Congratulations to Dr. Misty Good on her election to the Research Committee of the Executive Council Leadership Team for the American Academy of Pediatrics Mid-Career Neonatologist Section (MidCaN).

MidCaN aims to create, inspire, and empower a community of mid-career leaders by supporting career and leadership development and increasing active participation in SoNPM among mid-career neonatologists (7-17 years out of fellowship). Involvement in MidCaN provides excellent opportunities for professional growth and maturity at your local level, within the neonatal-perinatal section, and on the national stage of the AAP.

We are excited to announce a $5,345 donation from Capital Area Disc League (CADL) to the Newborn Critical Care Center from proceeds raised at a recent disc golf tournament.

Thank you CADL!

Dr. Eric Zwemer, Associate Professor in Pediatric Hospital Medicine is featured the Hospitalist Corner section of the American Academy of Pediatrics site. Hospitalist Corner is a monthly column highlighting the work and thoughts of pediatric hospitalists around the country. In this edition, Dr. Eric Zwemer discusses processing mistakes, crafting CVs, early faculty scholarship, MAGIC and more! Check out the full article!

Dr. Nina Jain, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, in the Division of Endocrinology has recently been certified as a Lifestyle Medicine Physician through the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine. Lifestyle medicine is a medical specialty that uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as a primary modality to treat chronic conditions including, but not limited to, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. Lifestyle medicine certified clinicians are trained to apply evidence-based, whole-person, prescriptive lifestyle change to treat and, when used intensively, often reverse such conditions. Applying the six pillars of lifestyle medicine—a whole-food, plant-predominant eating pattern, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances and positive social connections—also provides effective prevention for these conditions.

Dr. Eve Wu was elected to a 3 year term as Chair for the Rare Diseases Research Committee for the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA). Dr. Wu previously served as Vice Chair for the committee from July 2020 – June 2022 and continues to serve as a Steering Committee Member and a Selected Steering Committee Representative in addition to her Chair duties.

Dr. Wu co-authors article on research led by the UNC Kidney Center.

UNC Pediatric Rheumatology and Duke Pediatric Rheumatology will be joining forces at the Arthritis Foundation’s annual Jingle Bell Run event this December!

Principal investigators Misty Good, MD, MS, and Scott Magness, PhD, at the UNC School of Medicine, and Jennifer Canvasser, MSW, NEC Society will lead a $1-million project funded through the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to map cellular roles in necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).

Lucien Gonzalez, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, has joined the Addiction Medicine Fellowship program to serve as Associate Program Director. Dr. Gonzales joined the UNC Department of Pediatrics in August 2022.  Prior, Dr. Gonzalez completed a Pediatric Residency at New York Medical Center/Westchester Medical Center in 2008 and completed an Addiction Medicine Fellowship at the University of Minnesota in 2009. Dr. Gonzalez also served for several years as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Congratulations Dr. Gonzalez!

Dr. Eve Wu authors editorial article examining the complement system in autoimmunity.