Author Archives: Lillian Harbison

Myron S. Cohen, MD, was selected to receive a 2026 Faculty Award for Global Excellence from UNC Global Affairs. Only three faculty members receive this annual award. Dr. Cohen’s 30 years of studies on HIV and leadership in the infectious disease field were among the reasons his peers, staff and...

The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty and staff throughout the month of March 2026. Spencer Dorn, MD, joined Roon to host a talk on clinical use of AI. Klara Klein, MD, PhD, was featured on an NPR segment on the ability of...

Kunal Patel, MD, PhD, an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and a Foundation Phase Academic Coach in the Office of Academic Excellence, was chosen to be the 2026 Match Day speaker by the graduating class of medical students. Dr. Patel was the final speaker before...

C. Adrian Austin, MD, MSCR, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, is a co-author of the newly published “Executive Summary: Society of Critical Care Medicine Guidelines on Caring for Older Adults in the ICU,“ appearing in Critical Care Medicine. The guidelines were developed by...

Mofiyin Obadina, MD, and Erica Sparkenbaugh, PhD, assistant professors in the Division of Hematology and the UNC Blood Research Center, received $50,000 from NC TRaCS for their TTSA proposal entitled, “Hypoxemia-Induced Platelet Activation in Sickle Cell Disease Pregnancy: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets.” This award supports the development of new interdisciplinary...

Anisha Ganguly, MD, MPH, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of General Medicine & Clinical Epidemiology, co-authored a study revealing a significant disparity in residency program applications in states with more restrictive abortion laws. Published in JAMA, the research analyzed nearly 24.2 million applications submitted to 4,315 residency programs...

The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty and staff throughout the month of February 2026. Stephan Moll, MD, studied an astronaut who was treated for deep vein thrombosis in space. Beth Jonas, MD, consulted on a study about sequential biological therapy...

Emily Cetrone, MD is an Associate Professor of Medicine and the Fellowship Program Associate Director for Geriatrics. Our Undergraduate Medical Educator of the month is Dr. Emily Cetrone! Dr. Centrone provides patient care in the  Geriatrics Clinic and focuses her clinical work on geriatric primary care, dementia, and caregiver stress....

The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty and staff throughout the month of January 2026. Ann Dennis, MD, MS and Meagan Zarwell, PhD, published a study establishing a stronger mapping system for HIV care in the Carolinas. Michael Herce, MD, MPH,...

The five-year relative cancer survival rate for all cancers combined has reached 70% for people diagnosed between 2016 and 2021 in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society. For Dr. Haley Simpson, MD, PhD, an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology, this milestone reflects decades...

Jennifer Maguire, MD is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Associate Division Chief of Inpatient Services for Pulmonary and Critical Care. Tell us a little about how you got interested in education and your background? I first became interested in education during my fellowship when I realized how much I...

The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty and staff throughout the month of December 2025. Research led by Heather Henderson, DVM, MPH, PhD, and David van Duin, MD, PhD, showed neighborhood deprivation drives higher antimicrobial resistance and mortality in Enterobacterales infections. UNC IGHID has been...