{"id":59573,"date":"2022-05-18T11:52:25","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T15:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/?p=59573"},"modified":"2023-06-23T11:43:52","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T15:43:52","slug":"congratulations-carolina-care-excellence-awardees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/congratulations-carolina-care-excellence-awardees\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations, Carolina Care Excellence Awardees!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/four-unc-gastroenterology-faculty-receive-award-for-carolina-care-excellence-1-image2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3978 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/four-unc-gastroenterology-faculty-receive-award-for-carolina-care-excellence-1-image2-286x300.jpeg\" alt=\"carolina-care-excellence\" width=\"286\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/four-unc-gastroenterology-faculty-receive-award-for-carolina-care-excellence-1-image2-286x300.jpeg 286w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/four-unc-gastroenterology-faculty-receive-award-for-carolina-care-excellence-1-image2-301x315.jpeg 301w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/four-unc-gastroenterology-faculty-receive-award-for-carolina-care-excellence-1-image2.jpeg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/><\/a>Every year, ºÚÁÏÍø Hospitals conducts the Press Ganey Medical Practice survey to obtain input from patients. Patients are asked if they would refer their provider&#8217;s practice to friends and family in the survey.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last year, 154 providers within ºÚÁÏÍø Hospitals received the highest recommendation from more than 89 percent of their patients, putting them in the top quartile nationally. These physicians and advanced practice providers deserve recognition for their contributions to providing an extraordinary patient experience.<\/p>\n<p>The 2022 ºÚÁÏÍø Hospitals and Faculty Physicians Award for Carolina Care Excellence has been given to these providers in recognition of their outstanding care. Of the 154 winning providers, 70 are from the Department of Medicine.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to the following Carolina Care Excellence Award winners from the Department of Medicine:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27232\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 194px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/03\/gehi-receives-sewell-family-mcallister-distinguished-professorship-image2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-27232\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/03\/gehi-receives-sewell-family-mcallister-distinguished-professorship-image2-225x300.png\" alt=\"Anil Kishin Gehi, MD-bristol-meyers-squibb-grant-AF\" width=\"184\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/03\/gehi-receives-sewell-family-mcallister-distinguished-professorship-image2-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/03\/gehi-receives-sewell-family-mcallister-distinguished-professorship-image2-301x401.png 301w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/03\/gehi-receives-sewell-family-mcallister-distinguished-professorship-image2.png 426w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Anil Kishin Gehi, MD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><strong>Division of Cardiology<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/alan-hinderliter\/\">Alan Lee Hinderliter, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/anil-gehi\/\">Anil Kishin Gehi, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/cody-deen\/\">Cody Deen, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/rick-stouffer\/\">George (Rick) Stouffer, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/julie-lewis\/\">Julie Lewis, ANP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/kirkwood-adams\/\">Kirkwood Adams, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/lisa-rose-jones\/\">Lisa J. Rose-Jones, MD, FACC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/matthew-baker-md\/\">Matthew Baker, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/matthew-cavender\/\">Matthew A. Cavender, MD, MPH, FACC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/paula-miller\/\">Paula Miller, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3054\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 182px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/methenysmall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3054\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/methenysmall.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"172\" height=\"212\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Vikki Griffin Metheny, BSN, MSN, ANP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><strong>Division of Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/deepa-kirk-md\/\">Deepa Kirk, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/shannon-e-aymes-md-mph\/\">Shannon E. Aymes, MD, MPH<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Division of Gastroenterology &amp; Hepatology<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/gi\/directory\/dawn-harrison\/\">Dawn Harrison, DNP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/gi\/directory\/hans-herfarth-md-phd\/\">Hans Herfarth, MD, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/gi\/directory\/neil-d-shah-md\/\">Neil D. Shah, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/gi\/directory\/nicholas-j-shaheen-md-mph\/\">Nicholas J. Shaheen, MD, MPH<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/gi\/people\/vikki-griffin-metheny-bsn-msn-anp\/\">Vikki Griffin Metheny, BSN, MSN, ANP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/gi\/directory\/yolanda-v-scarlett-md\/\">Yolanda V. Scarlett, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7018\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 199px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/Sibenge-Shari-2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-7018\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/Sibenge-Shari-2-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"189\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/Sibenge-Shari-2-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/Sibenge-Shari-2-732x1024.jpg 732w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/Sibenge-Shari-2-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/Sibenge-Shari-2-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/Sibenge-Shari-2-1463x2048.jpg 1463w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/Sibenge-Shari-2-600x840.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/Sibenge-Shari-2-301x421.jpg 301w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/Sibenge-Shari-2-scaled.jpg 1829w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Shari Sibenge, RD, LDN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><strong>Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/amy-shaheen-md\/\">Amy Shaheen, MD, MSc<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/cristin-colford-md-facp\/\">Cristin Colford, MD, FACP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/darren-dewalt-md\/\">Darren DeWalt, MD, MPH<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/karina-whelan-md\/\">Karina Whelan, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/lee-berkowitz-md\/\">Lee Berkowitz, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/paul-chelminski-md-mph\/\">Paul Chelminski, MD, MPH, FACP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/shana-ratner-md\/\">Shana Ratner, MD, FACP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/shari-sibenge-rd-ldn\/\">Shari Sibenge, RD, LDN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/thomas-keyserling-md-mph\/\">Thomas Keyserling, MD, MPH<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Division of Geriatric Medicine<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/ben-blomberg\/\">Ben Blomberg, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/claire-kathryn-larson-md\/\">Claire Kathryn Larson, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/gregg-warshaw-md\/\">Gregg Warshaw, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/jan-busby-whitehead\/\">Jan Busby-Whitehead, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/margaret-drickamer-md\/\">Margaret Drickamer, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/maureen-c-dale-md\/\">Maureen C. Dale, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26062\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 228px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/03\/Van-Deventer-Hank-Faculty-Photo-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-26062\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/03\/Van-Deventer-Hank-Faculty-Photo-277x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"218\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/03\/Van-Deventer-Hank-Faculty-Photo-277x300.jpg 277w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/03\/Van-Deventer-Hank-Faculty-Photo-946x1024.jpg 946w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/03\/Van-Deventer-Hank-Faculty-Photo-768x831.