August 30, 2024
Maureen Farrell, MD, MS, Pediatric Resident in the Physician Scientist Training Program, and Dr. Kori Flower as her primary mentor, have been awarded the Dr. Jacob A. Lohr Research Award for her proposal titled “Exploring the Effect of a Clinic-Based Childhood Literacy Promotion Program among Medicaid-Covered Newborns at a Residency Continuity Clinic.” Congratulations Maureen!
August 26, 2024
With mixed emotions we announce that Benny Joyner, MD, MPH has accepted a new role at the Medical University of Buffalo as Chair of the Department of Pediatrics and Physician in Chief of John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital. His last day at UNC will be January 3rd, 2025. Please join me in wishing him the best on his new journey. UNC will miss you, Benny!
August 21, 2024
Cynthia M. Powell, MD, MS, FAAP, Professor of Pediatrics, in the Division of Genetics and Metabolism, received the Outstanding Academic Service Award in recognition of her groundbreaking work in genetics and newborn screening as well as her trusted partnership with pediatricians across North Carolina.
August 21, 2024
Sandeep Dhadvai, MD joined the Pediatric Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine on August 21, 2024. Dr. Dhadvai received his Bachelor of Science degree from Haverford College in Pennsylvania in May of 2011. He earned his MD from the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix in 2017. He completed his pediatrics residency in 2020 from the University of California Irvine/Children’s Hospital of Orange County and since has been a practicing pediatrician in southern California. Welcome Sandeep!
August 21, 2024
A $1 million investment will launch two physician-led clinical research efforts in North Carolina to grow medical knowledge by seeking to answer pressing questions. The pair of $500,000 research grants focusing on urgent health needs marks the largest single investment awarded by the collaborative involving Novant Health, UNC Health and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. The funding will launch joint Novant Health and UNC School of Medicine studies focusing on treatments for patients with pediatric asthma and advanced prostate cancer.
August 15, 2024
Alexis Darling joined Genetics and Metabolism on August 15, 2024. Ms. Darling received her Bachelor of Science degree from Colorado State in Fort Collins, CO in December of 2019. She received her MS in Genetic Counseling from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in May of 2024. Welcome Alexis!
August 15, 2024
Michaela Reinhart, MD joined the Pediatric Division of Genetics & Metabolism on August 15, 2024. Dr. Reinhart received her MD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in May of 2019. She also received her Bachelor of Science degree from Clemson University in Clemson, SC in May of 2015. Additionally, she completed Pediatrics Medical Genetics Residency and Medical Biochemical Genetics Fellowship at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Welcome back Michaela!
August 12, 2024
Ivy Gwynn, PA-C, joined the Muenzer MPS center in the Pediatric division of Genetics & Metabolism as an Advanced Practice Practitioner on August 12, 2024. Ms. Gwynn received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in May 2014 and her her MS in Physician Assistant Studies from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC in August of 2016. Welcome Ivy!
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We are a national leader in medical education, research, clinical care, and advocacy. Our physician-scientists and clinicians offer excellent, cutting-edge care in the UNC Children’s Hospital, through telehealth, and in clinic locations across the state. Working together, we develop and deliver treatments and cures to help children everywhere.
We have a long history of progressive, national and international investigation in all types of health science research. While investigators continue to pursue substantial bench research, we continue to expand our focus in translational and clinical research. Routinely, we are annually ranked in the top 25 of NIH Awards to Pediatric Departments.
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We inspire each other every day. With pride in our mission and our accomplishments, it is an honor to be surrounded by these exceptionally talented and dedicated faculty, staff, and learners. Our teams are tireless advocates for children and families throughout the state and beyond.
For more than half a century, the Department of Pediatrics at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine has offered excellent, cutting-edge care in our children’s units at UNC Hospitals. 2002 marked the beginning of a new era. For the first time, all pediatric services were provided out of a single state-of-the-art facility, NC Children’s Hospital. Located on the UNC medical campus in Chapel Hill, NC, the Children’s Hospital allows the Department to provide complete inpatient and outpatient care for children in one location, a true children’s hospital.
