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2017 Rehabilitation Medicine Conference Recap

August 9, 2017
Summary of the “Current Challenges in Rehabilitation Medicine” conference The 2017 Current Challenges in Rehabilitation Medicine conference was hosted on Friday and Saturday, June 16 – 17, 2017 at the William and Ida Friday Center in Chapel Hill, NC. The conference focused on best practices for controlled substance prescribing on...

2017 PM&R Research Day

July 26, 2017
Summary of our department’s 15th annual Research Day Keynote Speaker Dr. Francis Walker Our department’s 15th annual Research Day was held on Friday, June 16th in ºÚÁÏÍø’s Old Clinic Auditorium. Dr. Francis Walker of Wake Forest gave the Patricia C. Gregory Memorial Lecture. His keynote address was followed by presentations...

Dr. Boyd receives Internal Medicine award

May 10, 2017
Congratulations to Dr. Michael Boyd for being awarded the “Outstanding Off-Service Intern Award.” Michael Boyd, DO was awarded the 2016-2017 “Outstanding Off-Service Intern Award” by ºÚÁÏÍø’s Internal Medicine department. This award is given to an off-service intern who performs exemplary patient care while rotating on Internal Medicine services. Please join...

Congratulations, Dr. Thananopavarn!

May 2, 2017
Paul Thananopavarn, MD has been promoted to Clinical Associate Professor. Paul Thananopavarn, MD Congratulations to Paul Thananopavarn, MD on his promotion to Clinical Associate Professor in ºÚÁÏÍø’s Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation! His promotion became effective April 12, 2017. Please join us in congratulating him.

Dine at Margaret’s Cantina on Mondays or Tuesdays and Help ºÚÁÏÍø PM&R Pediatric Programs

October 13, 2016
Ordering this quesadilla on a Monday or Tuesday is just one way to help kids in our PM&R pediatric programs! View the full menus @ http://margaretscantina.com. Margaret’s Cantina will donate 10% of their sales to support ºÚÁÏÍø PM&R’s Pediatric Rehabilitation and TelAbility programs. Every Monday and Tuesday for lunch or...

MS Patients Form Long-term Bonds with Providers

August 4, 2016
Diane Meyer and Barbara Guiffre at the ºÚÁÏÍø Center for Rehabilitation Care Since there is no cure for MS, patients, physicians, and physical therapists often form long-term partnerships. In the 12 years since Barbara Guiffre moved to Chapel Hill from New York City, she has spent a lot of time...

Dr. Bluth’s Work with At-Risk Teens Featured in Media

July 20, 2016
Dr. Bluth Research by Karen Bluth, PhD, an instructor in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation’s Program on Integrative Medicine, is being featured in several mainstream magazines and online blogs. Dr. Bluth is co-investigator of a grant from the The John Rex Endowment to evaluate the feasibility of implementing two evidence-based mindfulness...

Research Day 2016

June 7, 2016
Dr. Bockenek ºÚÁÏÍø Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation’s Research Day took place on Thursday, June 16th in the Medical Biomolecular Research Building (MBRB). William Bockenek, MD, Chair of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, gave the Patricia C. Gregory, MD Memorial Lecture. Dr. Bockenek’s lecture, “Achieving the...

Dr. Lambertus Receives Internal Medicine Award

May 24, 2016
Congratulations to Dr. Lambertus! Dr. Lambertus ºÚÁÏÍø PM&R Resident Brittany Lambertus, MD, has been selected as the 2016 recipient for the ºÚÁÏÍø Internal Medicine Department’s James A. Bryan Award. The James A. Bryan Award is given to residents who demonstrate excellence in ambulatory general internal medicine. Their performance embodies the...

Dr. Alexander Receives Award for Care Excellence

May 24, 2016
Joshua Alexander, MD, has been awarded a 2016 ºÚÁÏÍø Health Care and Faculty Physicians Award for Carolina Care Excellence. The award recognizes “leadership in helping to create an exceptional patient experience at ºÚÁÏÍø Health Care,” notes Gary L. Park, president of ºÚÁÏÍø Hospitals. A remarkable 100% of Dr. Alexander’s patients...