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Keisha Gibson, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine and pediatrics, and chief of pediatric nephrology, has been named vice chair for diversity and inclusion for the department of medicine. “We are delighted to welcome Dr. Gibson to this new position, leading our commitment to nurturing an environment of diversity inclusion,” said Ron Falk, MD, chair … Continued
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1 week ago
Wellness champion Amy Weil, MD, invites colleagues to submit questions and share perspectives on institutional well-being, to inspire actionable insights. Wellness Expo Week kicks off this Monday, November 18, sponsored by the Office of Faculty Affairs & Leadership Development and the UNC School of Medicine Well-Being Committee. Amy Weil, MD, professor of general medicine and … Continued
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2 weeks ago
"All autoimmune diseases have what are called relapsing and remitting tendencies," says Ron Falk, MD, chair of the UNC Department of Medicine and co-director of the UNC Kidney Center, in a new patient's guide. "You may have long periods where you feel relatively well followed by severe disease flare-ups or exacerbations."
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A new campaign aims to reduce the black women mortality rate from breast cancer by 25 percent over five years, in 10 US communities. Katherine Reeder-Hayes, MD, in the division of hematology and oncology was interviewed for this WRAL news story, recognizing black women are 40 percent more likely to die from breast cancer than white women.
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Dr. Matthew Painschab originally thought he would become a lawyer, but a physiology course in college changed his mind. The ability to explain medical phenomena and the research that goes into it attracted him to medicine. Dr. Painschab says the best advice he’s ever received is to approach life the way a cat does, with a consciousness largely of now.
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Dr. Michael Croglio grew up in Syracuse, New York. He attended Georgetown University and Stony Brook University for medical school, where he was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society. Dr. Croglio is a basketball fan interested in gastroenterology.
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