Category: Hematology
UNC Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) Center of Excellence Receives Federal Funding
The new National HHT Diagnosis and Treatment Initiative will provide 15 Centers of Excellence (CoE), including The University of North Carolina’s, with federal funding for the first time. HHT, a genetic disorder that causes some blood vessels to not develop properly, is the second most common genetic bleeding disorder in the United States. These funds will make a large positive i … Read more
Dr. Raj Kasthuri Published in Annals of Internal Medicine
Raj Kasthuri, MD, MBBS, co-authored a publication in the Annals of Internal Medicine titled Effect of Thromboprophylaxis on Clinical Outcomes After COVID-19 Hospitalization. Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 have an increased incidence of thromboembolism. The role of extended thromboprophylaxis after hospital discharge is unclear. To determine whether anticoagulation is superio … Read more
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UNC Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) Center of Excellence Receives Federal Funding
The new National HHT Diagnosis and Treatment Initiative will provide 15 Centers of Excellence (CoE), including The University of North Carolina’s, with federal funding for the first time. HHT, a genetic disorder that causes some blood vessel to not develop properly, is the second most common genetic bleeding disorder in the United States. These funds will make a large positive im … Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: February 1 – February 28, 2023
Division of Hematology Shakira Grant, MBBS, received a one-year, $11.5K grant from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Programs to Increase Diversity Among Individuals Engaged in Health-Related Research (PRIDE). Callie Berkowitz, MD, was awarded a grant from Foundation for Women and Girls with Blood Disorders. Alice Ma, MD, FACP, and Nigel Key, MB, ChB, FRCP, will serve a … Read more
Featured Advanced Practice Professional: Cassi Frank
Cassi Frank, MMSc, PA-C, works with the benign hematology group at UNC Eastowne as a physician assistant. She is also a graduate student and mother who enjoys reading, playing the piano and all things chocolate!
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: January 1 – January 31, 2023
Division of Oncology Jacob Stein, MD, MPH, received a $50K award for UNC Adolescents and Young Adult Cancer Program: Reach and Influence on Cancer Care Delivery. Ashwin Somasundaram, MD, received the $150K Lineberger Developmental Award and the $50K Pancreatic SPORE Career Enhancement Award Grant. Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine Kenichi Okuda, MD, was aw … Read more
Featured Staff Member: Christine Hill
Christine Hill, MHA, CRA, is a member of the UNC Blood Research Center in the Division of Hematology. She is also a super mom who raised her three kids while completing her master’s degree and working full-time. This year Christine is checking off an item on her bucket list!
2023 Fellows Match to the Department of Medicine
The Department of Medicine is honored to welcome new Tar Heel trainees! The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) released results for the 2022 Medicine and Pediatric Specialties Match on November 30. This is the first year the organization’s largest Fellowship Match included subspecialties in internal medicine, pediatrics, addiction and multidisciplinary specialties. More th … Read more
Tara Alin joins Governor’s NC Appointed Council on Sickle Cell Disease and Other Blood Disorders
Sickle cell disease affects over 6,000 North Carolinians. Approximately 80 to 100 infants are diagnosed with the disease every year. The inherited disorder causes red blood cells, which transport oxygen throughout the body, to form a sickle or crescent moon shape. These sickle-shaped cells become hard and sticky, clogging the blood vessels. As a result, the tissues in the body ar … Read more
Paul Armistead Becomes New Director of UNC’s Bone Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program
Paul Michael Armistead MD, PhD, an associate professor of medicine and the associate chief of basic and translational research in the Division of Hematology is the new Director of UNC’s Bone Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program. Dr. Armistead came to North Carolina from Britain in 1985. He enrolled as an undergraduate at UNC Chapel Hill in 1991 receiving the prestigious … Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: July 1 – July 31, 2022
Division of Hematology Patrick Ellsworth, MD, received a grant for his project titled “Mechanistic Investigation of Factor IX/Ixa Synergy with Emicizumab” from Novo Nordisk “Access to Insight” Division of Nephrology and Hypertension Gang Xi, PhD, and Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD, PhD, FRCP(Edin), were recently awarded a $2.7 million grant by the National Institute of Diabetes and Dig … Read more
UNC School of Medicine Physician Scientists Training Program Gives Awards to Cultivate the Careers of Upcoming Physician-Scientists
Medicine, like any other scientific field, cannot progress forward without the hard work of new, cutting-edge researchers. In the Department of Medicine, three physician scientist trainees are working to improve the lives of patients who have inflammatory bowel disease, cancer, and food allergies. In light of their promising, hard work, all three have received support from the UN … Read more