Category: Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine
Carolina Researchers Lead CZI Collaborative on Childhood Diseases
Richard Boucher, MD Principal investigators James Hagood, MD, professor of pediatrics and Richard Boucher, MD, the James C. Moeser Eminent Professor of Medicine in the division of pulmonary diseases and critical care medicine will lead a multinational, $3.5-million project funded through the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to map crucial cellular roles in human health and disease. The … Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: August 1 – August 31, 2021
Division of Infectious Diseases UNC HIV Cure Center led by David Margolis, MD, was awarded $26.2 million over the next five years. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Silvia Kreda, PhD, received a phase two NIH Small Business Innovation Research Grant to continue studies for a novel oligonucleotide therapeutic strategy for treating cystic fibrosis. Division of Rheuma … Read more
‘There Are Only So Many Beds’: COVID-19 Surge Hits Hospitals in NC, Across US
Shannon Carson, MD A WRAL.com report describes the latest spike in COVID hospitalizations as more dramatic than previous surges. “We are seeing this week a rapid increase in cases of people with moderate and severe COVID-19 disease,” said Shannon Carson, MD, chief of the division of pulmonary and critical care medicine. “This surge is a different ballgame from the previous ones.” … Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: June 1 – June 30, 2021
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism Klara Klein, MD, PhD, received a physician-scientist award to cultivate her career as a translational clinician scientist. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Resident Corey Ketchem, MD, received the Bondurant-Ehringhaus Award to support research with Evan Dellon, MD, MPH, on eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and other esophageal dise … Read more
We Usually Don’t Vote on Intubation
Christopher Jensen, MD, Katherine “Alex” Despotes, MD, and Benjamin DeMarco, MD Christopher Jensen, MD, a hematology-oncology fellow, with Katherine “Alex” Despotes, MD, and Benjamin DeMarco, MD, fellows in the division of pulmonary and critical care medicine, recently published “We Usually Don’t Vote on Intubation” in the Chest Journal. Their essay tells the story of a patient w … Read more
Donaldson, Goralski Research Highlighted By MRM
Scott Donaldson, MD, and Jennifer Goralski, MD Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (MRM) recently highlighted research by Scott Donaldson, MD, professor of medicine, and Jennifer Goralski, MD, assistant professor of medicine and pediatrics, from the division of pulmonary and critical care medicine. Their paper “Comparison of single breath hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI with dynamic 19F MRI … Read more
Hospital Workers Celebrate Seeing Fewer Covid-19 Patients
Subhashini Sellers, MD, MSc Subhashini Sellers, MD, MSc, assistant professor in the division of pulmonary diseases and critical care medicine, was featured in an NBC news story recognizing a new milestone in the fight against COVID-19 as hospitals nationwide report fewer new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. “I feel like I can allow myself to feel more, and to connect with pat … Read more
‘Nanodecoy’ Therapy Binds and Neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 Virus
Jason Lobo, MD NC State researchers led by Ke Cheng, PhD, created a therapeutic approach that mimics the receptor that the virus binds to and then traps the virus before it infect cells. The Department of Medicine’s Jason Lobo, MD, the Kimberly H. Tsamoutales Distinguished Term Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine, is a co-author on the … Read more
Some Hospitals See No New COVID-19 Patients, But Delta Variant Could Undo Progress
More hospitals in the U.S. are going days without seeing any new COVID-19 patients, but despite the positive sign, concerns remain that the delta coronavirus variant could start filling up beds again. Ashley Henderson, MD According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the country had more than 400 COVID-19 hospitalizations during the first week of June. That wa … Read more
Scientists Demonstrate Promising New Approach for Treating Cystic Fibrosis
Silvia Kreda, PhD Scientists led by Silvia Kreda, PhD, associate professor in the division of pulmonary diseases and critical care medicine, and Rudolph Juliano, PhD, Boshamer Distinguished Professor Emeritus in pharmacology, created an improved oligonucleotide therapy strategy with the potential for treating other pulmonary diseases, such as COPD and asthma. The scientists led a … Read more
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UNC Health Reaches Milestone of Zero COVID Patients For 36-Hour Span
Ashley Henderson, MD For the first time in more than a year, UNC Health reported zero patients in the COVID unit at UNC Medical Center. It was just a 36-hour span this month but it was momentous considering what the unit looked like at the start of the year. Ashley Henderson, MD, associate professor of medicine in the division of pulmonary diseases and critical care medicine, was … Read more
Patel, Jain Join OAE To Provide Student Support Across the State
Kunal Patel, MD, and Animesh Jain, MD The UNC Office of Academic Excellence is a group of faculty and staff who support students academically through the pre-clinical and clinical years, providing coaching, clinical skills training, and test-taking guidance. The OAE recently announced new faculty members who will join the OAE to provide student support across the state. Kunal Pat … Read more