Author Archives: Morgan Duerden

Jonathan Sorah, MD is an assistant professor and clinician educator in the Division of Oncology. As a medical oncologist, Dr. Sorah focuses on gastrointestinal and skin cancers, delivering compassionate, thoughtful, and evidence-based care. He strives to be an advocate for his patients and considers it a great honor to walk...

David Wohl, MD, professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases, is featured in the below local and national media articles.  ‘COVID is not done with us’: Why is the BA.5 COVID-19 variant so contagious? – Dr. David Wohl (MSN) ‘Then it was like nope, mask on’: Masks return...

Chad Pecot, MD, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Oncology and member of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, will lead the new center dedicated to the investigation of the many roles of RNA in health and disease. The UNC RNA Discovery Center, funded through the UNC Lineberger...

Silvia M. Kreda, PhD, in the Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine, and Lawrence Ostrowski, PhD, with UNC School of Medicine, received an Eshelman Institute for Innovation Award. The $350,000 grant will allow Drs. Kreda and Ostrowski to study a novel therapeutic strategy to correct some of the genetic...

Dr. Gang Xi, assistant professor in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, and Dr. Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, professor in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension and co-driector of the UNC Kidney Center, were recently awarded a, five year, $2.7 million grant. Their project titled, “Modulation of VSMC phenotype through the Insulin...

Myron S. Cohen, MD, Yeargan-Bate Eminent Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases, went into detail about the history of monoclonal antibodies, how they are being used to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infections and how researchers hope to use them in the future. Read the full article at Infectious Diseases...

Katie Westreich, MD, an assistant professor in the Division of Nephrology, has been awarded the Walter W. Tunnessen Faculty Clinician Award. This honor is presented by the Department of Pediatrics’ graduating residents to an attending who demonstrates strong teaching abilities, ideal diagnostic expertise and embodies the qualities Dr. Tunnessen had...

With no current treatments for hepatitis A, Stanley M. Lemon, MD, a professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, and other UNC scientists discovered how a protein and enzymes interact to allow hepatitis A virus to replicate, and they used a known drug to stop viral replication in an animal...

“As you climb this ladder in life always reach back to lift someone else up,” was a part of Kawan Swain’s, MD, message to Bertie High School’s graduating class. “I also talked about fear. Especially for me, and just like them, coming from a rural town there is a fear...

It takes a dedicated, empathetic and effective educator to take on the role of Hospital, Interventional and Surgical Care (HISC) course director, previously known as the Internal Medicine Clerkship. Raquel Reyes, MD, MPA, associate professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine, will be stepping into this position at the end...

Christopher Klipstein, MD, has won over 25 teaching awards, been a role model for thousands of medical students and has transformed the Hospital, Interventional and Surgical Care (HISC) course, also known as the Medicine Clerkship. As he turns the page on his 20-year run as clerkship director, he feels lucky...

Dr. Katie Allen is an assistant professor in the Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology. Her research and clinical interests include medical education, Women’s Health, MOUD (medication for Opioid Use Disorder), and underserved populations. Dr. Allen believes it is imperative that patients understand their disease processes, and I strive to teach...