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/03\/Van-Deventer-Hank-Faculty-Photo-1419x1536.jpg 1419w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/03\/Van-Deventer-Hank-Faculty-Photo-1892x2048.jpg 1892w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/03\/Van-Deventer-Hank-Faculty-Photo-600x649.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/03\/Van-Deventer-Hank-Faculty-Photo-301x326.jpg 301w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Hendrik Van Deventer, MD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><strong>Division of Hematology<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/hendrik-van-deventer-md\/\">Hendrik Van Deventer, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/marcie-riches\/\">Marcie Riches, MD, MS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/megan-k-sterlina-pa-c\/\">Megan K. Sterlina, PA-C<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/nigel-key\/\">Nigel Key, MB, ChB, FRCP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/raj-kasthuri-mbbs\/\">Raj Kasthuri, MBBS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/rebecca-sawchak-agpcnp-c-msn-ocn\/\">Becky Sawchak, RN, MSN, AGPCNP-C<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/sascha-tuchman\/\">Sascha Alexander Tuchman, MD, MHS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/teresa-sadiq-aprn-bc\/\">Teresa Sadiq, APRN, BC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/william-wood\/\">William Wood, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5923\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 208px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/emily-chang.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5923\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/emily-chang-240x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Emily-chang-neph-grand-rounds\" width=\"198\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/emily-chang-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/emily-chang-768x960.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/emily-chang-600x750.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/emily-chang-301x376.jpeg 301w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/emily-chang.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Emily Chang, MD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><strong>Division of Nephrology &amp; Hypertension<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Edwin (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/eddie-fuller\/\">Eddie) Fuller, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/emily-chang\/\">Emily Chang, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/gerald-hladik\/\">Gerald Hladik, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/karin-true-md\/\">Karin True, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/koyal-jain\/\">Koyal Jain, MD, MPH, FASN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/randy-detwiler\/\">Randal (Randy) Detwiler, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/raven-voora\/\">Raven Voora, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/ronald-falk\/\">Ronald Falk, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/vimal-derebail\/\">Vimal Derebail, MD, MPH<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7352\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 188px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/Patel-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-7352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/Patel-5-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/Patel-5-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/Patel-5-600x901.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/Patel-5-301x452.jpg 301w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2018\/12\/Patel-5.jpg 639w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Kunal Patel, MD, PhD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><strong>Division of Oncology<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Ashley P. Key,\u00a0NP-C<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/blaine-brower\/\">Blaine Brower, FNP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/frances-collichio\/\">Frances Collichio, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/hanna-k-sanoff-md-mph\/\">Hanna K. Sanoff, MD, MPH<\/a><\/li>\n<li>James W. Hathorn,\u00a0MD<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/stergios-moschos\/\">Stergios Moschos, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Division of Pulmonary Diseases &amp; Critical Care Medicine<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/barbara-levarge-md\/\">Barbara LeVarge, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/m-bradley-drummond-md-mhs\/\">Michael (Brad) Drummond, MD MHS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/daniels\/\">Mary Leigh Anne Daniels, MD MPH<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/akulian\/\">Jason Akulian, MD MPH<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/lobo\/\">Jason Lobo, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/kunal-patel-md-phd\/\">Kunal Patel, MD PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38912\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 190px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/12\/Sofija-Volertas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-38912\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/12\/Sofija-Volertas-243x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sofija Volertas\" width=\"180\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/12\/Sofija-Volertas-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/12\/Sofija-Volertas-829x1024.jpg 829w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/12\/Sofija-Volertas-768x948.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/12\/Sofija-Volertas-1244x1536.jpg 1244w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/12\/Sofija-Volertas-600x741.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/12\/Sofija-Volertas-301x372.jpg 301w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/12\/Sofija-Volertas.jpg 1582w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Sofija Volertas, MD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><strong>Division of Rheumatology, Allergy &amp; Immunology<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/rheumatology-allergy-immunology\/directory\/amanda-e-nelson-md-mscr\/\">Amanda E. Nelson, MD, MSCR, RhMSUS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/rheumatology-allergy-immunology\/directory\/mildred-kwan-md-phd\/\">Mildred Kwan, MD, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/rheumatology-allergy-immunology\/directory\/onyinye-iweala-md-phd\/\">Onyinye Iweala, MD, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/rheumatology-allergy-immunology\/directory\/sofija-volertas\/\">Sofija Volertas, MD<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, ºÚÁÏÍø Hospitals conducts the Press Ganey Medical Practice survey to obtain input from patients. Patients are asked if they would refer their provider&#8217;s practice to friends and family in the survey. 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