Category: Accolades, Awards and Appointments
Kunal Patel Selected to Speak at Pearls Day, Honored with Leonard Tow Humanism Award
Dr. Patel (2nd from right) with additional speakers and class presidents. During this year’s Pearls Day, medical students gathered to listen to educators speak on topics or issues they may face after graduation. Speakers for the event are selected by the graduating students as an honor. Kunal Patel, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary Diseases an … Read more
2025 Evening of Scholarship Honors Department Educators
This year’s Evening of Scholarship not only recognized individual excellence but also highlighted the collaborative spirit and innovative thinking that define UNC’s medical education community. Congratulations to all the honorees for their inspiring work and continued impact! Department of Medicine Award Winners Foundation Phase Teaching Excellence Award: Tamara Godfrey, MD Facul … Read more
Vimal Derebail Appointed Vice Chief of Clinical Operations for the UNC Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
Vimal K. Derebail, MD, MPH, has been appointed Vice Chief of Clinical Operations of the University of North Carolina (UNC) Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Jenny Flythe, MD, MPH, Chief of the Division, announced. Dr. Derebail, an associate professor of medicine and member of the UNC faculty since 2011, is internationally known for his excellence in care of patients with g … Read more
Richard Loeser Receives Department of Defense Grant for Investigating Post-Traumatic Oseteoarthritis
Richard Loeser, Jr., MD, Director of the Thurston Arthritis Research Clinic and a Joseph P. Archie Eminent Professor of Medicine, was awarded a $500K grant from the Department of Defense (DoD) for his study entitled,” A novel drug discovery approach for preventing post-traumatic osteoarthritis.” The DoD’s Arthritis Research Program Focused Research Award supports high-risk high-r … Read more
John Buse selected to deliver the 2025 Norma Berryhill Distinguished Lecture
John B. Buse, MD, PhD, is a Verne S. Caviness Distinguished Professor of Medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism. Dr. Buse is the Faculty Therapeutic Director for Diabetes/Metabolism, UNC Clinical Research Alliance, and Co-Director for the NC Translnational and Clinical Sciences Institute. He earned his MD an … Read more
Internists Represent UNC at the 2025 Society for General Internal Medicine Conference
The UNC Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology was well represented at the 2025 Society for General Internal Medicine conference. This year’s theme focused on the role of academic general internists in changing the healthcare landscape. Nineteen faculty and residents presented on topics spanning both clinical and research subjects Seth Berkowitz, MD, MPH, was a pl … Read more
O’Shea and Arant Complete the Leadership in Academic Medicine Program
The Leadership in Academic Medicine Program (LAMP) has been designed to assist junior faculty at UNC within their first 3 years to build a sense of community, purpose, direction, and confidence so they may thrive in their career. Drs. Arant and O’Shea Patrick O’Shea, MD, MBA, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine, and Elizabeth (Eli) Arant, MD, assi … Read more
Jonathan Juliano named a Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor
Jonathan Juliano, MD, MSPH, a Professor and Associate Chief for Research and Professional Development in the Division of Infectious Diseases and the Associate Director for the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, was recognized by the University for his commitment and excellence in teaching. The Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professorship is a prestigious title, … Read more
Resident and Faculty Recognized with End of Year Awards.
Here are the recipients of the 2025 Residents award! Faculty awarded by the 2025 class of residents are also listed below. Bondurant-Eringhaus Award Recipient: Brian Wood, MD Awarded to a resident demonstrating commitment and excellence in research. Chairman’s Awards Recipients: Hannah Dee, MD & Lauren Goldbeck, MD Given in recognition of residents who have had a great impact … Read more
Drs. Jensen and Gray receive UNC SOM Physician Scientist Training Program Awards
Drs. Simon Gray (left) and Jeffrey Jensen (right) Jeffrey Jensen, MD, PhD, a hematology/oncology fellow, and Simon Gray, MD, PhD, an assistant professor in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, received UNC School of Medicine Physician Scientist Training Program awards. Dr. Gray received an Early-Stage Faculty award, and Dr. Jensen received a Resident/Fellowship Award, … Read more
Simon Gray Receives AGA Research Scholar Award
The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) announced the selection of 74 recipients to receive $2.4 million in research funding through the annual AGA Research Foundation Awards Program. Simon Gray, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of North Carolina and Alumni of the Department of Medicine Physician Scientist Training Program is among is awardees … Read more
Evan Dellon, MD, MPH Awarded William Beaumont Prize in Gastroenterology
Evan Dellon, MD, MPH. 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 translatio … Read more