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Sebastian’s Story – A Families Journey to Save Their Son

August 9, 2018
12-year-old Sebastian Gonzalez is being treated at N.C. Children’s Hospital for a rare abdominal cancer called desmoplastic small round cell tumor. He is being cared for by Dr. Andrea Hayes-Jordan, Chief of Pediatric Surgery for ºÚÁÏÍø Surgery. She is one of the world’s leading doctors specializing in treating this disease....

Gita Mody, MD, MPH, Joins ºÚÁÏÍø Department of Surgery

August 8, 2018
Gita Mody, MD, MPH, joins the ºÚÁÏÍø Department of Surgery in Chapel Hill as Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery. She discusses her enthusiasm for becoming a mentor in the thoracic surgery residency program, her inspiration for becoming a physician, and a challenge she faced on the road to becoming...

Stephen Heisler, DPM, MHSA, Joins Division of Vascular Surgery

July 30, 2018
Stephen Heisler, DPM, MHSA, joins the ºÚÁÏÍø-Chapel Hill Department of Surgery as Assitant Professor, Division of Vascular Surgery. Dr. Heisler discusses how he wanted to go from being a caring friend to a caring provider, building trust with his patients, and wanting to pick the brain of Bill Nye the...

Publication by Andrea Hayes-Jordan, MD, Featured as Cover Art

July 26, 2018
The Department of Surgery wants to congratulate Andrea Hayes-Jordan, MD, Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery, for her publication, which was chosen as the cover art for the latest edition of Pediatric Anesthesia Journal.

The North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center at ºÚÁÏÍø Health Care Donated 350 Fire Extinguishers to Families in Need

July 25, 2018
A fire in Efland, North Carolina sparked an idea for fire safety classes that eventually spread to a collaboration between the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center, Habitat for Humanity of Orange County, Orange County Fire Marshal and Safe Kids that culminated in community education and donation of life-saving fire extinguishers.

Women in Science

July 24, 2018
Female students with a passion for science stand with Department of Surgery Chair Melina Kibbe, MD, North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center Director Bruce Cairns, MD, and Department of Surgery Assistant Professor Robert Maile, Ph.D.

ºÚÁÏÍø Surgery Spring/Summer 2018 Newsletter

July 16, 2018
Read the archive newsletter for 2018 articles, recognition and awards.

Teddy Puzio, MD, Receives Award from ºÚÁÏÍø

July 12, 2018
Department of Surgery would like to congratulate Teddy Puzio, MD, a recent chief resident graduate!