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Category: Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine

  • Faculty & Staff in the News through March

    The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty and staff throughout the month of March 2026. Spencer Dorn, MD, joined Roon to host a talk on clinical use of AI. Klara Klein, MD, PhD, was featured on an NPR segment on the ability of GLP-1 drugs to decrease addiction risk. Cindy Gay, MD, MPH, and David Margolis, M … Read more

  • C. Adrian Austin, MD, MSCR

    C. Adrian Austin Co-Wrote a Summary on Caring for Older Adults in the ICU

    C. Adrian Austin, MD, MSCR, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, is a co-author of the newly published “Executive Summary: Society of Critical Care Medicine Guidelines on Caring for Older Adults in the ICU,” appearing in Critical Care Medicine. The guidelines were developed by a multidisciplinary panel convened by the Board of the Americ … Read more

  • Faculty & Staff in the News through February

    The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty and staff throughout the month of February 2026. Stephan Moll, MD, studied an astronaut who was treated for deep vein thrombosis in space. Beth Jonas, MD, consulted on a study about sequential biological therapy for rheumatoid arthritis. David Wohl, MD, continued to … Read more

  • Olivier, Hatcher, Boucher Awarded $7.3 Million to Advance Research on Rare Bronchiectatic Diseases

    UNC researchers have received ~$7.3M from NHLBI to lead the Rare Bronchiectatic Diseases Consortium, advancing research on four rare lung diseases that cause progressive bronchiectasis. The effort builds on UNC’s national leadership and aims to accelerate discovery, clinical trials, and new therapies for underserved patient populations. Drs. Kenneth Olivier and Richard Boucher UN … Read more

  • Faculty & Staff in the News through January

    The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty and staff throughout the month of January 2026. Ann Dennis, MD, MS and Meagan Zarwell, PhD, published a study establishing a stronger mapping system for HIV care in the Carolinas. Michael Herce, MD, MPH, MSCR, led a study linking alcohol use and poor HIV Outcomes af … Read more

  • Featured UME Educator: Jennifer Maguire, MD

    Jennifer Maguire, MD is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Associate Division Chief of Inpatient Services for Pulmonary and Critical Care. Tell us a little about how you got interested in education and your background? I first became interested in education during my fellowship when I realized how much I enjoyed breaking down complex concepts for learners. It started with giv … Read more

  • Faculty & Staff in the News through December

    The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty and staff throughout the month of December 2025. Research led by Heather Henderson, DVM, MPH, PhD, and David van Duin, MD, PhD, showed neighborhood deprivation drives higher antimicrobial resistance and mortality in Enterobacterales infections. UNC IGHID has been hi … Read more

  • Faculty & Staff in the News through November

    The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty and staff throughout the month of November 2025. Chad Pecot, MD: “If you’re, trying to make a difference in cancer, you can’t go slow.” Read the article here. Scott Commins, MD, PhD, was featured in an NBC article about the first death caused by alpha-gal syndrome. … Read more

  • Faculty & Staff in the News through October

    The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty and staff throughout the month of September 2025. Samuel Short, MD,helped develop a calculatorfor physicians to better predict stroke risk in Afib patients David Weber, MD, MPH,commented on the whooping cough spike in NC. Janet Rubin, MD, advocated for resistance tr … Read more

  • Faculty & Staff in the News through September

    The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty and staff throughout the month of September 2025. Millie Long, MD, MPH, and Edward Barnes, MD, MPH, played key roles in developing the first international guidelines for managing inflammatory bowel disease during pregnancy. Christine Vigeland, MD, received at R03 fr … Read more

  • UNC Hospitals Chapel Hill

    Safe Care Starts Here: How We Put Patient Safety Into Practice

    At the heart of our UNC Department of Medicine, patient safety is more than a priority, it’s a daily practice woven into every aspect of care. In recognition of Patient Safety Day on September 17, we highlight how our providers put patient safety into action to safeguard patients and strengthen a culture of trust, collaboration, and resilience. Preventing Infections and Complicat … 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