Dr. Linda Van Le in UNC Health’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology presented and served as a moderator at the Consortium of Universities for Global Health’s annual conference in Los Angeles this month. The theme of the conference was “Global Health Without Borders.” One of Dr. Van Le’s two presentations was on eliminating cervical cancer … Read more

Dr. Noor Abu-Alnadi in the UNC Health Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology was appointed as the department’s Clinical Clerkship Director. In her new role, she will work closely with medical school students during their clerkship.   Dr. Abu-Alnadi is a fellowship-trained Minimally Invasive gynecologic surgeon, and an avid medical educator. Dr. Abu-Alnadi’s new role as … Read more

Faculty and residents from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine Department Obstetrics and Gynecology attended and presented at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology’s (SGO) Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer in San Diego, CA. SGO’s Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer is the premier educational and scientific event for those who treat … Read more

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology hosted their first OBGYN Medical Education Symposium. The symposium, “Challenges in Medical Education in the 21st Century,” was led by Dr. Omar Young, Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and an Associate Professor in the … Read more

Dr. Katelyn Rittenhouse, a first-year Global Women’s Health Fellow and former UNC School of Medicine OBGYN resident, presented on the association between preeclampsia and HIV infection among Zambian women at the 2024 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Denver, CO last weekend. Dr. Rittenhouse presented as a New Investigator Scholar in the Themed Discussion … Read more

UNC OBGYN Professor, Dr. Ebony Carter was the Featured Speaker at the 2024 Donald T. Moore, MD, Endowed Lecture on March 20, 2024 from 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. EDT. The annual lecture is hosted by Duke University’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The event was held at the Duke South Amphitheater with a virtual … Read more

Erin Carey, MD, MSCR from UNC Health’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology has accepted a formal leadership position with FastTraCS, the MedTech commercialization service at the North Carolina Translational and Clinical Science (NC TraCS) Institute. Dr. Carey will facilitate the engagement of clinicians across UNC Health in FastTraCS initiatives with a particular focus on device … Read more

Amy Bryant, MD, MSCR presented alongside fourth year medical students from the UNC School of Medicine at the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics Faculty Development Seminar in Amelia Island, FL. Dr. Bryant serves as a faculty advisor for Brittany Cureton, MPH, Sophia McFarlane, MPH, and Madeline Thornton, MPH. The three students are currently … Read more

Chemtai Mungo, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UNC Health, was nominated and selected as a National Cancer Institute (NCI) Division of Cancer Prevention (DCP) Early Career Scientist. In addition to her selection as a DCP Early Career Scientist, Dr. Mungo was invited to give a virtual presentation as … Read more

Kavita Shah Arora, MD, MBE, MS from the UNC Health Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology was invited to speak at the Biden-Harris Administration hosted roundtable discussion this month discussing the barriers to contraception access in the United States. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Xavier Becerra, hosted the roundtable discussion to … Read more

Andrea Knittel, MD, PhD from UNC Health’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology has joined the multidisciplinary board of representatives for the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC). Dr. Knittel has been appointed as a NCCHC board liaison for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Dr. Knittel currently serves as the medical director for … Read more

The National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health has awarded an R34 clinical trial planning grant to Chemtai Mungo, MD, MPH to support her research that evaluates ways to improve HPV and cervical precancer treatment outcomes among women living with HIV in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Dr. Mungo’s grant-funded research will look … Read more