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UNC Awarded Funding To Implement Useful Research Results to Prevent Childhood Obesity

December 18, 2025
UNC has been approved for funding by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to implement research findings on early childhood obesity prevention. The project is co-led by Dual Principal Investigators Dr. Kori Flower in the UNC Department of Pediatrics and Dr. Eliana Perrin at The Johns Hopkins University.

Raffa Nominated to APS SPR Journeys & Frontiers in Pediatric Research

October 29, 2025
Brittany Raffa, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, has been nominated to participate in the APS SPR Journeys & Frontiers in Pediatric Research program for 2025-2026.

Neal deJong Elected to SPR

October 27, 2025
Congratulations to Neal deJong, MD, MPH, Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine on his election to membership in the Society of Pediatric Research (SPR). The Society for Pediatric Research encourages and supports pediatric research endeavors by creating a multi-disciplinary network of diverse researchers to...

Allison & Vogt: 2025-26 Jefferson-Pilot and James Woods Recipients

October 2, 2025
Bianca Allison, MD, MSHP, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, has been awarded the 2025-26 Jefferson-Pilot Fellowship in Academic Medicine and Matthew Vogt, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology & Immunology has received a James W. Woods Junior Faculty Award. Congratulations!

de Jong Promoted to Professor of Pediatrics

October 1, 2025
Neal deJong, MD, MPH was promoted to Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, effective October 1, 2025. Dr. deJong has been a faculty member in Pediatrics since July 2015. Dr. de Jong earned his medical degree and remained to completed his pediatric residency at...

McNeal-Trice Accepts Vice President of Board Relations Role with ABP

September 24, 2025
Kenya McNeal-Trice, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, has accepted the role of Vice-President of Board Relations at the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP). Effective January 5, 2026, Dr. McNeal-Trice will be joining the senior leadership team for Pediatrics in the nation, but we are sad to lose her wisdom and thought...

Schilling Promoted to Professor of Pediatrics

September 1, 2025
Samantha Schilling, MD, MSHP was promoted to Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, effective September 1, 2025. Dr. Schilling has been a faculty member in Pediatrics since September 2015. Dr. Schilling completed her undergraduate degree from Dartmouth University and earned her medical degree from...

Welcome New Physician Faculty: Hannah Hrobuchak, MD

August 25, 2025
Hannah Hrobuchak, MD joined the Pediatric Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine on August 25, 2025. Dr. Hrobuchak received her Bachelor of Science degree from Juniata College in Huntingdon, PA in 2017. She earned her medical degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College in Philadelphia in 2021. She completed a...

Steiner to Lead Pediatrics at University of Oklahoma & Oklahoma Children’s Hospital

August 25, 2025
Michael Steiner, MD, MPH, has accepted a new role at the University of Oklahoma (OU) College of Medicine as the next Chairperson of Pediatrics and Clinical Service Chief of Oklahoma Children’s Hospital. His last day at UNC will be December 1st, 2025.

Welcome New Social Worker: Brittany Selkregg, LCSW

August 16, 2025
Brittany Selkregg joined General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine on August 16, 2025. Ms. Selkregg received her BA in Psychology and Sociology from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA in 2006. She received her Masters of Social Work from the University of Georgia in Athens, VA in 2010. Most recently she...