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UNC Children’s Announces Grand Opening of Down Syndrome Clinic

UNC Children’s announces the grand opening of the UNC Down Syndrome Clinic, a dedicated medical program designed to provide comprehensive, multidisciplinary care for children and adults with Down syndrome. The clinic, led by Dr. Kate Westmoreland, opens its doors on March 21, 2025 — World Down Syndrome Day.

Bauserman Promoted to Professor of Pediatrics

Melissa Bauserman, MD, MPH was promoted to Professor of Pediatrics effective March 21, 2025. Dr. Bauserman has been a faculty member in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine since 2012. Dr. Bauserman co-leads the UNC-Kinshasa School of Public Health research partnership within the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development...

Alexander Promoted to Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Thomas B. Alexander, MD was promoted to Associate Professor of Pediatrics with Tenure effective March 21, 2025. Dr. Alexander received a BS in Engineering from the University of Virginia in May 2003 and earned his medical degree from UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine in May 2009. He also completed...

A Standardized Approach to Reduce Fluid Overload in Critically Ill Children.

Hopwood AJ, Schade Willis TM, Starr MC, Hughes KM, Malin SW.Pediatr Qual Saf. 2025 May 1;10(3):e813. doi: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000813. eCollection 2025 May-Jun.PMID: 40314036.

Paul Appointed Associate Director of the Collaborative for Maternal and Infant Health

Katie Paul, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, has been appointed Associate Director of the Collaborative for Maternal and Infant Health (CMIH). Congratulations, Katie!

Bowles-White Receives CFTK Excellence in Patient and Family-Centered Care Award

Jenny Bowles-White, MSN, PNP, NNP, was awarded the Carolina for the Kids Award for Excellence in Patient and Family-Centered Care. Congratulations Jenny!

Patient and Family Perceptions of Real-Time Access to Electronic Health Information: A Social Media Survey.

Pinotti CS, Pooni R, Gaizo VD, Kohlheim M, Schildt E, Taxter AJ, Ronis T; CARRA Clinical Informatics Workgroup. Appl Clin Inform. 2025 Mar;16(2):327-336. doi: 10.1055/a-2487-7414. Epub 2025 Apr 9. PMID: 40204118.

Therapy for Perinatal Asphyxia Does Not Benefit Preterm Infants, Study Finds

A national multi-site clinical trial, co-led by researchers at the UNC School of Medicine, has found that therapeutic hypothermia may be harming preterm infants recovering from a specific type of brain injury.

Burks and Keet Publish Editorial on Oral Immunotherapy for High Threshold Peanut Allergy

February 25, 2025

Wesley Burks, MD, CEO of UNC Health and dean of the UNC School of Medicine, professor of pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Allergy/Immunology, Department of Pediatrics and Corinne A. Keet, MD, PhD, professor of pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Allergy/Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, write editorial in New England Journal of Medicine Evidence...

Sami Receives Southern SSPR Young Investigator Award

February 25, 2025

Ahmad Sami, MD, Pediatric GI Fellow and Carolina Child Health Scholar, was awarded a Southern Society of Pediatric Research (SSPR) Young Investigator Award for basic research for his oral presentation titled, “Urolithin A attenuates inflammation and enhances intestinal barrier function in necrotizing enterocolitis.”