Dr. Baum joined the Department of Pediatrics as faculty in the Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine on September 13, 2021. Dr. Wood received a BS inBiochemistry from Pennsylvania State University in 1992 and received her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1996. She most recently was appointed as a Clinical Associate Professor at the Ohio State University.
Neal deJong, MD, MPH was promoted to Associate Professor of Pediatrics effective August 1, 2021. Dr. deJong has been a faculty member in General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine since 2015
“This summer, we’ve seen RSV and another virus called parainfluenza. Both of those are having a spike at our hospital right now,” explained Dr. Michael Steiner, the pediatrician in chief at UNC Children’s. “We think this is, in part, related to the fact that through the winter season people were socially distancing, and spacing, and wearing masks, and the viruses didn’t have their usual time where they peak.”
Dr. Allison joined the Department of Pediatrics as faculty in General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine on July 12, 2021. She joined UNC as a Pediatric Resident until 2019 and subsequently completed her National Research Service Award fellowship at UNC in 2021.
We are excited to announce that Katie Jordan, MD will join the education team as an Associate Program Director. Dr. Jordan is the newly appointed Medical Director of the UNC Children’s Primary Care Clinic.
Dr. Martha Perry discusses why more common viruses may now start circulating simultaneously.
