• Medicine Grand Rounds – Thomas Hostetter, MD – “Does Chronic Hemodialysis Really Work?”

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    Thomas Hostetter, MD Dr. Hostetter is Professor of Medicine at UNC. He was previously Professor of Medicine and Vice Chairman for Research in the Department of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine. He has also served as the Abraham Levitt Professor of Medicine and Director of the Nephrology Division at Albert Einstein … Read more

  • Medicine Grand Rounds – Kim Blumenthal, MD, MSc, – “Penicillin Allergy Evaluation as Antibiotic Stewardship”

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    Kimberly G. Blumenthal, MD, MSc Kimberly Blumenthal, MD, MSc is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, the Quality and Safety Officer for Allergy at Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Co-Director of the Clinical Epidemiology Program in the Division of Rheumatology Allergy and Immunology. Dr. Blumenthal has clinical and research expertise in drug … Read more

  • Medicine Grand Rounds – Spencer Dorn, MD, MPH, MHA – “Internists Without Borders: Using Virtual Care to Reach Beyond the Clinic Walls”

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    Spencer Dorn, MD, MPH, MHA As Vice Chair of Medicine, Spencer Dorn works to develop care models that best support clinicians and meet patients’ needs. As Vice Chief of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, he oversees the division’s clinical strategy and operations. He also serves as a UNC Lead Informatics Physician, conducts clinical trials for functional GI … Read more

  • Medicine Grand Rounds – David Weber, MD, MPH – “Continuing Threat of Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens”

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    David Weber, MD, MPH Dr. Weber’s research interests include hospital-associated (nosocomial) infections especially antibiotic-resistant pathogens, surveillance, disinfection and sterilization, nosocomial pneumonia, hand hygiene, and outbreak investigations. Other research interests include new and emerging infectious diseases (Pfiesteria, CJD, Norwalk agent, Candida auris, CRE), infections in child care centers, tuberculosis, and bioterrorist agents. Through his roles as … Read more

  • Medicine Grand Rounds – Richard Loeser, MD – “Osteoarthritis: Are We Any Closer to Disease Modification?”

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    Dr. Richard F. Loeser is the Herman and Louise Smith Distinguished Professor in the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology and the Director of the Thurston Arthritis Research Center at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Dr. Loeser received his medical degree from the West Virginia University School of Medicine and completed residency and fellowship … Read more

  • Medicine Grand Rounds – Calum MacRae, MD, PhD – “Precision Health and Informatics: Health System Collaborations”

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    Calum MacRae, MD, PhD Calum MacRae, MD, PhD, is the Vice Chair for Scientific Innovation in the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, a Principal Faculty Member at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, and an Associate Member at the Broad Institute of … Read more

  • Medicine Grand Rounds, M. Sue Kirkman, MD, “Prediabetes: What’s All the Fuss?

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    M. Sue Kirkman, MD, is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of North Carolina and Medical Director of the UNC Diabetes Care Center’s Clinical Trials Unit. She is site principal investigator of several clinical trials including the NIDDK-funded GRADE study, for which she also serves as co-chair of … Read more

  • Kathleen A. Cooney, MD, Duke University, “Genetic Susceptibility for Prostate Cancer”

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    Kathleen A. Cooney, MD, is chair of the Duke Department of Medicine in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Cooney specializes in the care of men with advanced prostate cancer, and is a physician scientist investigating the genetic epidemiology of prostate cancer. She earned her MD from the University of Pennsylvania, and trained in Internal Medicine and … Read more

  • Medicine Grand Rounds–Jane Little, MD, “Sickle Cell Disease in the Modern Era”

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    Jane Little, MD, is professor of medicine in the division of hematology and oncology, and director of the UNC Sickle Cell Disease Program. Dr. Little recently joined the department of medicine after serving as professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University's School of Medicine.  Her research interests include red cell adhesion and hypoxia. Dr. … Read more

  • Medicine Grand Rounds–Marc Humbert, MD, PhD, “The Future of Pulmonary Hypertension Diagnosis and Treatment”

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    Marc Humbert, MD, PhD, is Professor of Respiratory Medicine at the South Paris University (Université Paris-Saclay) in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France. He is the Director of the French National Reference Center for Pulmonary Hypertension and Chief of the Department of Respiratory and Intensive Care Medicine, Hôpital Bicêtre, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris. He was Chief Editor … Read more