March 24, 2026
Lauren Baumgardner, DO, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics has been named Director of the Pediatric Palliative Care Fellowship Track. With support from the Ho/Chiang Foundation, the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship started a pediatrics track in 2021. Dr. Baumgardner joined the Pediatric Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine in 2023. Congratulations Dr. Baumgardner!
March 16, 2026
UNC Children’s is now offering Sedation-Free Transnasal Endoscopy (TNE) using the @EvoEndo Endoscopy System. Led by Dr. Sabina Mir and our team, this advanced option gives children a sedation-free experience, helping them spend less time in the hospital and more time at school, in sports, and enjoying time with family.
March 12, 2026
The 2026 standing committee election results are in. Laughon, Russell, and Vander Schaaf have won places on School of Medicine committees.
March 12, 2026
The recent rise in cases of measles is especially frightening for parents of babies who cannot yet be vaccinated, and many are wondering if it’s safe to get on an airplane or go to the grocery store. In this article from UNC Health Talk, a pediatric infectious disease expert answers common questions about travel, older siblings and potential exposures.
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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.
