Author Archives: Kim Morris

Administrators in the department of medicine ensure that division operations are managed efficiently and effectively, to support faculty, staff, and trainees in their pursuit of education, research and clinical care. Their services focus on achieving continuous improvement in the quality and the value of our work, for those we support...

Donna Lawson in the division of cardiology has been named UNC Medical Center's Assistive Personnel of the Year for the Heart and Vascular Referral Center.

Helen Claire West, MD, is clinical associate professor in the division of general medicine and medical director of the UNC Panther Creek Internal Medicine Faculty Practice (opening in Fall, 2019).

UNC Health Care medical office building expansions are underway, with projects designed to improve access to health care and better connect communities to resources.

J. Charles Jennette, MD, the Kenneth M. Brinkhous Distinguished Professor and Chair of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Professor of Medicine, and Chief of Pathology and UNC Laboratory Medicine Services, has been selected to receive the 2019 Distinguished Service Award from the Association of Pathology Chairs (APC).

The 5th Annual Women’s Heart Symposium was held on Saturday, February 16, at the UNC Friday Center.

Abhijit V. Kshirsagar, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology, has been awarded the Marion Stedman Covington Distinguished Professorship.

Anil Kishin Gehi, MD, professor of medicine in the division of cardiology, has been awarded the Sewell Family-McAllister Distinguished Professorship in Electrophysiology. The professorship is designed to recognize an outstanding clinician, teacher, and scholar--who is a leader in the field of electrophysiology--from the division of cardiology and the UNC McAllister...

The UNC Department of Medicine's Samuel Cykert, MD, from the division of general medicine, led a five-year, multi-institutional trial aimed at reducing the disparity in treatment and outcomes for black lung cancer patients versus white lung cancer patients.

Research forum encouraged collaborations among research faculty in the Department of Medicine.

Unique research network is recognized for providing a robust platform that curates real-world data for FDA scientists, helping them communicate the safety and effectiveness of direct-acting antiviral agents in the post-marketing period.

A journalist recounts his near-death experience and cites UNC's heart attack research, recognizing that the number of younger heart attack victims is increasing.