Category: Gynecology Oncology

The UNC-Chapel Hill Women’s Reproductive Health Research (WRHR) Career Development Program is proud to announce the appointment of two Ob-Gyn clinician-scientists, starting June 1. Dr. Lauren Kucirka and Dr. Ben Albright are the first new scholars to be appointed since the WRHR Career Award was successfully renewed. Funded by the...

UNC OB/GYN Faculty in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology received national recognition and research support at the 2026 Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer that was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico.   Dr. Victoria Bae-Jump was awarded the SGO Legacy of Impact Award in recognition...

  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...

More than 69,000 women in the U.S. are expected to be diagnosed with endometrial cancer this year, making it the fourth most common cancer in women, and more than 13,900 are projected to die from it. Unlike most cancers, both incidence and mortality rates for endometrial cancer are rising. It...

UNC Gynecologic Oncology has been recognized with a FY25 Carolina Care Award for outstanding patient experience. The clinic was named one of the Top 5 clinics across UNC Health and recognized as one of the most improved in patient experience systemwide. This award reflects the Gynecologic Oncology team’s continued commitment...

Lameck Chinula, MBBS, MMED, an Associate Professor of obstetrics and gynecology, recently graduated from the IGCS Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Training Program, a comprehensive two-year education and training program designed for regions around the world that do not currently have formal training in gynecologic oncology. He is the first from Malawi...

We are pleased to announce that Daniel Clarke-Pearson, MD, has been invited to present the James Rose Lectureship at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, on September 17. Dr. Clarke-Pearson is the chair emeritus of the UNC department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Clarke-Pearson will...

Olivia Lara, MD, MS, from the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, has been awarded a K12 Career Development Award through the NC Translational and Clinical Sciences (NC TraCS) Institute. She is one of nine investigators selected as 2025 TraCS...

Dr. Katherine Tucker, Associate Vice Chair of Wellness and Assistant Professor of Gynecologic Oncology, proudly represented the UNC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) 2025 Annual Wellness Meeting. Held in Seattle, this premier conference brought together leading experts from across the country to advance...

Dr. Wesley Fowler Jr., Professor of Gynecology Oncology, has been honored with the “FWC Karen J. Carlson Public Service Award” at the 2025 Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer. Dr. Fowler was one of twelve distinguished individuals recognized for their exceptional contributions to research and service...

Benjamin Albright, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Gynecologic Oncology and Associate Member at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Cancer Prevention and Control Program, led a study to evaluate the relationship between the distance traveled to and proximity of gynecologic oncologists with the receipt of surgical care and racial disparities...

Dr. Olivia Lara, from the division of Gynecologic Oncology at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine has been named a recipient of the Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials: Career Development Award (Winn CDA). Chosen for the fourth cohort of this esteemed program, Dr....