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Misty Good, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division Chief of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Co-Director of Carolina Child Health Scholars Program, was recently elected to membership of the American Society for Clinical Investigation.

Dr. Sara Pittenger, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, has been named the inaugural Vice Chair of Clinical Integration within the Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Pittenger will help lead the alignment and integration of clinical services that cross the sixteen academic departments that are home to children’s specialists.

Dr. Keisha Gibson has been named Senior Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs for the Department of Pediatrics. In her new role with the Department of Pediatrics, she will oversee all inpatient and outpatient clinical care within the department. Additionally, she will be the medical leader for UNC Children’s partnering with...

Jenny Boyd, MD was promoted to Professor of Pediatrics effective January 1, 2025. Dr. Boyd has been a faculty member in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine since 2009. Congratulations!

Tracie Walker, MD, MPH was promoted to Associate Professor of Pediatrics effective January 1, 2025. Dr. Walker has been a faculty member in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine since 2019. Congratulations!

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!

UNC Children’s has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for the NC Children’s Allergy and Asthma Center through 2026 by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The NC Children's Allergy and Asthma Center is the only pediatric asthma program in the southeastern United States to be certified...

A research project co-led by James Hagood, MD, professor of pediatrics at the UNC School of Medicine, and colleagues will be supported in creating an atlas of the cells and cellular interactions in the nasal and oral cavities, throat, and lower airways of pediatric populations in unprecedented detail.

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) announced funding totaling $14.4 million for a Duke-UNC research collaboration to study new treatment options for pediatric inflammatory bowel diseases (PIBD). Michael D. Kappelman, MD, MPH, professor of pediatrics and epidemiology at the UNC School of Medicine, will serve as principal investigator.

Elisabeth Leong, DO, MSCR was promoted to Associate Professor of Pediatrics effective December 1, 2024. Dr. Leong has been a faculty member in Pediatric Cardiology since 2014. Congratulations!