Category: ENDO

Amy Levenson, MD, Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology and Vice Chair of Education, has been selected by the American Pediatric Association to join the National Academy of Distinguished Educators in Pediatrics (NADEP) as a member of its third cohort.

BRAINY-T1D is a nationwide effort aimed at understanding the earliest effects of Type 1 Diabetes in young children. UNC is one of eleven campuses participating in this NIH project. At UNC, the study is led by an interdisciplinary group of investigators whose expertise spans neuroimaging, endocrinology, pediatrics, occupational therapy and...

Zina McSweeney, DO joined the Pediatric Division of Endocrinology on January 5, 2026 as a part-time Assistant Professor. Dr. McSweeney received her Bachelor of Biomedical Science in 2015 from the University of Central Florida and then earned her DO from Campbell University in 2019. She completed her Pediatric Internship and...

The APP Center has announced the nominees for the 2025 APP Excellence Awards, and we are proud to see so many of our Children's teammates recognized. Congratulations to all the nominees for your outstanding contributions and unwavering dedication.

Sandeep Dhadvai, MD, Assistant Professor in the Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Sara Duffus, MD, Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, and Heather Williams, MD, Assistant Professor in the Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, were recently selected to participate in the 2025-2026 Leadership in...

Dr. Sara Duffus has been named Associate Director of Medical Education in Pediatrics. Dr. Duffus is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology. Her role as associate director will include co-leadership of the Pediatrics Clerkship, recruitment and retainment of outpatient pediatric preceptors, integration of pediatric curricula...

A retired Pediatrics faculty member, Dr. Frank French passed away on February 7th, 2025. Dr. French was a UNC resident then a faculty member and scientist from the 1960s through the 2000s. Frank French enjoyed a long and productive career with UNC Pediatric Endocrinology, becoming a full professor in 1976...

Nina Jain, MD, MBA, professor of pediatric endocrinology, and Ali Calikoglu, MD, retired professor of pediatrics, both at the UNC School of Medicine, played a pivotal role in getting this therapy to the bedside, from assisting with clinical trials to the infusion of the first pediatric patient in North Carolina...

Amy Levenson, MD was promoted to Professor of Pediatrics effective October 1, 2024. Dr. Levenson has been a faculty member in Pediatric Endocrinology since 2016. Dr. Levenson is a pediatric endocrinologist and the Director of the UNC Fellowship Training Program for Pediatric Subspecialty Divisions as well as the Program Director...

We are excited to welcome to the newest group of fellows/subspecialty residents to UNC Children’s! Our fellowship programs are committed to fostering the development of future generations of physicians and scientists who will go on to improve the health of children in North Carolina and across the globe.