The UNC School of Medicine Student Government held the Fall Convocation and Awards Ceremony for 2024. The following faculty and residents from the Department of Medicine were recognized.   Nonye Onkolah, MD, IM intern, Naishal Patel, MD, IM intern, and Emma Astrike-Davis, MD, IM resident, were selected for the Kaiser Permanente Excellence in Teaching Awards. … Read more

The following Department of Medicine faculty members received the following grants or funding. Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology Lara Longobardi, PhD, received an R01 renewal from NIH to study the “Role of CCR2 in osteoarthritis”. Leigh Callahan, MD, has been named Principal Investigator for the UNC site of a $17M dollar osteoarthritis prevention study (TOPS) … Read more

The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty throughout the month of July..  William (Bill) Wood, MD, MPH, UNC Hematology Professor, Represents UNC and Lineberger Cancer Center at White House Clinical Trials Forum to Advocate for Inclusive Research. Edwin Kim, MD, MS, is researching new ways to … Read more

Andrew Moon, MD, MPH, assistant professor of medicine in the UNC Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, was selected for a $50K UNC Lingeberger Development Award for his project, “Risk Evaluation And cancer Detection in Younger adult liver disease patients (READY)”. This project will investigate risk factors for the development of younger-onset metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver … Read more

For patients with atrial fibrillation, using a wearable device can lead to higher rates of anxiety about their Afib symptoms and treatment, doctor visits, and use of informal healthcare resources, according to a new study from UNC School of Medicine researchers led by Lindsey Rosman, PhD. Using a wearable device, such as a smart watch, … Read more

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Shannon Carson, MD, chief of the UNC Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, and Brad Drummond, MD, MHS, associate professor of medicine, are spearheading efforts to elevate global pulmonary research capacity through the American Thoracic Society MECOR China Program. The MECOR (Methods in Epidemiologic, Clinical, and Operations Research) Program, under the support of the … Read more

Lara Longobardi, PhD, associate professor of medicine in the Division on Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, recently received funding through the National Institute of Health (NIH); National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) for the renewal of her R01. The project, “Role of CCR2 in osteoarthritis”, will establish the molecular events leading to the … Read more

William (Bill) Wood, MD, MPH, professor of medicine in the UNC Division of Hematology, was invited to the White House Clinical Trials Forum in June. Representing the University of North Carolina (UNC) and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dr. Wood shared his perspectives as the Medical Director of UNC Cancer Navigation and Senior Medical Advisor to … Read more

The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty throughout the month of June.  UNC SOM researchers led by Jason Akulian, MD, are the first to use a fully implantable automatic effusion shunt with no external catheters or expensive drainage canisters to provide an innovative new option for … Read more

Michelle Floris-Moore, MD, MPH, professor of medicine and a member of the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, delivered the 2024 Norma Berryhill Distinguished Lecture on June 20. Her presentation honored the trailblazing work of her mentor, the late Adaora Adimora, who was selected as the 2023 distinguished lecturer but was not able to … Read more

In collaboration with the company Pleural Dynamics, UNC School of Medicine researchers led by Jason Akulian, MD, associate professor in the Department of Medicine, are the first to use a fully implantable automatic effusion shunt with no external catheters or expensive drainage canisters to provide an innovative new option for patients who struggle with chronic … Read more