Author Archives: Morgan Duerden

The following Department of Medicine faculty members received the following grants or funding. Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology Leigh Callahan, PhD, and Amanda Nelson, MD, received funding for a T32 grant, “The Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disease Epidemiology and Outcomes Training Program at the University of North Carolina.” Division of Hematology...

Caribbean American Heritage Month This year marks the seventeenth celebration of Caribbean-American Heritage Month in the United States. Caribbean American Heritage Month was established to create and disseminate knowledge about the contributions and the significance of Caribbean culture and history in the U.S. The resolution passed the Senate in Feb....

The Department of Medicine Teammate Council, formed to enhance professional development, sense of belonging and work-life balance through information derived from the SHARE Survey, is continuing to develop resources for staff. The goal is to shape a better workplace future through initiatives created by the three subcommittees. Monthly updates regarding...

Hi everyone, Hope everyone is having a great summer! We are so excited about all the exciting UME changes happening around us. As you already know we are a year into our new TEC 2.0 curriculum. The new medical students have been enjoying the new curriculum. In case you hadn’t...

Brooke Matson, MD, PhD, and Jeremy Meier, MD, PhD, will receive support from the UNC School of Medicine Physician Scientists Training Program to cultivate their careers as translational clinical scientists.

Victoria Bautch, PhD, has supported cardiovascular research at UNC for nearly 30 years. She served as a founding member of the McAllister Heart Institute, ultimately dedicating seven years to being co-director. On June 30 she will step down from her leadership position. “I just, I love science. I love figuring...

Nirupama Ramadas, PhD, Fatima Trebak, PhD, Rafal Pawlinski, PhD, and Erin Sparkenbaugh, PhD, with the UNC Division of Hematology, are co-authors of “Biased agonism of protease-activated receptor-1 regulates thrombo-inflammation in murine sickle cell disease.” Their manuscript was accepted in Blood Advances, a journal of the American Society of Hematology. The...

ScholarGPS has ranked seven UNC Department of Medicine researchers to their Highly Ranked Scholars list based on the investigator’s number of publications, profound impact and quality of work. Highly Ranked Scholars™ are those with ScholarGPS™ Ranks of 0.05% or better. The data used to identify the ScholarGPS™ Highly Ranked Scholars™...

The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) recently awarded Drs. Leigh Callahan and Amanda Nelson funding for their T32 grant, “The Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disease Epidemiology and Outcomes Training Program at the University of North Carolina.” The overall goal of this T32 is to provide state-of-the-art...

Stanley M. Lemon, MD, professor of medicine in the UNC Division of Infectious Diseases and a member of the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Membership is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and is considered one of the...

The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty throughout the month of April. Richard Loeser, MD, was quoted in an article about the benefits and challenges of working out with videorthritis. Joseph D. Tucker’s, MD, PhD, 23-year career at Carolina and work...

Chris Caulfield, MD, a hospitalist in the UNC Division of Hospital Medicine, and Edward Hu, MD, an internist with UNC Health Rex, presented at the National Physician Advisor Conference (NPAC) on the process for filing member appeals of Medicare Advantage denials.  Drs. Caulfield and Hu presented “Medicare Advantage Member Appeals...