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Dr. Chibwesha Receives $1 Million Grants to Advance Innovative Cancer Research

April 24, 2026
Chibwesha’s project, “Improving cervical precancer treatment outcomes in women with HIV,” will be funded over the next three years. The two grants are part of a $15 million initiative, the AACR Trailblazer Cancer Research Grant Program, which will support early-stage investigators and mid-career investigators in their efforts to advance the field of...

Dr. Jeffrey Stringer Named in Triangle Business Journal’s Health Care Leadership Awards

April 23, 2026
UNC Health is proud to announce that four members of our team were honored by the Triangle Business Journal as recipients of a 2026 Health Care Leadership Award. Dr. Jeffrey Stringer – Healthcare Innovator/Researcher What motivates you in your everyday work? Improving access and quality of obstetrical care for women in poor...

Dr. Urrutia Contributes to National Report on Pregnancy-Related Cardiovascular Risk

April 22, 2026
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is proud to announce that Rachel Peragallo Urrutia, MD, MS, associate professor of General Obstetrics, Gynecology and Midwifery at UNC, contributed to a national report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. She serves on the committee that authored the recently released...

UNC Gynecologic Oncology Faculty Honored at 2026 National SGO Meeting

April 17, 2026
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...

UNC Welcomes Participants for the 3rd Annual OBGYN Medical Education Symposium

April 8, 2026
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The 2026 OBGYN Medical Education Symposium brought together educators, trainees and clinicians to showcase innovative research, educational scholarship and the future direction of obstetrics and gynecology training. The annual symposium featured a day of keynote presentations, oral abstracts and poster sessions highlighting advances in medical education...

Alumna Serves Rural Communities As Ob-Gyn

March 31, 2026
Alisa Eanes ’08, ’15 (MD) graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill and continued on to the UNC School of Medicine with support from the Carolina Covenant. Inspired by and grateful for her experiences, she is now giving back to the state as an OB-GYN in western North Carolina.

UNC Innovation in AI-enabled Ultrasound Receives FDA Clearance

March 31, 2026
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. —The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is proud to announce that physicians within our program have developed a novel artificial intelligence–enabled ultrasound technology that has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The technology, invented by Drs. Jeffrey Stringer, Ben Pokaprakarn, and Juan Prieto,...

Dr. Kristin Tully Contributes to Two New Peer‑Reviewed Publications

March 27, 2026
We are proud to recognize the work of Maternal Fetal Medicine Research Associate Professor Kristin Tully, PhD, who has recently co‑authored two new peer‑reviewed publications. Dr. Tully’s collaborative research highlights the experiences and consequences of Black women’s interactions with clinicians during high‑risk pregnancies. The first article, published in the Women’s...

How the Stroud Family Strived for Parenthood with the Help of IVF and UNC

March 19, 2026
The department of Obstetrics and Gynecology has wonderful providers and infertility specialists working in the Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility division. Faculty see’s patients and provides care at the UNC Fertility location in Raleigh.  Melanie and her husband had been married for one year when they first decided to start trying...

UNC Drs. Kristin Tully and Alison Stuebe Pioneer Patented Couplet Care Bassinet

March 18, 2026
We are proud of UNC Ob/GynDrs. Kristin Tully and Alison Stuebe, together with their research colleagues (Drs. Carl Seashore and Catherine Sullivan), for transforming maternal–infant care with the Couplet Care Bassinet. Currently, the new patented bassinets are in use at the North Carolina Women’s Hospital. This UNC-developed technology is patented...

Andrea Johnson and Dr. Neeta Vora Present at 2026 Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting

March 13, 2026
At the 2026 Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting (ACMG), Andrea Johnson, MS, CGC, presented collaborative research led by principal investigator Dr. Neeta Vora, with patient recruitment and data analysis conducted by Kelly Gilmore. All three are UNC Maternal Fetal Medicine faculty whose combined efforts are advancing genomic and functional insights into...

International Women’s Day 2026: What Is Postpartum Depression, Why Talking About It Matters?

March 9, 2026
According to doctors, quoted by a UNICEF report, many women experience what is known as the ‘baby blues’. Dr. Alison Stuebe, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist and professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, says these feelings often start two to three days after childbirth,...