Category: Cardiology
Medicine Physicians Join Academy of Educators
Five faculty members from the department of medicine have been selected to the UNC School of Medicine’s Academy of Educators.
A Heart for Young People, and their Hearts
A major gift from Rita Bigham will enable UNC interventional cardiologists to perform more life-saving heart procedures in Nicaragua.
Culturally Competent Healthcare for the Latino Community
The UNC Center for Latino Health recognizes its 10 year anniversary, announces a new cardiology clinic, and celebrates Claudia Rojas, the center manager who has been named “Community Service Person of the Year.”
Li Wang Receives Career Development Award from American Heart Association
Li Wang, PhD, research associate in the Qian Lab and a member of UNC McAllister Heart Institute, has received the prestigious Career Development Award from the AHA. The award is given to highly promising young scientists in their early years to explore innovative questions in the field of cardiovascular research.
UNC’s Outpatient Diuresis Clinic, A New Approach to Managing Heart Failure
The newest project from the department of medicine’s Value Care Action Group (VCAG) is better serving patients with early heart failure while also reducing visits to the ED and subsequent hospitalizations.
4th Annual Outreach Symposium for Women Puts Spotlight on Heart Health
February was American Heart Month, the perfect time to advocate for the cardiovascular health of women. Led by Dr. Paula Miller, clinical associate professor in the division of cardiology in UNC’s department of medicine, the 4th annual Women’s Heart Symposium drew nearly 100 women for a day of free education, food and health tips, enabling women of all ages and backgrounds to lea … Read more
Research Highlights: Cardiology
Anil Gehi, MD, Streamlining Triage for AFib Patients to Increase Care Coordination and Prevent Hospitalizations Dr. Anil Gehi’s research focus is on innovative approaches to atrial fibrillation (AFib), from detailed understanding of patient symptomatology, techniques of ablation, processes of care in AFib management, and outcomes research through complex analyses of big data. In … Read more
Liu Lab Receives $2 Million Grant for Heart Research
Jiandong Liu, PhD, assistant professor of pathology, member of the UNC McAllister Heart Institute, and director of the Zebrafish Aquaculture Core facility, has received a $2-million research grant from the NIH for his project “Molecular regulation of ventricular chamber maturation.”
Rick Stouffer Is Appointed Ernest and Hazel Craige Distinguished Professor
George (Rick) Stouffer, MD, Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Cardiology, has been awarded the Ernest and Hazel Craige Distinguished Professor of Medicine in the department of medicine. The professorship honors Dr. Ernest Craige who was the first chief of the Division of Cardiology at the UNC School of Medicine and served from 1952 – 1978. As an enduring tribute, … Read more
Scientists Map Molecular Mechanisms Crucial for New Approach to Heart Disease Therapy
Scientists led by UNC McAllister Heart Institute researcher Frank Conlon, PhD, reveal detailed molecular events underlying the transformation of ordinary fibroblast cells into therapeutic cardiac muscle cells.
Bautch Receives Outstanding Investigator Award
Victoria Bautch, PhD, was recently awarded $6.5 million from the National Institutes of Health and the National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute. The award will enable the Bautch Lab to study the molecular and cellular control of angiogenesis, a naturally occurring process responsible for the formation and growth of blood vessels.
The UNC McAllister Heart Institute Receives a Grant to Advance a Novel Therapy for Heart Failure
A $1.9 Million NIH grant will enable new studies of alpha-1-adrenergic receptors in the heart. Dr. Brian Colwell Jensen, an associate professor in the division of cardiology and the department of pharmacology, will serve as principal investigator for research that considers how metabolic alterations provide cardioprotection.