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. Dr. Powell has been faculty with UNC Children’s since 1993. Her career has included significant clinical service, leadership roles with the state and university, and research in hearing loss, newborn genetic screenings and rare diseases. She strives to improve and implement advanced newborn screenings to identify rare diseases, as well as ease disease burden for patients and families with rare diseases.
Throughout its 2024 Annual Meeting, the North Carolina Pediatric Society (NCPeds) will recognize and honor its 2024 pediatric excellence award winners. These awards celebrate the individuals and organizations who have shared in NCPeds’ vision that each and every North Carolina child grows up healthy and thrives. The NCPeds Annual Meeting will be held Aug. 23-25, 2024. “Each of these recipients has made an enormous contribution to the children and adolescents in our state, and we are happy to honor them with these awards,” said Kenya McNeal-Trice, MD, FAAP, President of NCPeds. Read further for a complete list of this year’s awardees.