Category: Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine
95 Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers Awarded 2024 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, 205 UNC physicians and advanced practice providers received the highest recommendations, which places them in the top quartile nationall … Read more
Accolades, Awards and Appointments Archive
Congratulations to department faculty who received the following accolades, awards and appointments, March 1 – March 31, 2024. Katherine Reeder Hayes, MD, MBA, has been promoted to professor of medicine. Brian Jensen, MD, has been promoted to professor of medicine. Laura Blanchard, PA-C, served on the planning committee for the APP Oncology Summit, a regional CME conference desig … Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: January 1 – January 31, 2024
Division of Oncology Lisa Carey, MD, received a $225K grant titled, “Clinical implications of metastatic subtype, microenvironment, and organ of involvement.” Joannie Ivory, MD, was granted $240K for her project, “Participant Enrollment in a Multi-Site Randomized Clinical Trial of Endocrine Therapy Adherence Support.” Yara Abdou, MD, was awarded $240K to investigate molecular res … Read more
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2024 Fellows Match to the Department of Medicine
The Department of Medicine is honored to welcome new Tar Heel trainees! The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) released results for the 2023 Medicine and Pediatric Specialties Match on November 29. More than 7,000 applicants matched to advanced training positions. After a successful Match, the following fellows will join Department subspecialties in July 2024. Division of … Read more
Faculty and Staff in the News Throughout October
The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty throughout the month of October. Evan S. Dellon, MD, MPH, was featured in a New York Times article that depicts a patient’s experience with EoE. Faculty and fellows in the Division of Pulmonary Diseases & Critical Care Medicine attended the NC Thoracic Society … Read more
Pulmonary Faculty and Fellows Attend NC Thoracic Society Conference on ILD
The three Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation sites in North Carolina, the University of North Carolina, Duke University and Cone Health, (UNC, Duke, and Cone Health) hosted the recent NC Thoracic Society Conference on Interstitial Lung Diseases. Drs. Jason Lobo and Kunal Patel were faculty speakers. Drs. Josh Clark and Emily Gosche were fellow speakers. The entire UNC ILD program was … Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: August 1 – August 31, 2023
Division of Hematology Brandi Reeves, MD, received a 5-year, NHLBI K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award for the research project, “Evaluating the Role of Hypoxia Inducible Factor in Myeloproliferative-Associated Thrombosis.” Daniel Richardson, MD, received a $150K grant for developing a patient-reported measure to identify treatment priorities of patients with advanc … Read more
Featured Advanced Practice Provider: Dwayne Bell
Dwayne Bell, MSN, APRN, a North Carolina native, works in the Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine as a nurse practitioner. Dwayne has grown in his role at UNC since 2003 and enjoys educating patients and their families. Outside of work he can be found cycling, sky-gazing, and plane spotting. If Dwayne was stuck eating only one food it would be yams!
Dr. Drummond Receives 2023 Solovy Award for COPD Research
Respiratory Health Association (RHA) named M. Bradley Drummond, MD, MHS, the recipient of the 2023 Solovy Award for Advancement in COPD. Dr. Drummond is a distinguished, board-certified pulmonary and critical care physician and associate professor of medicine. The Solovy Award was established in memory of Mr. Jerold Solovy by his wife, Kathleen Hart Solovy, and funded by the Kath … Read more
Dr. Goralski Publishes Study on Triple Therapy for Children with Cystic Fibrosis, Named Emerging Investigator by AJRCCM
Jennifer Goralski, MD, was first author on a paper published in the recent edition of The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Titled, “Phase 3 Open-Label Clinical Trial of Elexacaftor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor in Children Aged 2 Through 5 Years with Cystic Fibrosis and at Least One F508del Allele” it can be accessed via PubMed here. The paper proved the safety … Read more
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Well Represented at American Thoracic Society
The American Thoracic Society (ATS) conference was well attended by our pulmonary and critical care faculty and fellows. The event, held in Washington, DC, gathers world-renowned and early career experts to present the latest information on clinical, basic and translational science in the field. Throughout the six-day, international conference, UNC pulmonary and critical care fel … Read more
Drs. Felix, Hinderliter, Henderson Elected to 2023 SOM Standing Committees
The Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development and the School of Medicine Nominating Committee announced Ana C.G. Felix, MBBCh, FAAN, Alan Hinderliter, MD, and Ashley Henderson, MD, were elected to the 2023 School of Medicine Standing Committees.