Category: News
Hanson Receives Ronald J. Falk Vanguard Award
Dr. Ron Falk (Left) and Dr. Laura Hanson (right) at the award ceremony. Laura Hanson, MD, MPH, was awarded the Ronald J. Falk Vanguard Award, an honor recognizing a faculty member who leads with excellence across patient care, discovery and teaching. The annual award reflects the values of its namesake, Dr. Ronald Falk, an international renowned nephrologist who served as departm … Read more
Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease Receives 40th Consecutive Year of NIH Funding
Pictured are Dr. Robert Sandler and Julianne O’Daniel. Robert Sandler, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Director of the Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease (CGIBD), has announced the renewal of the Center’s P30 Center grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). This renew … Read more
Long, Barnes Contribute to First Global Guidelines for Pregnancy and IBD
Millie Long, MD, MPH, Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at UNC-Chapel Hill, and Edward Barnes, MD, MPH, Co-Director of the UNC Multidisciplinary IBD Center, played key roles in developing the first international guidelines for managing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) during pregnancy, along with Uma Mahadevan, MD, PI and director of the Colitis and Crohn’s … Read more
Faculty & Staff in the News through August
The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty and staff throughout the month of August 2025. Klara Klein, MD, PhD, will serve as PI for the UNC site investigating cadisegliatin as an adjunctive treatment to insulin in adults with type 1 diabetes. The Division of Hospital Medicine met many milestones during Fisc … Read more
Drs. McEntee, Dover Elected to the Medical Staff Executive Committee
Drs. McEntee and Dover Congratulations to the newly elected members of the Medical Staff Executive Committee. The new members from the Department of Medicine, who will serve a 2-year term, include: Dr. Kenton Dover, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine Dr. Jennifer McEntee, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division … Read more
Gaurav Dave to serve as Research Director for NIH’s Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health Program
UNC-Chapel Hill has been announced as the recipient of a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) award. Created by the Office of Research on Women’s Health in partnership with NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices, BIRCWH is a mentored career-development program designed to connect junior faculty to senior faculty … Read more
Sidney Smith among researchers who contributed to new American Heart Association blood pressure guidelines
University of North Carolina researchers affiliated with the School of Nursing and School of Medicine contributed to new blood pressure guidelines released by the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology. Sidney C. Smith, Jr., MD Sidney C. Smith, Jr., MD, Professor of Medicine in the UNC Division of Cardiology, and Leslie Davis, PhD, RN, an Associate P … Read more
Julie Golding Receives Pulse of Medicine Staff Award
Dr. Darren DeWalt announced Julie Golding, Residency Program Coordinator, as the inaugural recipient of the Pulse of Medicine Staff Award. This award honors a Department of Medicine staff member who demonstrates exceptional dedication to their role, consistently exceeds goals, goes above and beyond their job responsibilities, and takes ownership of their work. The recipient colla … Read more
Dr. Niznik Presents at International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology Annual Meeting
Dr Josh Niznik (far right) presenting at the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology Annual Meeting Josh Niznik, PharmD, PhD, recently presented his research during a Lightning Forum presentation at the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology (IPSE) Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. His research presentation was entitled “Outcomes Associated with Deprescribing Versu … Read more
Featured Physician: Haley Simpson, MD
Meet Haley Simpson, MD, an Assistant Professor in the Division of Hematology who was a Tarheel in undergrad! What brought you to UNC Medical Center? I am returning to North Carolina for the second time! I was born in Raleigh, grew up in the DC area then attended UNC for undergrad. I went back to Maryland for medical school then out west to Colorado for residency and fellowship b … Read more
PROMOTER Study Aims to Advance Translational Research in Esophageal Diseases
Researchers from the University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University aim to use a pig-based model to study esophageal diseases, a field where scientific understanding remains limited. Researchers use large animal models to help with therapy development, testing and translation. However, fully defined models of digestive diseases are still scarce. Within this fiel … Read more
Division of Hospital Medicine FY25 Awards and Achievements
The UNC Division of Hospital Medicine met many milestones during Fiscal Year 2025. Nearly 50% faculty contributed to abstracts that were accepted at the Society of Hospital Medicine Triangle Chapter Research, Innovation and Clinical Vignette Poster Competition. The majority of those abstracts were presented at the national SHM Converge in Las Vegas in April. The division provided … Read more