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Dr. Friday Saidi elected AOGM President and Contributes to FIGO

December 19, 2025
We are proud to share that Dr. Friday Saidi, Research Assistant Professor in our Department, attended the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) Congress in Cape Town as a representative of the Association of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists of Malawi (AOGM), which like ACOG, is a member organization of FIGO....

Dr. Erin Carey and Team Awarded $140K Grant to Advance Vulvar Film Applicator Technology

December 19, 2025
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Drs. Erin Carey, Shawn Hingtgen, and Elizabeth Geller have secured full funding for their Translational Research Grant proposal from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center. The project, titled “Developing a Vulvar Film Applicator for Precision Drug Delivery in Vestibulodynia,” provides critical support for advancing technology in women’s...

UNC Women’s Hospital Earns U.S. News “High Performing Maternity Care” Designation for 5th Year

December 17, 2025
The NC Women’s Hospital has been named a “High Performing Maternity Care” Hospital by U.S. News & World Report, marking UNC’s fifth year receiving this designation and the third consecutive year earning the top recognition for high-performing maternity care, which began in 2021 and evaluates hospitals that provide labor and...

UNC OB/GYN Faculty Presents at 2025 International HPV Conference

December 2, 2025
Chapel Hill, NC – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers played prominent roles at the 37th Annual Conference of the International Papillomavirus Society (IPVS 2025) in Bangkok, Thailand, demonstrating the university’s leadership in global efforts to prevent cervical cancer and HPV-related diseases.   Chemtai Mungo, MD, MPH, FACOG, Assistant...

Dr. Chemtai Mungo named Robert A. Winn Career Development Award Scholar

December 1, 2025
CHAPEL HILL, N.C— Chemtai Mungo, MD, MPH, FACOG, an assistant professor in the UNC School of Medicine’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and affiliate faculty at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Center for AIDS Research and the UNC Institute of Global Health and Infectious Diseases has been selected...