Author Archives: Charlotte Weaver

The Society for Pediatric Sedation recently announced that UNC Children’s Hospital has earned the designation of Center of Excellence in Pediatric Sedation. Congratulations!

During National Volunteer Week, we recognize and honor those who currently volunteer with the ABP and the many who have come before us, upon whose shoulders we stand. Thank you!

Matthew Vogt, MD, PhD, assistant professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Infectious Diseases and of Microbiology & Immunology, has been granted an R01 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

A new model led by a partnership among Duke University, UNC Health, and the NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is transforming how to support children’s health and well-being.

March 18th is Match Day! We are thrilled to welcome the following students to our Pediatrics Family.

Moodiness may seem like the very definition of the teen years. The ups and downs of puberty can perplex even the most patient parent. WRAL picked up some excellent advice from our Dr. Becky Baum, Professor in General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

Dr. Kelley Ward joined the Division of Hospital Pediatrics as Adjunct Faculty on March 3, 2022.  She received her BS in Biochemestry from the University of Florida in 2012 and her medical degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine in 2016. Dr. Ward completed her pediatric residency at...

The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated a critical need to establish a pre-emptive stockpile of tangible immunobiological countermeasures to accelerate the response to potential pandemic threats. To address this need we have established a pandemic response repository through microbial and immunological surveillance and epidemiology (PREMISE) initiative.

Jenny Miedema joined the Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine on February 1, 2022. Ms. Miedema received her BA from Washington University in St. Louis in 2001 and her MSN form the University of Tennessee in Knoxville in 2005. She completed her training as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner at Duke University in...

Samantha Jemiolo joined Pediatric Pulmonology on January 24th. Ms. Jemiolo received her BSN from Niagara University in 2014 and her MSN at UNC-Chapel Hill in 2020. Beginning in 2017, she has worked at UNC Children's on 6 Children. Welcome Samantha!