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Congratulations to Eduardo Lara-Torre, MD, FACOG, Vice Chair of Operations Strategy and Quality for OBGYN and Executive Medical Director for OBGYN, whose expertise and leadership contributed to the newly published Sanfilippo’s Textbook of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. His work helped shape this important resource for clinicians, trainees, and researchers in...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Feb. 11, 2026 – UNC Fertility, one of North Carolina’s leading providers of fertility treatment and care, today announced its plans to expand to accommodate increasing demand from the state’s growing population, and form a new partnership with IVI RMA North America, one of the country’s leading...

  CHAPEL HILL, N.C —The University of North Carolina has introduced an innovative Women’s Cancer Wellness Clinic designed to help women navigate life after cancer treatment. The clinic focuses on managing menopausal symptoms and sexual wellness, issues that often go overlooked in traditional oncology care.   The clinic was born...

Kendall Bielak, MD, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Fellow has been accepted into the prestigious American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASMR) Center for Policy and Leadership PRIMED Scholars Program. This will allow Dr. Kendall Bielak to build into a legislative leader and advocate for fertility patients and providers across the United States,...

When a clinician has to make decisions about a pregnancy without knowing how far along it truly is, every choice becomes harder — and riskier. Early in his career working in Zambia, Dr. Jeffrey Stringer saw this reality play out every day, as the absence of ultrasound forced providers to...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

The University of North Carolina School of Medicine has launched the nation’s first rural OB/GYN fellowship. The program will train physicians to offer high-quality care in a rural setting, as well as improve access for women in North Carolina’s maternity care deserts, according to a press release. “More than half...

Pregnancy is tough for a lot of reasons, not the least of which is balancing your own medical needs with trying to provide the best environment for your baby. It’s important to be mindful about what you put in your body because your baby is exposed to everything you consume....