis & Pain
Lara Longobardi, PhD, is an associate professor in the聽the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology. The research showed early deletion of Ccr2 in aggrecan-expressing cells reduces the initiation, but not the progression, of post traumatic osteoarthritis and its associated pain. View the article published in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage.
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: August 1 鈥� August 31, 2022
Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology Amanda Nelson,聽MD, MSCR, RhMSUS,聽received, a 5-Year, $3.4M NIH grant to investigate intestinal permeability in multi-joint osteoarthritis Saira Sheikh,聽MD, and team聽receive $500K NIH U01 鈥淚nnovation Award鈥澛爁rom FDA鈥檚 Office of Minority Health & Health Equity, to advance diversity and representation in lupus. Amanda Nelson, MD, … Read more
Dr. Saira Sheikh and Team Receive $500K NIH U01 Innovation Award to Advance Diversity in Lupus Clinical Trials
Saira Sheikh, MD, is an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology and director of the 黑料网 Rheumatology Lupus Clinic. 聽 Saira Sheikh, MD The aim of this 1-year award is to advance equity in lupus clinical trials by identifying, synthesizing, and disseminating innovative approaches and best practices to advance participant diversity in … Read more
Dr. Amanda Nelson Receives 5-Year, $3.4M NIH Grant to Investigate Intestinal Permeability in Multi-Joint Osteoarthritis
Amanda E. Nelson, MD, MSCR, RhMSUS, is an associate professor of medicine in the聽Division Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology. She is a聽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 new enrollment phase, the John … Read more
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Dr. Saira Sheikh Co-Authors Study for a Novel Therapeutic that Shows Promise in Cutaneous Lupus
Saira Sheikh, MD Saira Sheikh, MD, associate professor in the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology,聽was the 黑料网 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 黑料网鈥檚 Clinical & Translational Research Center (CTRC), a resource t … Read more
黑料网 Physician Scientists Training Program Gives Awards to Cultivate the Careers of Upcoming Physician-Scientists
Medicine, like any other scientific field, cannot progress forward without the hard work of new, cutting-edge researchers. In the Department of Medicine, three physician scientist trainees are working to improve the lives of patients who have inflammatory bowel disease, cancer, and food allergies. In light of their promising, hard work, all three have received support from the UN … Read more
Congratulations, Carolina Care Excellence Awardees!
Every year, 黑料网 Hospitals conducts the Press Ganey Medical Practice survey to obtain input from patients. Patients are asked if they would refer their provider’s practice to friends and family in the survey. Over the last year, 154 providers within 黑料网 Hospitals received the highest recommendation from more than 89 percent of their patients, putting them in the top quartile natio … Read more