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Dr. Anne Steiner Receives NICHD Award to Advance Non-Invasive Fertility Research

Anne Z. Steiner, M.D., M.P.H., Charles H. Hendricks Distinguished Professor and Fellowship Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, has received a multi-year (2026–2031), multi-million dollar award from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). ...

UNC OB-GYN Residents Lead a Successful 2026 Resident Research Day

UNC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology residents presented a wide range of innovative research at the 41st Annual William Droegemueller Departmental Research Day, held May 13, 2026, at the Kenan Center at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. PGY3 residents delivered oral presentations across two sessions, highlighting topics spanning global maternal health,...

UNC OB-GYN Faculty Publish in Green Journal

Drs. Andrea Knittel and Asha McClurg Published in the Obstetrics & Gynecology (Green Journal). CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Two faculty members in the UNC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology have been published in Obstetrics & Gynecology (the Green Journal), highlighting impactful research that advances women’s health care in North Carolina...

UNC Cardio-Obstetrics Team Showcases Research at International Pregnancy Conference in Spain

The UNC Cardio-Obstetric Group attends Cardiac Problems in Pregnancy in Barcelona, Spain. Members of the UNC cardio-obstetrics had a strong presence at the 10th International Congress on Cardiac Problems in Pregnancy (CPP 2026), held April 16–19, 2026, in Barcelona, Spain. The meeting brought together global experts to advance care at...

Designing a new tool for women’s pain relief

A few years ago, Erin Carey, a gynecologic surgeon at UNC, had an idea for how to overcome some of those issues. Instead of a cream, she wondered if lidocaine could be delivered on a thin medicated film placed directly on the painful area. The film could have a pre-determined dose,...

UNC Undergraduates Present Research Under the Mentorship of Dr. Kristin Tully

Kristin Tully, PhD, research associate professor in the Division of Maternal–Fetal Medicine, mentored four UNC undergraduate students—Simran Malik, Zehra Gundogdu, Ananya Pragaturu and Leela Newton—on research focused on quality maternal health care. Each student presented original, student‑led research at the 27th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research at the University of North Carolina...