Author Archives: Lillian Harbison

John Buse, MD, PhD, Verne S. Caviness Distinguished Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, led a study finding 24% of individuals with difficult-to-control type 2 diabetes also present with hypercortisolism (Cushing’s syndrome). This study, entitled CATALYST and published in Diabetes Care, was the largest and most...

Amanda E. Nelson, MD, MSCR, RhMSUS, professor of medicine in the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, and other Thurston Arthritis Research Center researchers coauthored a study entitled, “Translational genomics of osteoarthritis in 1,962,069 individuals” in Nature. Their study represents the largest genome-wide association study conducted to date on osteoarthritis...

Saira Sheikh, MD, Linda Coley Sewell Distinguished Professor of Medicine in the UNC Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology and Director of the Clinical Trials Program at UNC’s Thurston Arthritis Research Center, along with her brother Shehzad Sheikh, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine in the UNC Division of Gastroenterology &...

Evan S. Dellon, MD, MPH, AGAF, a professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, was awarded the William Beaumont Prize in Gastroenterology by the American Gastroenterological Association. The William Beaumont Prize is given to a gastroenterologist who demonstrates commitment to advancing patient care through clinical and translational research....

Kevin A. Friede, MD, FACC, FSCAI, an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology, was recognized and chosen by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) Board to be included in their annual 30 in Their 30s list. SCAI’s 30 in Their 30s highlights interventional cardiologists who...

Meet Neeta Saxena, PA-C, MPH, a care provider in Sanford, NC with a plethora of interesting hobbies and professional engagements! What is your role in the Department and what patients do you serve?   My name is Neeta Saxena, PA-C, MPH. I work for the Department of Medicine in Nephrology. I...

The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty and staff throughout the month of April. Drs. Andrew Moon, Hanna Sanoff, Donna Evon  and A. Sidney Barritt IV contributed to a study on improving the quality of life for people with hepatocellular carcinoma. Ashwin Somasundaram,...

Cassiopeia Frank, MMSc, PA-C, CPPS, an Advanced Practice Provider in the Division of Hematology, has been named the new Director of Quality and Safety for the University of North Carolina Department of Medicine.  Frank brings extensive expertise in patient safety, quality improvement, and clinical practice innovation. “I am proud to say...

With the goal of recognizing the top cardiology providers across the nation, The Business Journals partnered with Premier Inc., a technology-driven, healthcare improvement company, to publish the annual Premier’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals ranking. Out of 925 hospitals reviewed by Premier, UNC Hospitals ranked 13th among teaching hospitals with cardiovascular...

Meet Tammy Long, MSN, APRN, AGNP, an APP in Cardiology and aspiring baker! What is your role in the Department and what patients do you serve? I am a nurse practitioner in the Division of Cardiology. I see heart failure patients in an outpatient clinic. I also work as a...

Joshua Zeidner, MD, an Associate Professor of Medicine and Chief of Leukemia Research, published a paper in the journal Blood. Titled “Magrolimab plus azacitidine vs physician’s choice for untreated TP53-mutated acute myeloid leukemia: the ENHANCE-2 study,” he looked at a global randomized phase 3 study in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). This...

Meet Dr. Tiffany Long Dr. Tiffany Long is a geriatrician at UNC, with deep roots in North Carolina. A true Tar Heel through and through, she completed her medical school, internal medicine residency, and geriatrics fellowship at UNC. “I love it here, have never lived outside the state, and probably...