Skip to main content

U.S. DHHS will stream presentation from Dr. Groesbeck Parham Jan. 14, 2019

January 7, 2019
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration will host an event with UNC Global Women’s Health faculty Dr. Groesbeck Parham on Jan. 14, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. The presentation is accessible through live stream at this link. In his presentation, “From Africa to the...

Boggess’ success in robotic trachelectomy brings hope to women with cervical cancer

January 4, 2019
Nine years ago, Dr. John Boggess, a professor in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology, began performing robotic trachelectomy surgeries to preserve fertility in cervical cancer patients. He has become the Southeast’s go-to for the procedure, counting 42 surgeries and 22 resulting births. No one in the U.S. has done more...

UNC Horizons director co-authors Primer on neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome

January 3, 2019
Dr. Hendrée Jones, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the UNC School of Medicine and executive director of the UNC Horizons Program, is a co-author of a Primer for Nature Reviews Disease Primers on neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) that occurs as a result of opioid use during pregnancy –...

Jeff Arscott named new Vice Chair for Administration

January 2, 2019
Jeffrey C. “Jeff” Arscott, MHA, has been named Vice Chair for Administration of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the UNC School of Medicine. His appointment began January 14, 2019. Arscott holds degrees from Presbyterian College and a Masters in Health Administration from Duke University.  Throughout his 30-year career,...