Dr. Johanna Quist-Nelson, a faculty member of the UNC School of Medicine’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, has been promoted to Associate Professor in recognition of her exceptional work in our department. As a leader in the Maternal Fetal Care Division, Dr. Quist-Nelson serves as the Medical Director of Maternal Fetal Medicine Raleigh and the … Read more
The Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine has been selected as the winner of the inaugural UNC Health Leading with Equity Awards Program. The Maternal Fetal Medicine Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH) Checklist Team has received the Excellence in Quality Care Services award for the Triangle region. The department congratulates the team members on their PPH quality improvement … Read more
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine’s Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine has enrolled the first patient in the world in a groundbreaking international Azalea Trial. The Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine, in collaboration with the UNC Fetal Care Center, is conducting a trial for a novel treatment to prevent and … Read more
Faculty, residents, and medical students from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill -Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology attended the annual The Society for Academic Specialists in General Obstetrics and Gynecology (SASGOG) and The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)conferences. According to SASGOG, its mission is to “support academic generalist physicians of all … Read more
Omar Young, MD, FACOG from UNC Health’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology has received the Professional Development Award from the National Endowment for the Humanities Institute for Health Professions Education. The program, Health Humanities: Dismantling Structural Injustice in Healthcare, advocates for integrating the humanities in health professions education. “This virtual longitudinal institute will empower health professions … 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
When Kimberly Mays was about 20 weeks pregnant with her second child, she began to feel faint and overheated. An ultrasound revealed that Mays’ baby had a very rapid heart rate.
Micah and Malachi Plumber just turned 1—a major milestone for any child. Watching the adorable twins crawl, giggle and play with their older sister, Kinsley, it’s hard to believe they had a medical condition that required surgery when they were still in their mother’s womb.
UNC and Vanderbilt are the only hospitals in the southeast to perform the EXIT procedure on babies between womb and birth.