Dr. Soma Sengupta uses her integrative medicine background to find additional approaches to fight cancer and improve patient well-being. Tracy, a busy mom of five and marathoner, began experiencing frequent headaches in 2022. She and her husband Jason had just built their dream home outside of Greensboro. As a runner...

Dr. Cheerag Upadhyaya has been appointed as Clinical Supply Chain Medical Director at UNC Health. In this role, Dr. Upadhyaya will collaborate with supply chain leadership to provide strategic guidance and clinical insight across key initiatives, including the Value Analysis Program, procurement strategies, and other essential areas within the supply chain....

Minimally invasive spine surgeon, Dr. Cheerag Upadhyaya traveled to Taichung, Taiwan to present at the Taiwan Society of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (TSMISS) annual meeting at the China Medical University. TSMISS is a professional organization in Taiwan dedicated to the advancement of minimally invasive spinal surgery and improving patient care....

After a freak accident that left David with a fractured C2, he was taken by helicopter to UNC Health for spine surgery.  In November 2024, David left his house to go collect political signs that he had set out around town for a friend. At one of the stops, five...

“It is because of Dr Jobe’s research that many premature infants are alive today, including my older daughter. It has been an honor to take care of Dr Jobe.” Dr. Alan Jobe is a world-renowned neonatologist and frequent invited guest speaker at various symposiums around the world. You would never...

Imaging during an emergency room visit confirmed the presence of a large brain tumor. Lisa was transported by ambulance to UNC Health in Chapel Hill for surgery. Lisa, a mother of four in her late 40’s, experienced occasional sinus headaches and migraines. However, in the summer of 2022, she began...

UNC Neurosurgery organized the first Innovation Summit in Chapel Hill featuring keynote speaker, Dr. Ricardo Komotar from the University of Miami.  The Department of Neurosurgery at UNC Chapel Hill hosted the Inaugural Innovation Summit in the Skull Base & Spine Dissection Simulation Center on campus led by Dr Dominique Higgins....

Division Chief of Neuro Oncology at UNC Health Dr. Sengupta hosts brain tumor symposium funded by the Weatherspoon family to discuss ongoing research and treatment options for malignant brain tumors.  Dr. Soma Sengupta, Division Chief of Neuro Oncology, Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Neurosurgery, and Professor in...

The newly announced joint UNC Health and Duke Health Children’s Hospital is a goal that Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery and Children’s Hospital Surgeon-in-Chief Dr. Scott Elton has worked towards since he joined UNC Health 14 years ago. Dr. Elton shares what the first freestanding Children’s Hospital in North Carolina will...

Dr. Vibhor Krishna and Dr. Daniel Roque travel to New Delhi to celebrate a landmark development for neurological care in India and present at the “Transforming Neuroscience: MR-Guided HIFU – A Game Changer” Symposium. Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) treatment for Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor is now available at...