Author Archives: Kim Morris

Ric Boucher, MD, the James C. Moeser Eminent Professor of Medicine in the division of pulmonary diseases and critical care medicine, and director of the Marsico Lung Institute, has been named to give this year’s Amberson lecture at the American Thoracic Society meeting, May 15-20 in Philadelphia, PA. The J....

Blaire Wendlandt, MD, MSc, a fellow in the division of pulmonary and critical care medicine, has received a Weill Research Grant from the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM). Named for SCCM founder and its first president, Max Harry Weil, MD, PhD, MCCM, the SCCM-Weil Research Grant is awarded to...

Over one hundred women gathered at the William and Ida Friday Center on Saturday, February 22, for education and a discussion about cardiovascular health. The Sixth Annual Women’s Heart Symposium provided participants with the knowledge and resources to improve their health outcomes. They also learn from physicians and other providers...

The Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases and UNC Project-Malawi were awarded a $4.5 million grant by the UK’s Fleming Fund to strengthen Malawi’s One Health Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) program.  The grant will support the national AMR coordination committee and technical working groups, supporting ownership and alignment and scaling up a One Health AMR...

Christine E. Kistler, MD, MASc, associate professor, division of geriatric medicine and department of family medicine, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for “Improving Primary Care Clinicians’ Communication Skills in Advance Care Planning for Patients with Dementia.” This project continues work begun with Laura Hanson, MD, MPH, professor, division of geriatric...

Abigail L. Gilbert, MD, MSCI, assistant professor of medicine in the division of rheumatology, allergy and immunology, discusses her research on the differences in gait speeds, in people with osteoarthritis, with Healio Rheumatology. She says that her study, published in Arthritis Care and Research, is the first “to look at...

David Weber, MD, professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases, pediatrics and epidemiology, was interviewed in an AP article about the second wave of flu, amid concerns about the coronavirus. The article recognizes that the second surge began in late January, and that there is now another rise...

The annual list of highly cited researchers from Thomson Reuters recognizes the most influential researchers of the past decade, demonstrated by the production of multiple highly-cited papers than rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in Web of Science. In 2019, fewer than 6,300, or .1%...

Morgan Simonds Jones, MD, assistant professor in the division of endocrinology and metabolism, has been recognized in a new Carolina Care Highlight. Here’s what one patient had to say: “I appreciate Morgan’s approach of treating me as a partner, or even a manager of my treatment care. His explanations are...

Seth Berkowitz, MD, MPH, assistant professor in general medicine and clinical epidemiology, is featured in the Washington Post article “Food for thought–And Health.” He explains the association between medically tailored meals and healthcare use, based on his study published last year in JAMA Internal Medicine. Results of the study showed...

The UNC Panther Creek Medical Office Building (MOB) opened on January 21 as faculty physicians from the department of medicine welcomed patients to a collaborative new care model, with specialists from internal medicine, cardiology, pulmonology and nephrology. Many physicians at the MOB are accepting new patients, and this includes Hannah...

For Faculty Physicians – Well-Being Index The Well-Being Index (WBI) is a nine-question stress self-assessment, and became the FP Incentive for the second six months of FY20.  Please take the survey and help meet the goal of 80% participation between Jan. 1 – June 30, 2020; doing-so will result in...