Category: News
Congratulations!
Congratulations to all of the residents who presented a poster at the recent North Carolina ACP meeting, held at the Washington Duke Inn on February 8-9. Dr. Adrian Austin won first place in the Clinical Vignette category. We are very proud of all of you!
Congratulations to Dr. Heang Lim for being selected as one of this year’s recipients of the PlusPeople Award.
This honor is presented to UNC Healthcare employees for their outstanding performance and service on the job.
Congratulations to Dr. Josh Berkowitz, who was featured in November’s “Real Doctors, Real People” segment at UNC.
View the video at “Real Doctors, Real People.”
News Archive
Congratulations to Dr. Adam Buntaine and Dr. Anna Conterato, who are Block 5’s Morning Report Attendance Winner and Genius Award Winner, respectively! Congratulations to Dr. Loren Robinson! She received the Howard Schubiner Award at last week’s National Med/Peds Meeting in New Orleans. This award recognizes significant contributions by a Med-Peds Resident physician to NMRPA and/o … Read more
When Time is Muscle: UNC Cardiologists Beat the Clock
Calculating the risk of heart failure, cardiogenic shock, and death at the time of an angioplasty procedure can be critically important because early initiation of blood pressure support can improve survival.
New study aims to address the opioid crisis in western North Carolina
Three UNC researchers are joining forces with investigators at RTI International to devise solutions to address the opioid epidemic and related public health problems in eight counties in North Carolina’s western tip.
UNC Study of Elimination Diet for Eosinophilic Esophagitis Among Top 10 Downloaded in APT Journal
An elimination diet resulted in 40% of eosinophilic esophagitis patients achieving a histologic response, which was maintained in 20% after two years of treatment.
Honoring a Son’s Passion for Research
Mary Cress’s eldest son, David Richards, always had a penchant for science. She fondly remembers Dave returning home from a 4th grade science lesson to tell her with wonder that scientists had isolated DNA molecules and, a few years later, his science fair project on photosynthesis that won the South Dakota State Science Fair and placed 3rd out of 414 nationally. Dave dreamed of … Read more
Department of Medicine Celebrates 40th Anniversary of UNC’s Internal Medicine Conference
Over 350 physicians from across North Carolina came together for UNC’s 40th Annual Internal Medicine Conference, which took place on March 30 through April 1 at the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education in Chapel Hill.
Four UNC Gastroenterology Faculty receive Award for Carolina Care Excellence
Each year, UNC Health Care administers the CMS-approved Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CG-CAHPS) survey to solicit feedback from patients. One question on that survey asks patients if they would recommend their provider’s office to friends and family. One hundred and thirty three of our providers had more than 94 percent of their pati … Read more