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Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
We are committed to providing high quality, compassionate healthcare, advancing our understanding of digestive and liver diseases, and training future clinicians and researchers.
Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism
The major purpose of the division is to provide teaching, research and patient care in all aspects of endocrinology and metabolism.
Division of General Medicine & Clinical Epidemiology
Our vision is to be the nation’s leading division of general internal medicine. Our mission is to advance the field of general internal medicine and serve the needs of North Carolinians through patient care, practice innovation, education and research.
Division of Cardiology
The Division of Cardiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is committed to the highest standards of excellence in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. We are a multidisciplinary health care team offering state-of-the-art treatment and care to people of North Carolina and to those throughout the Southeast.
Eron, Kuhlman named Smithies Investigators
Joe Eron, MD, and Brian Kuhlman, PhD (Republished from the UNC Health Care and UNC School of Medicine Newsroom.) The UNC School of Medicine has selected Joe Eron, MD, professor of medicine and vice chief for the division of infectious diseases, and Brian Kuhlman, PhD, professor of biochemistry and biophysics, as Oliver Smithies Investigators, an annual award to honor senior facul … Read more
Senior Residents Match to Fellowships for 2019
December Match Day marks a new celebration for the path ahead. Last week, the UNC Department of Medicine matched residents to fellowships, filling a variety of positions in its subspecialty training programs. The fellowship match process starts the summer of third-year residency and ends in December. Applicants prepare applications, they interview, and they rank a list of prefer … Read more
Story Slam, Serendipity, and Advance Care Planning in the ICU
UNC School of Medicine’s first UNC Story Slam gave physicians an opportunity to share stories about the personal experience of practicing medicine. Gary Winzelberg, Associate Professor of Geriatric Medicine and Associate Director for UNC’s Palliative Care Program speaks about “Serendipity” in the ICU.
Shaheen Receives Craver Professor Award
Amy Shaheen, MD, MSC, professor of clinical medicine, has been honored with the Craver Medical Student Teaching Award. The Craver Medical Student Teaching Award was established by UNC School of Medicine graduate Joseph M. Craver, MD, to honor outstanding teachers in internal medicine, pediatrics, and surgery who inspire and change the lives of medical students through their teach … Read more
Infective endocarditis increases more than tenfold in North Carolina
The opioid epidemic is reshaping the epidemiology of heart valve infection, according to a new study led by Asher Shranz, MD, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
UNC School of Medicine researchers receive $9.96 million U.S. DoD grant
The US Department of Defense tabbed UNC Marsico Lung Institute researchers led by Richard Boucher, MD, and Ilona Jaspers, PhD, to study the adverse effects of inhaling toxic fumes from burn pits in the field.
A Population Health Approach to Dramatically Reduce Heart Disease Risk
UNC School of Medicine doctors enlisted a network of health care professionals from small primary care practices and used data analytics to help identify North Carolinians at risk for cardiovascular disease. Primary care doctors could use this approach to dramatically reduce heart disease risk for tens of thousands of people across the state.
UNC Researcher Finds Gender Disparities in Admissions, Treatment for Heart Attack Patients, Earns Nomination for AHA Award
Sameer Arora, MD, a UNC School of Medicine cardiology fellow, was nominated for the Elizabeth Barrett-Connor Research Award for Young Investigators in Training for his study showing young women are having proportionally more heart attacks than young men.