Lisa A. Carey, MD, FASCO, the L. Richardson and Marilyn Jacobs Preyer Distinguished Professor for Breast Cancer Research, Division of Oncology and Deputy Director of Clinical Sciences for the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses findings from a pooled analysis of the MONALEESA-2, -3, and -7 trials. Among the findings was a consistent overall survival benefit with … Read more

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci, MD, recognized Ada Adimora, MD, MPH, on Dec. 8 for her contributions to the NIH’s COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines. “As you well know, it has been quite a task to assemble a panel representing … Read more

Anne Peery, MD, MSCR, associate professor in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, is the corresponding author of a new article, “Burden and Cost of Gastrointestinal, Liver and Pancreatic Diseases in the United States: Update 2021,” published October 19 in Gastroenterology. The study concluded, “Gastrointestinal diseases are responsible for millions of health care encounters and … Read more

Type 1 diabetes management is a lifelong job that can’t be eliminated by lifestyle changes or any currently available drugs or medical devices. Because there’s no cure and no simple way to treat this chronic disease, it’s easy to understand why people might get excited about an experimental stem cell therapy that appears to reverse … Read more

Experts in infectious diseases talked with media about the omicron variant and continued to urge individuals to be vaccinated. Following is a list of articles featuring faculty in the Department of Medicine during the week of December 10-16. Can current monoclonal antibodies protect against the omicron variant? – Dr. Myron Cohen (WSOC-TV) UNC infectious disease expert … Read more

Edwin H. Kim, MD, MS, associate professor of pediatrics and medicine in the division of rheumatology, allergy and immunology, offered his perspective to Healio regarding tips to optimize oral immunotherapy for peanut allergy. Kim is chief of UNC Pediatric Allergy & Immunology. Read the article.

The following internal medicine residents matched to fellowship programs.  Congratulations to all from the Department of Medicine!   Josh Clark, MD – UNC Pulmonary/Critical Care Harish Eswaran, MD – UNC Hematology/Oncology Nick Fabry, MD – Medical College of Wisconsin Cardiology JC Ferre Martinez, MD – Duke Pulmonary/Critical Care Kristian Figuras, MD – UNC Pulmonary/Critical Care … Read more

The National Resident Matching Program released results for the 2021 Medical Specialties Matching Program (MSMP) on December 1.  It is the organization’s largest Fellowship Match comprised primarily of Internal Medicine subspecialties. This year the national program matched more than 7,000 applicants to advanced training positions, the largest number on record. The Department of Medicine will welcome the following … Read more

Following is a listing of news stories featuring UNC Department of Medicine faculty during the past week, starting Friday December 10, 2021. UNC infectious disease expert says benefits greatly outweigh risks in Pfizer booster for teens – Dr. David Wohl (CBS17) 10 tips to optimize oral immunotherapy for peanut allergy – Dr. Edwin Kim (Healio) … Read more

Edward L. Barnes, MD, MPH, assistant professor in the division of gastroenterology and hepatology, recently received the 2021 Sherman Prizes and Sherman Emerging Leader Prize recognizing excellence in the field of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Watch the following video that celebrates his achievements. More information about the award can be found here.

Following is a listing of news stories featuring UNC Department of Medicine faculty during the past week, starting Friday December 3, 2021. ‘No one is safe until everyone is safe’: Vaccination numbers across the world need to improve to beat COVID – Dr. David Wohl (CBS17) Why did the COVID numbers jump in N.C. last … Read more

Tiffany Long, MD is a graduate of the UNC School of Medicine. As a med student, she received the 2018 Salber-Phillips Award. Currently, she is a 2021-2022 UNC Geriatric Fellow. Tiffany’s journey into geriatrics started in medical school, where she was exposed to geriatric medicine and fell in love with the patient population. Meeting Fascinating … Read more