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Below is a list of teams that have received awards:

2022

Understanding Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Disparities within the State of North Carolina

Qian-Zhou (Jojo) Yang (UNC-Chapel Hill) and Kiran McCloskey (Novant Health)

Creation of a Firearm Event Registry and Evaluation of Gun Shows’ Impact on Gun Violence Rates

Sanjay Batish, MD (Batish Family Medicine), Adam Goldstein, MD, MPH (UNC-Chapel Hill), Sarah Kowitt, PhD, MPH (UNC-Chapel Hill), Joseph Pino, MD, MHA (Novant Health),Tara Queen, PhD (UNC-Chapel Hill).

Pilot Study Incorporating Biometric Data Evaluation for Patients with Head and Neck Cancer

Patrick Maguire, MD, MSF (Novant Health), Collette Shen, MD, PhD (UNC-Chapel Hill), Obiageli Obgata, MD (Novant Health), Michael Repka, MD (UNC-Chapel Hill), Kevin Roof, MD (Southeastern Radiation Oncology Group / Novant Health), Lucasz Mazur, PhD (UNC-Chapel Hill), Lawrence Marks, MD (UNC-Chapel Hill).

Family Physicians and TGD Care in NC

Karen Isaacs, MD, MPH (Novant Health), Kathleen Young, PhD, MPH (Novant Health), Victoria Boggiano, MD, MPH (UNC-Chapel Hill), Rupal Yu, MD, MPH (UNC-Chapel Hill)

Comparison of Adjuvant Monotherapy with Endocrine Therapy or Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation Following Lumpectomy for Low Risk Breast Cancer Patients Over 65

Dana Casey, MD (UNC-Chapel Hill), Ryan Morse, MD (UNC-Chapel Hill), Patrick Maguire, MD, MSF (Novant Health).

Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Caffeine in Neonates with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy 

Wesley Jackson, MD, MPH (UNC-Chapel Hill), Fernando Moya, MD (Novant Health)

Pharmacologic Therapies to Mitigate Radiation-Associated Heart Disease

Shivani Sud, MD (UNC-Chapel Hill), Patrick Maguire, MD, MSF (Novant Health)

2023

BFAST: Measuring Initial Implementation Outcomes in Southeastern NC

Christina Orahovats, PhD (UNC Chapel Hill), Khadijia Reid, MD, MPH (Novant Health)

Reducing disparities in prostate cancer counseling and care through visual decision support

Hung-Jui Tan, MD, MSHPM (UNC Chapel Hill), Ibardo Zambrano, MD (Novant Health)

CARE: Coordinating Risk Assessment to Reduce Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Morbidity through Early Intervention

Rachel Urrutia, MD (UNC Chapel Hill), Amber Woodard, DNP, MBA (Novant Health)

Evaluation of transcriptomic differences and the tumor immune microenvironment of oral proliferative leukoplakia among smokers and non-smokers: a pilot study

Jason Tasoulas, MD, DMD, PhD (UNC Chapel Hill), Siddharth Sheth, DO, MPH (UNC Chapel Hill)

2024

Multilevel Breastfeeding support for black pregnant and postpartum families in southeastern North Carolina

Kristin Tully, PhD (UNC Chapel Hill), Heather Renye, RN-LBCLC (Novant Health)

Coastal Carolina Children’s Research Initiative

Michelle Hernandez, MD (UNC Chapel Hill), Marzena Krawiec, MD (UNC Chapel Hill), and Jack Sharp, MD (Novant Health)

Prostate-specific Membrane Antigen Positron Emission Tomography (PSMA-PET) Directed Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Oligometastatic Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer Project

Shivani Sud, MD (UNC Chapel Hill), Michael Papagikos, MD (Novant Health), Matthew Milowsky, MD (UNC Chapel Hill), Steven Rowe, MD, PhD (UNC Chapel Hill), Neil Wijetunga, MD, PhD (UNC Chapel Hill)

2025

Democratizing obstetric ultrasound on the North Carolina Coast: an innovation research platform

Benjamin Chi, MD (UNC Chapel Hill), Ashwin Patel, MD (Novant Health)