Category: News
Drs. Niznik and Kahkoska Receive NCTraCS CTS Pilot Award
Drs. Josh Niznik and Anna Kahkoska NCTraCS recently announced recipients of the TraCS Clinical and Translational Science (CTS) pilot awards. Joshua Niznik, PharmD, PhD (Assistant Professor, Geriatric Medicine) and Anna Kahkoska, MD, PhD (Assistant Professor, Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health) received a CTS award for Exploring the Utility of Linked Patient Portal … Read more
Featured UME: Julie Machen, MD
Meet Julie Machen, MD, an internal medicine specialists, our featured Undergraduate Medical Educator of the month! What was your journey into medical education? As the oldest of four girls, I have loved teaching from an early age! I grew up in Greensboro, North Carolina, then attended UNC School of Medicine in the class of 2015. I moved to Boston for my Internal Medicine residenc … Read more
John Buse Leads Study Finding Cushing’s Syndrome in a Quarter of Patients with Difficult-to-Control Diabetes
John Buse, MD, PhD, Verne S. Caviness Distinguished Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, led a study finding 24% of individuals with difficult-to-control type 2 diabetes also present with hypercortisolism (Cushing’s syndrome). This study, entitled CATALYST and published in Diabetes Care, was the largest and most rigorous trial ever conducted to … Read more
Amanda Nelson Contributes to Landmark Osteoarthritis Study
Left to right: Amanda E. Nelson, MD, MSCR, RhMSUS; Liubov Arbeeva, MS; Yvonne Golightly, PT, MS, PhD Amanda E. Nelson, MD, MSCR, RhMSUS, professor of medicine in the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, and other Thurston Arthritis Research Center researchers coauthored a study entitled, “Translational genomics of osteoarthritis in 1,962,069 individuals” in Nature. T … Read more
Drs. Saira and Shehzad Sheikhs’ Project Voted First Place by Peers at FNIH Biomarkers Consortium
Saira Sheikh, MD, Linda Coley Sewell Distinguished Professor of Medicine in the UNC Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology and Director of the Clinical Trials Program at UNC’s Thurston Arthritis Research Center, along with her brother Shehzad Sheikh, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine in the UNC Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, were invited to pitch their co … Read more
Evan Dellon, MD, MPH Awarded William Beaumont Prize in Gastroenterology
Evan Dellon, MD, MPH. Evan S. Dellon, MD, MPH, AGAF, a professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, was awarded the William Beaumont Prize in Gastroenterology by the American Gastroenterological Association. The William Beaumont Prize is given to a gastroenterologist who demonstrates commitment to advancing patient care through clinical and translatio … Read more
UNC Researchers Uncover Molecular Mechanism Behind Hydralazine-Induced ANCA Vasculitis
For the first time, investigators are gaining a clearer understanding of what causes drug-induced antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA) vasculitis. In a study published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation, researchers from the University of North Carolina (UNC) Department of Medicine and Kidney Center revealed that hydralazine—a drug commonly used to treat high bloo … Read more
Featured APP: Neeta Saxena, PA-C, MPH
Meet Neeta Saxena, PA-C, MPH, a care provider in Sanford, NC with a plethora of interesting hobbies and professional engagements! What is your role in the Department and what patients do you serve? My name is Neeta Saxena, PA-C, MPH. I work for the Department of Medicine in Nephrology. I currently provide comprehensive care in managing end-stage renal disease (ESRD) to patients … Read more
109 Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers Awarded 2025 Carolina Care Excellence
Each year, UNC Hospitals administers the Press Ganey Medical Practice survey to solicit feedback from patients. The survey asks our patients about their likelihood of recommending their provider’s practice to their friends and family. This year, 228 UNC physicians and advanced practice providers received the highest recommendations, which places them in the top quartile nationall … Read more
Match Day 2025: Welcome Class of 2025
Years of hard work and dreams were folded into envelopes, decorative boxes and other means of message delivery. On March 21st, medical students discovered where their career journey would take them for residency. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Internal Medicine Residency Program paired 31 categorical residents, ten preliminary residents, and 6 Medicine/Pediatri … Read more
Cassiopeia Frank Appointed Director of Quality and Safety
Cassiopeia Frank, MMSc, PA-C, CPPS, an Advanced Practice Provider in the Division of Hematology, has been named the new Director of Quality and Safety for the University of North Carolina Department of Medicine. Frank brings extensive expertise in patient safety, quality improvement, and clinical practice innovation. “I am proud to say that UNC is a place I confidently send my f … Read more
New Podcast: How weight loss drugs work and what the future holds with Dr. Andrea Coviello
Dr. Ron Falk invites Andrea Coviello, MD, FACE, MMCi, MSc an expert in endocrinology and metabolism, to discuss the latest developments in weight loss drugs. Their conversation explores how these medications work, their impact on metabolism and appetite regulation, and their role in the broader landscape of obesity treatment and patient care