Tag: 2018

For patients with end-stage chronic lung disease, every breath is tiresome and difficult. When the disease is no longer responsive to medical therapies, a lung transplant is a possibility for patients under the age of 70. This is the tale of two double lung transplants and one enduring tribute.

February was American Heart Month, the perfect time to advocate for the cardiovascular health of women. Led by Dr. Paula Miller, clinical associate professor in the division of cardiology in UNC’s department of medicine, the 4th annual Women’s Heart Symposium drew nearly 100 women for a day of free education,...

The department of medicine is saddened to share that former colleague Howard Ozer, MD, PhD, passed away on April 6, 2018.

UNC Medical Center congratulated 173 providers who received the 2018 UNC Health Care and UNC Faculty Physicians Award for Carolina Care Excellence. Seventy-one of these were physicians from the department of medicine.

Riches was recently appointed clinical associate chief for the department of medicine's division of hematology and oncology. As a candidate for the LLS Woman of the Year, she's raising funds to support research for patients and their families.

Dr. Sriram Machineni joins the UNC department of medicine's division of endocrinology and metabolism to build a chronic care model.

Dr. Hayashi is Associate Professor of Medicine and Medical Director of Liver Transplantation. UNC’s Liver Transplant Program opened in the Fall of 1991. From the beginning, UNC’s Transplant Team has been committed to providing patients with the highest quality care and access to the newest, most effective therapies. Located in...

Research Day is an annual spring event that provides an opportunity for residents to present posters that showcase research as they compete for awards. The medium also gives faculty and residents the chance to have conversations and discuss opportunities for collaboration.

Speaker: Melina Kibbe, MD, Colin G. Thomas Jr. Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, UNCTopic: “When Mice are Men: Sex Bias in Surgical Research”

Amanda Nelson, MD, MSCR, and Leigh Callahan, PhD, are interviewed in a Wall Street Journal article about the incidences of arthritis and osteoarthritis, discussing the reasons for an increasing number of affected Americans while recognizing how to reduce disease progression.

Ned Sharpless, MD, director of the National Cancer Institute and former director of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, outlined his priorities in a speech at the American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting and in an interview with the Washington Post.

Speaker: Anil Gehi, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Director, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Service, UNCTopic: “An Integrated Approach to A-Fib Patient Care”