{"id":7925,"date":"2021-07-18T00:23:02","date_gmt":"2021-07-18T04:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurosurgery\/?page_id=7925"},"modified":"2025-09-10T10:17:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T14:17:35","slug":"make-a-referral","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurosurgery\/patient-care\/make-a-referral\/","title":{"rendered":"Make a Referral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you for allowing us to participate in your patient\u2019s care. We encourage referring providers to sign up for <a href=\"http:\/\/unccarelink.org\">UNC CareLink<\/a>. Providers who have access to <span class=\"external-link\">UNC CareLink<\/span> may submit a referral request online. This will allow our staff to more quickly process referrals, improve the accuracy of data capture, and most importantly, get patients in to see our providers faster.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Adult Patient Referrals:<\/strong><br \/>\nFax a completed <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\" New Patient Referral Form\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurosurgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/460\/2025\/09\/New-Patient-Referral-Form-9-10-2025-4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"internal-link\">New Patient Referr<\/span><span class=\"internal-link\">al form<\/span><\/a> and copies of the patient\u2019s records to the number listed above. After the referral review process, we will contact you with a date and time of appointment and forward the necessary information to the patient.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Phone: <\/strong><a href=\"tel:984.974.4175\">984-974-4175<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Fax: <\/strong>984-974-6741<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pediatric Patient Referrals:<\/strong><br \/>\nYou may fax a completed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurosurgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/460\/2025\/09\/New-Patient-Referral-Form-9-10-2025-4.pdf\"><u>Pediatric Neurosurgery New Patient Referral\u00a0Form<\/u><\/a> and copies of the patient\u2019s records to the number listed above. After the referral review process, we will contact the patient to schedule an appointment within 2-3 business days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Phone: <\/strong><a href=\"tel:984.974.4175\">984-974-4175<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Fax: <\/strong>984-974-6741<\/p>\n<p>For referrals to our pediatric neurosurgery clinic in <strong>Wilmington, NC<\/strong>, please use the following contact information:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Phone:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"tel:910-662-8888\">(910) 662-8888<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Fax:<\/strong>\u00a0(910) 662-8906<a href=\"http:\/\/unccarelink.org\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7926 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurosurgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/460\/2021\/07\/2021-UNC-Carelink-Handout-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurosurgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/460\/2021\/07\/2021-UNC-Carelink-Handout-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurosurgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/460\/2021\/07\/2021-UNC-Carelink-Handout-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurosurgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/460\/2021\/07\/2021-UNC-Carelink-Handout-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/neurosurgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/460\/2021\/07\/2021-UNC-Carelink-Handout.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you for allowing us to participate in your patient\u2019s care. 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