Category: EMERG

Shiva Zargham, MD was promoted to Associate Professor of Pediatrics effective January 1, 2025. Dr. Zargham has been a faculty member in Pediatric Emergency Medicine since 2019. Congratulations!

We are excited to share that UNC Children's Urgent Care at Raleigh was voted the #2 Urgent Care/Walk-In Clinic in the greater Raleigh area, the only pediatric urgent care ranked on the list. Raleigh's Best, a publication of the News & Observer, recently published the 2024 edition of the Best...

Dr. Maura Olcese joined the Department of Pediatrics as an Assistant Professor in Pediatric Emergency Medicine on September 14, 2024.Dr. Olcese received her bachelor degree from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in 2008. She earned her medical degree and a masters degree in epidemiology and biostatistics from Oregon Health...

Dr. Kristen Capito joined the Department of Pediatrics as an Assistant Professor in Pediatric Emergency Medicine on August 19, 2024. Dr. Capito received her Bachelor of Arts degree with a focus in Cognitive Science from the University of Virginia, in Charlottesville, VA in 2008. She earned her DO from West Virginia...

We are excited to recognize our faculty and trainees for their recent Academy of Educator (AOE) accomplishments.  We are so grateful for their enthusiasm, dedication, and talents as UNC AOE educators. Founded in 2006, the Academy of Educators is designed to emphasize teaching and support faculty development both in Chapel...

We are excited to announce that Shiva Zargham, MD, MSc will join the education team as an Associate Program Director. Dr. Zargham is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine.

Aisha Venugopal, MD joined the Pediatric Division of Emergency Medicine on September 7, 2023. She will be working at the Blue Ridge Urgent Care Center. Dr. Venugopal earned her medical degree from the Eastern Virginia Medical School in 2018. She completed her Pediatric residency between 2018 and 2021 at the...

Latonya Logan joined Pediatric Emergency Medicine on August 8, 2022. In 2018, Ms. Logan received her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of South Carolina Upstate in Greenville, SC and her Master of Science in Nursing from Drexel University in Philadelphia in 2021. Welcome Latonya!

Alexandria Whitted joined Pediatric Emergency Medicine on August 8, 2022. In 2013, Ms. Whitted received her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing and then her Master of Science in Nursing in 2021, both from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Welcome Alexandria!

We are excited to recognize our faculty and trainees for their recent Academy of Educator (AOE) accomplishments.  We are so grateful for their enthusiasm, dedication, and talents as UNC AOE educators. Founded in 2006, the Academy of Educators is designed to emphasize teaching and support faculty development both in Chapel...