2010 News

Clancy Elected to SSA Membership

Robin S. Robinson — 2010-12-21T16:45:00Z

UNC Department of Surgery alumnus Don Nakayama, MD, now department chair at Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon, GA, was also elected to active membership; and alumnus Kevin Behrns, MD, department chair at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL, was elected to Second Vice-President. Elections occurred at the 122nd Annual Meeting of the Southern Surgical Association, held December 5 - 8, 2010 in Palm Beach, FL.

Farrell Elected to ACS Post

Robin S. Robinson — 2010-12-20T12:59:26Z

Founded in 1913, the American College of Surgeons is an educational and scientific organization that was established to raise the standards of surgical practice and to improve the care of the surgical patient.

The College is dedicated to the ethical and competent practice of surgery. Its achievements have significantly influenced the course of scientific surgery in America and have established it as an important advocate for all surgical patients.

- The Chapel Hill News, December 19, 2010

Lung Transplant Gives CF Patient New Lease on Life

Robin S. Robinson — 2010-12-18T13:55:00Z

Read more in a story written by Elizabeth Swaringen for UNC Health Care.

- Margaret Alford Cloud, UNC Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Carson Recipient of AUA Award

Robin S. Robinson — 2010-12-15T05:00:00Z

December 15, 2010 -- Dr. Culley Carson was notified by the American Urological Association (AUA) Awards Committee that he was selected as a recipient of the 2010 Distinguished Contribution Award. This award is presented annually to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the science and the practice of urology, including but not limited to contributions made in a subspecialty area, for military career service or for humanitarian efforts.

Jones Featured on UNC Health Care's "Real Doctors, Real People"

Robin S. Robinson — 2010-12-08T20:41:15Z

See the full article and video.

Lung Transplant Patient Thankful for 2nd Chance

Robin S. Robinson — 2010-12-06T05:00:00Z

The transplant team also attended the reunion with the donor’s family. Such meetings between a donor's family and an organ recipient are rare, according to Carolina Donor Services, but after an exchange of letters, both families thought that meeting would help them heal.

“It’s difficult to find the words to describe the meeting,” said Dr. Benjamin Haithcock, surgical director of the UNC Lung Transplant Program, who was Scercy's surgeon. “What a gift to be able to meet and personally thank a family for an organ donation. It’s almost surreal, and it’s certainly been an amazing and unique experience for me.”

Read the story and see the video, part of the SECU Family House Diaries from UNC Health Care.

- Margaret Alford Clound, UNC Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

The Best Doctors in America 2011-2012

Robin S. Robinson — 2010-12-02T05:00:00Z

Colon and Rectal Surgery	Mark J. Koruda, MD

Pediatric Specialists	William T. Adamson, MD Timothy P. Bukowski, MD Patricia A. Lange, MD Michael R. Mill, MD Richard W. Sutherland, MD

Surgery	David A. Gerber, MD Anthony A. Meyer, MD, PhD

Surgical Oncology	Benjamin F. Calvo, MD David W. Ollila, MD

Thoracic Surgery	Richard H. Feins, MD Michael R. Mill, MD

Urology	Culley C. Carson III, MD Raj S. Pruthi, MD Eric M. Wallen, MD

Vascular Surgery	Mark A. Farber, MD

Pruthi Named Chief of Urologic Surgery

Robin S. Robinson — 2010-12-01T15:15:00Z

December 2, 2010 -- Effective Jan. 1, 2011, Dr. Raj Pruthi will assume leadership of the Division of Urologic Surgery within the Department of Surgery. Current Chief Dr. Culley C. Carson III will continue to have an active role in the division, and retain his position as associate chair of the Department of Surgery.

Farrell Presented with H. Fleming Fuller Award

Robin S. Robinson — 2010-11-15T19:00:00Z

The four criteria are:
- Commitment to treating patients with compassion and respect
- Advocate for highest standards of patient care
- Effectiveness as a professional role model
- Civic responsibility

Among his many roles in the Dept. of Surgery, Dr. Farrell serves as Chief of GI Surgery's Minimally Invasive Surgery service, Director of the Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence, Director of the Advanced GI Surgery Fellowship program, Surgery Clerkship Director, and Chair of the department's Education Committee.

He is recognized by peers as an excellent clinician and patient advocate, a proficient teacher, and a recognized clinical researcher. Through his humble attitude, calm demeanor, intellectual curiousity about what matters to each individual partient outside of just their illness; solid core values, and personal qualities as a kind human being, his patients enounter more than a good surgeon. They find a respectful and respected friend to share values with, to trust, to learn from, to listen, and to attend to various avenues of need related to non-surgical as well as surgical matters.

Dehmer Presents at 2010 AAMC

Robin S. Robinson — 2010-11-10T14:55:00Z

General Surgery resident, Jeff Dehmer, MD, was a speaker in the Saturday session titled Balancing an Academic Career in Medicine and Family Responsibilities: Can It Be Done?

Charles Appointed to Dept. of Public Health Leadership Program

Robin S. Robinson — 2010-11-02T20:25:12Z

November 2, 2010 - Dr. Anthony Charles has been appointed to Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health Leadership Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Health.

Surgery Welcomes New Attendings, November 1, 2010

bakerjl — 2010-11-01T04:00:00Z

Andy C. Kiser, MD

Professor Cardiothoracic Surgery
Education
Fellowship: University of North Carolina, 1997-2000
Residency: University of North Carolina, 1992-1997
MD: University of North Carolina, 1992

Sean P. Montgomery, MD

Assistant Professor, Trauma and Critical Care
Education
Fellowships: Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 2006-2008
Residency: Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, 1997-2003
MD: Duke University, Durham, NC, 1997

Multidisciplinary Approach to Genitourinary Cancer Shown to be Effective

Robin S. Robinson — 2010-10-30T14:28:10Z

See the full story at the UNC Health Care News site.

Rupp Garners Honors at ACS Clinical Congress for Sponge Study

Robin S. Robinson — 2010-10-13T19:08:59Z

The study, in which Dr. HJ Kim and Mary Jane Kagarise also participated, involved the use of surgical sponges embedded with radio frequency chips intended to reduce or eliminate the risk of retained sponges in surgical patients.

See the full story: No Sponge Left Behind.

UNC Patient Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Successful Transplant

Robin S. Robinson — 2010-10-08T20:14:16Z

UNC surgeons Thomas Egan, MD, who performed the original operation, and Benjamin Haithcock, MD, surgical director of UNC’s lung transplant program, comment on how the procedure has improved over time while the risks have decreased. Graham hopes to raise awareness for organ donation and new techniques developed by UNC surgeons.