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Cynthia M. Powell, MD, MS, FAAP, Professor of Pediatrics (Division of Genetics and Metabolism) and Genetics received the Outstanding Academic Service Award in recognition of her groundbreaking work in genetics and newborn screening as well as her trusted partnership with pediatricians across North Carolina.<\/p>\n

Dr. Powell has been faculty with UNC Children\u2019s since 1993. Her career has included significant clinical service, leadership roles with the state and university, and research in hearing loss, newborn genetic screenings and rare diseases. She strives to improve and implement advanced newborn screenings to identify rare diseases, as well as ease disease burden for patients and families with rare diseases.<\/p>\n

Throughout its 2024 Annual Meeting, the North Carolina Pediatric Society (NCPeds) will recognize and honor its 2024 pediatric excellence award winners. These awards celebrate the individuals and organizations who have shared in NCPeds\u2019 vision that each and every North Carolina child grows up healthy and thrives. The NCPeds Annual Meeting will be held Aug. 23-25, 2024. \u201cEach of these recipients has made an enormous contribution to the children and adolescents in our state, and we are happy to honor them with these awards,\u201d said Kenya McNeal-Trice, MD, FAAP, President of NCPeds.\u00a0Read further for a complete list of this year\u2019s awardees.<\/a><\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on the UNC Pediatrics website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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