(1) New intern introductions (2) Determine schedules of undergraduate research assistants (3) Summer 2016 Goals (4) How do we distribute summer enrollments? (5) EP lab data collection (6) Who will volunteer to work on the Tikosyn database this summer? (7) What other issues need to be addressed?

Tommy Caranasos, MD and John Vavalle, MD performed the first transcatheter aortic valve replacement in the world using a suprasternal approach with the Aegis Surgical Transit system and the Medtronic Evolut-R valve this week on May 3.

  On Saturday, April 30th a team of UNC Gastroenterology faculty, nurses, patients, and friends participated in the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation’s (CCFA) Take Steps Walk. Led by Co-Captains Dr. Millie Long and Dr. Kim Isaacs, Team UNC raised over $10,000 to support high quality basic and clinical inflammatory bowel...

This episode features Dr. Shannon Carson, Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine in an interview with Dr. Ron Falk about UNC's work in the field of lung disease and critical care.

Samuel Cykert, MD Samuel Cykert, MD Dr. Cykert’s research career has emphasized access to care, resolution of health disparities in cancer care, and primary care practice improvement including cancer prevention and informatics. He is Clinical Director of the North Carolina Regional Extension Center for Health Information Technology and Director of...

A research question posed through the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) Partners Patient-Powered Research Network CCFA Partners – a collaboration between UNC and the CCFA – served as motivation for this study concept. Media Contact: Jamie Williams, jamie.williams@unchealth.unc.edu

Superior Court Judge Carl Fox hosted a “UNC Heroes” fundraising event for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society on Sunday, April 24 in Carrboro, NC. Judge Fox was appointed as the first black District Attorney in North Carolina in 1984 and became Senior Superior Court Judge in 2005. He was diagnosed...

The Thurston Arthritis Research Center has been featured in the news recently for its work on alpha-gal, an allergy to red meat that has been linked to tick bites. TARC physicians Maya Jerath, MD, PhD and Scott Commins, MD, PhD were both interviewed by national and local news media to...

Eighty-five physicians in the Department of Medicine were named to the 2015-2016 Best Doctors in America® list. Only five percent of doctors in America earn this prestigious honor, decided by impartial peer review. Best Doctors, Inc helps patients get the right diagnosis and right treatment.