Author Archives: Morgan Duerden

Doctors at the UNC School of Medicine, including Mildred Kwan, MD, PhD, and Cincinnati Children’s collaborate to develop an innovative, patient-initiated online platform designed to remove the penicillin allergy label from misdiagnosed pediatric patients. Here’s the scene. Your child appears to be sick. You take their temperature. Fever is over...

The large, multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial is evaluating the safety and efficacy of the ProTractX3™ TTS drug coated balloon for the treatment of benign esophageal strictures. News provided by GIE Medical via PRNewswire. MINNEAPOLIS – GIE Medical, a clinical stage company developing solutions for patients suffering from benign stricture(s) of...

Research led by first and second authors Aaron C. Viser, Adelaide R. Cooke, and corresponding author Anne F. Peery, MD, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, reveals how a screening tool can measure the prevalence of malnutrition among patients at the UNC Multidisciplinary Inflammatory Bowel Disease...

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has awarded UNC Lineberger’s Ethan Basch, MD, MSc, FASCO, $3 million in research funding to support a multi-institutional initiative to implement electronic patient-reported outcomes, or ePRO, in oncology practices across the country. “People being treated for cancer often experience a range of symptoms that...

Division of Hematology Rafal Pawlinski, PhD, and Brandi Reeves, MD, were awarded a one-year $75,000 UNC School of Medicine Phase 2 Translational Team Science Award (TTSA) for their project, “evaluating the role of hypoxia inducible factors in endothelial and hematopoietic cells in myeloproliferative neoplasms.” Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism Emily...

The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty throughout the month of November.  Jason Wittes, PharmD, was featured in an Instagram reel talking about his role as pharmacy director for the UNC Hemophilia Treatment Center Pharmacy. As of Nov. 8, Carolina faculty...

December 1: World AIDS Day brings awareness to HIV/AIDS and serves as an opportunity to end related stigma. December 3: Interntional Day of Persons with Disabilities is a day aimed to promote the right and well-being of persons with disabilities. It also highlights the challenges people with disabilities face. December 7-15:...

The Department of Medicine is asking School of Medicine and Health Care System staff (non-APP and non-faculty) to continue the conversation regarding the SHARE Survey results. A kick-off meeting will be held January 24, 2024 @ 1:00p in MacNider Room 133. Your candid feedback via the SHARE Survey has provided...

We’re excited to extend a warm invitation to our upcoming Bake & Share event on December 18th, from 11:30am to 1:00pm in room 133 MacNider. The purpose of this event is simple yet significant—to bring our community of staff, faculty, trainees, and APPs together for a delightful moment of connection...

Carrie Diamond, MD, attended Princeton University. There she majored in Spanish and Portuguese and minored in neuroscience and Latin American studies, all while also playing on the varsity Field Hockey team! 

In a remarkable testament to her dedication to the institution, Keisha Gibson, MD, MPH, has been elected to serve as the chair of the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). Dr. Gibson, currently in her second term on the committee, brings a wealth...

Danielle Camstra, PA, MS is a physician assistant in the Oncology/Hematology Infusion Clinic. As a child she wanted to be a veterinarian and still thinks being a pet photographer would be a great gig. Next year she hopes to attend two medical conferences.