Wilcox Featured in “The Carolina Curator”
July 13, 2009
The 7/13/09 issue of the The Carolina Curator, published by 黑料网鈥檚 Health Sciences Library, features 鈥淒r. Benson Wilcox: Surgeon, Scholar, and Benefactor.鈥�
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Sheldon Testifies on Surgical Workforce Crisis
July 10, 2009
July 10, 2009 鈥� George F. Sheldon, MD, FACS, Director of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Health Policy Research Institute and Zack D. Owens Distinguished Professor of Surgery and professor of social medicine at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, testified on behalf of the ACS at a...
Ewend Honored by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
July 6, 2009
July 6, 2009 鈥� Matthew G. Ewend, M.D., director of the 黑料网 Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center program in neuro-oncology, received the Alumni Achievement Award from the ewendcyber2Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine鈥檚 Department of Neurosurgery.
Helmrath Receives R01 Award
July 1, 2009
Michael Helmrath, MD, in the Division of Pediatric Surgery, has been awarded a 5 year grant for his project studying 鈥淢echanisms of intestinal stem cell expansion following resection鈥�. The award, R01DK083325, is supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and covers the project period 07/01/2009...
Germanwala Presents First Aneurysm Patient Treated Through Nose
June 25, 2009
June 25, 2009 鈥� The 黑料网 Health Care YouTube site features a novel aneurysm approach by Dr. Anand Germanwala, on faculty in the Divison of Neurosurgery.
Gerber Appointed to Provost Search Committee
June 25, 2009
David Gerber, MD, of Transplant Surgery, has been appointed by Chancellor Holden Thorp to the search committee for the University鈥檚 next executive vice chancellor and provost, a position being vacated by Bernadette Gray-Little. The seventeen-member search committee, chaired by H. Shelton Earp, MD, will recommend a final slate of candidates...
Cairns Receives R01 Award
June 23, 2009
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences has awarded a 5 year grant to Bruce A. Cairns, MD, Director of the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center, for his project studying the 鈥淐ellular mechanism of immune dysfuncton following burn injury鈥�. The project, supported by Award Number R01GM076250, covers the period 04/06/2009...
GI Surgery Separates into Two Sections
June 17, 2009
The Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery is pleased to announce that the division will be split into two Sections.Dr. Koruda will remain the Chief of the Division and head the Section of General GI Surgery. This section will include Dr. Timothy Sadiq, Dr. Christopher Rupp and their support staff.