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  • UNC Ranks #13 on Premier’s Top Cardiovascular Hospitals 2025

    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 residency progr … Read more

  • Featured APP: Tammy Long, MSN, APRN, AGNP

    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 department of Cardiology. I see heart failure patients in an outpatient clinic. I also work as a research coordinator for heart failure research, enrolling patients into Phase I, III, and III studies. Where … Read more

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    Joshua Zeidner, MD, Publishes “ENHANCE-2 Study” on Magrolimab and Azacitidine for TP53-Mutated AML.

    Joshua Zeidner, MD 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 study examined patie … Read more

  • March 2025 Division of Geriatric Medicine faculty accomplishments

    The Division of Geriatric Medicine Announces Faculty Achievements

    The Division of Geriatric Medicine is proud to announce the following faculty’s recent achievements: Effective March 1, 2025, Dr. Lindsay Wilson was promoted to Clinical Professor. The American College of Physicians (ACP) honored Dr. Deb Bynum with the NC Laureate Award from. She has also been elected to the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine (APDIM) Council as … Read more

  • Dr. Deb Bynum physician spotlight

    Bynum elected to the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine’s Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine Council

    Debra Bynum, MD, MMEL, FACP, has been elected to the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine’s Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine Council. Dr. Bynum is a professor of medicine in the UNC Division of Geriatric Medicine, Vice Chair for Education in the UNC Department of Medicine and the Program Director of the UNC Internal Medicine Residency Program. The Alliance … Read more

  • Black Alumni Experience Project illuminates life as a Black medical student in the 1960s and 1970s

    Audio files from the Black Alumni Experience Project found on its website. Collecting Oral Histories The Black Alumni Experience Project at the University of North Carolina (UNC) highlights the invaluable contributions of Black medical alumni through oral histories and interviews. The initiative was founded by Raul Necochea, PhD, associate professor of social medicine at UNC, and … Read more

  • Internal Medicine Chief Residents Selected for the 2026-2027 Academic Year

    The University of North Carolina Internal Medicine Program has announced the following chief residents who will serve during the 2026-2027 academic year. The administrative chief resident is a position of distinction, professionalism and leadership. These appointed physicians will lead and mentor residents, as they learn to recognize the needs of the department and hospital. Inpa … Read more

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    Dr. Claire Larson Joins SOM Students in Japan

    Claire Larson, MD This past summer, Dr. Claire Larson, assistant professor of medicine in the UNC Division of Geriatrics, joined two UNC School of Medicine students in Nagoya, Japan. MD/PhD student Ray Cheever and and a second-year medical student Grace Lian represented UNC. They were joined by two Duke University students, two UC Davis students, and six students from China for N … Read more

  • Dr. Deb Bynum physician spotlight

    Bynum awarded NC Laureate Award from American College of Physicians

    Debra Bynum, MD Debra Bynum, MD, MMEL, FACP, Vice Chair for Education in the UNC Department of Medicine, Program Director for the UNC Internal Medicine Residency Program and professor of medicine in the Division of Geriatric Medicine, has been honored with the North Carolina Laureate Award from the American College of Physicians. The Laureate Award is presented to long-standing a … Read more

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    Electronic reporting of symptoms by cancer patients can improve quality of life and reduce emergency visits

    People with metastatic cancer who regularly report their symptoms via a home-based electronic monitoring system experienced improved quality of life, clinical outcomes and well-being, as well as fewer emergency department visits than those who didn’t file reports. Both groups had similar overall survival rates, according to University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Ca … Read more

  • Derebail, Tilly, Vavalle Honored with Medical Staff Physician Clinical Excellence Award

    Three Department of Medicine faculty have been awarded with the second annual Medical Staff Physician Clinical Excellence Award. This award recognizes UNC Hospitals clinical physicians who embody the qualities of a truly great patient service provider. These physicians are technically skilled, compassionate to patients and families and work collaboratively with colleagues. Nomina … Read more

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    Featured UME: Tiffany Long, MD

    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 never will,” she shares. Her passion for serving the people of North Carolina shin … Read more