Category: 2019
Planned Gift Will Support Training and Education in Hematology
Many people leave their estate to family members, but without children of her own, Dr. Alice Ma says she’ll be leaving her estate where her heart is, with the hematology fellows, a group she fondly considers her own. Dr. Ma’s bequest will go to training in nonmalignant hematology.
Hanson and Winzelberg Lead the Department of Medicine’s Palliative Care Program
After a widespread search, Ron Falk, MD, chair of the department of medicine has named Laura C. Hanson, MD, MPH, director of the department’s palliative care program, and Gary Winzelberg, MD, MPH, has been named the associate director.
Featured Administrator: Joanna Herath in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Administrators in the department of medicine ensure that division operations are managed efficiently and effectively, to support faculty, staff, and trainees in their pursuit of education, research and clinical care. Their services focus on achieving continuous improvement in the quality and the value of our work, for those we support and the patients we serve.
Lawson Honored for Exceptional Service
Donna Lawson in the division of cardiology has been named UNC Medical Center’s Assistive Personnel of the Year for the Heart and Vascular Referral Center.
Featured Physician: Helen Claire West, MD
Helen Claire West, MD, is clinical associate professor in the division of general medicine and medical director of the UNC Panther Creek Internal Medicine Faculty Practice (opening in Fall, 2019).
Eastowne and Panther Creek Expansions: Improving Access for Healthier Communities
UNC Health Care medical office building expansions are underway, with projects designed to improve access to health care and better connect communities to resources.
Jennette Receives Distinguished Service Award from the Association of Pathology Chairs
J. Charles Jennette, MD, the Kenneth M. Brinkhous Distinguished Professor and Chair of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Professor of Medicine, and Chief of Pathology and UNC Laboratory Medicine Services, has been selected to receive the 2019 Distinguished Service Award from the Association of Pathology Chairs (APC).
Getting to the Heart of the Leading Cause of Death in Women
The 5th Annual Women’s Heart Symposium was held on Saturday, February 16, at the UNC Friday Center.
Kshirsagar Receives Marion Stedman Covington Distinguished Professorship
Abhijit V. Kshirsagar, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology, has been awarded the Marion Stedman Covington Distinguished Professorship.
Gehi Receives Sewell Family – McAllister Distinguished Professorship
Anil Kishin Gehi, MD, professor of medicine in the division of cardiology, has been awarded the Sewell Family-McAllister Distinguished Professorship in Electrophysiology. The professorship is designed to recognize an outstanding clinician, teacher, and scholar–who is a leader in the field of electrophysiology–from the division of cardiology and the UNC McAllister Heart Institut … Continued