Department of Medicine

The purpose of the Department of Medicine at the University of North Carolina is to align research and education with outstanding patient care, and to transform clinical medicine into patient-centered care, delivered with the highest standards of quality, compassion and cost-consciousness, and based on an infrastructure that nimbly adjusts to an ever-changing landscape.

Featured News

Falk presents chair awards for diversity in thought

Every year, the UNC Department of Medicine presents the Chair Award to two outstanding residents. At last week’s Medicine Grand Rounds, Dr. Ron Falk recognized Dr. Grace Prince and Dr. Seyi Fayanju for diversity in thought. “The first award goes to a former chief resident, who was instrumental in leading us all into Fusion Fridays, … Continued

Remembering Dr. Charlie van der Horst

(Republished from the UNC Health Care and UNC School of Medicine Newsroom) Retired professor of medicine and internationally renowned HIV researcher Charlie van der Horst passed away Friday. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday. During the 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim in New York, retired UNC School of Medicine Professor Charlie … Continued

Chelminski discusses opioid prescribing in JAMA article

Paul Chelminski, MD, MPH, associate professor in the division of general medicine and clinical epidemiology, was interviewed by the Journal of the American Medical Association, discussing management of pain with opioids and how limits on opioid prescribing can leave patients vulnerable.

Researchers featured in ADA video for international conference

Laura Young, MD, PhD, and John Buse, MD, PhD, in the division of endocrinology and metabolism, and Katrina Donahue, MD, MPH, in the department of family medicine, were featured in an American Diabetes Association video about the MONITOR Trial and a $1.3 million PCORI-funded effort to translate UNC diabetes research into the clinic.

Upcoming Events

Sep05

Medicine Grand Rounds resumes

Thursday 12:00 pm

Featured Physicians

Featured Physician

Dr. Onyinye Iweala says she loves being able to validate the symptoms that her patients are experiencing, especially when she sees their faces light up with understanding as she explains the basic biology behind them. In her free time, she also enjoys singing and exercising, particularly her insanity workouts with Shaun T.

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Featured Resident

Dr. Dillon Cockrell is from Eastern North Carolina and plans to pursue a specialty in hematology and oncology. In his free time, he enjoys sports, the outdoors and spending time with his Goldendoodle, Merritt.

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Chair’s Corner Podcast

“This is using your immune system to treat your tumor in a way that bypasses the need for chemotherapy or radiation therapy.”

-Dr. Jonathan Serody on treating cancer with immunotherapy

Immunotherapy – with Dr. Jon Serody
“The most common question I get is, 'What’s going to happen to me and how long will it take to get better?' A related question is, 'Why did this happen to me?' I think that’s not an uncommon question for any autoimmune disease. We don’t have great answers.”

Dr. Deepa Kirk

Autoimmune Thyroid Disease - with Deepa Kirk, MD
“Initially, we ask people to strictly avoid red meat—beef, pork, lamb, this would include venison, bison, buffalo—anything essentially that has hooves and walks on four legs, we ask them to avoid.”

Dr. Scott Commins

Alpha-Gal Allergy - with Dr. Scott Commins
“I would say don’t just look in your circle. It’s easy to look at your group of friends and your family members, but…there are so many people who know you every day. You’d be surprised what they’re willing to do—to risk their bodies and injury to them. It leaves me with a feeling that I cannot even express with words.”

Kevin Howell, on finding a kidney donor

Kidney Transplant Patient Story – with Kevin Howell

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Autoimmune Thyroid Disease – with Deepa Kirk, MD

Alpha-Gal Allergy – with Dr. Scott Commins

Kidney Transplant Patient Story – with Kevin Howell

Chair’s Corner Podcast