Author Archives: Morgan Duerden

The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty throughout the month of April. Andrea Azcarate-Peril, PhD, discussed her research into the bacterial communities that live inside our guts and offers tips on how you can maintain a healthy microbiome. Kelli Allen, PhD,...

Sarah Waters, RN, MSN, ANP, has been a nurse practitioner in the Division of Cardiology for 13 years. She has helped develop a remote heart failure monitor program and enjoys connecting with patients. Outside of work, Sarah can be found on her farm with her two horses or playing/watching hockey! 

It’s spring and also a time dedicated to bringing awareness to the contributions made by older Americans, American Jews, and those with Asian and Pacific Island ancestry. Celebrate by educating yourself about the various populations/cultures or by participating in an activity.                  ...

The Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) medical honor society at UNC-Chapel Hill has announced the following faculty, fellows and residents as inductees. into the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honor Society. AOA was founded in 1902 and is dedicated to the belief that we can improve care for all by recognizing...

Mathew Sebastian, MD, PhD, joined the UNC IM Residency Program after  studying the role of Pglyrp3 in regulation of Breast Cancer metastases at the University of Florida. His ultimate goal it to work as a physician-scientist in the field of Oncology. Mat also enjoys running, cooking. 

Onyinye Iweala, MD, PhD, is an assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology. She specializes in environmental allergies (allergic rhinitis), chronic hives and swelling (urticaria and angioedema), food allergies (including alpha-gal allergy), and anaphylaxis. She first aspired to get a PhD in the 6th grade....

The 2023 Society of Hospital Medicine Converge took place in Austin, Texas and featured many of the Division of Hospital Medicine's talented and dedicated faculty members. In total seventeen vignettes, nine research posters and four talks were presented by our hospital medicine providers.

This year, we are proud to have physicians, mid-levels, fellows, and researchers represented in a variety of around 100 oral and poster presentations. To review UNC Gastroenterology’s 2023 Digestive Disease Week Activities, please click here.

Cristin Colford, MD, FACP, professor of medicine, has been appointed Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Medicine. Deepa Kirk, MD, professor of medicine, has been named Associate Vice Chair for Outpatient Services.

Cassandra Donahue RDN, LDN, CDCES, and Karla Fulghum, RN, IBCLC, were honored with Research Staff Excellence Awards.

Cassandra Donahue, RDN, LDN, CDCES, works in the Division of Endocrinology. Recently, she became a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist and hopes to become a published researcher. When not working Cassandra enjoys hanging with her pup Louie and trying new foods in the area! 

The new National HHT Diagnosis and Treatment Initiative will provide 15 Centers of Excellence (CoE), including The University of North Carolina’s, with federal funding for the first time. HHT, a genetic disorder that causes some blood vessel to not develop properly, is the second most common genetic bleeding disorder in the...