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Deborah “Deb” Flowers, MSN, RN, CPNP, SANE-A, SANE-P, who co-founded the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program at UNC Hospitals in 1997, received the 2022 National Crime Victims’ Service Allied Professional Award, which is given by the Office for Crime Victims in the U.S. Department of Justice.

We are excited to congratulate Pediatrics department members recently inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA). Election to Alpha Omega Alpha signifies a lasting commitment to scholarship, leadership, professionalism, and service. Membership in the society confers recognition of someone’s dedication to the profession and art of healing.

Carissa Donica, a high school senior, recently completed a Girl Scout Gold Award project to raise awareness of phenylketonuria (PKU). Carissa sought to educate and provide food for local children with PKU. She created a teaching module about PKU and was able to raise approximately $7,000. Funds raised were used...

The Society for Pediatric Sedation recently announced that UNC Children’s Hospital has earned the designation of Center of Excellence in Pediatric Sedation. Congratulations!

During National Volunteer Week, we recognize and honor those who currently volunteer with the ABP and the many who have come before us, upon whose shoulders we stand. Thank you!

Matthew Vogt, MD, PhD, assistant professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Infectious Diseases and of Microbiology & Immunology, has been granted an R01 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

A new model led by a partnership among Duke University, UNC Health, and the NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is transforming how to support children’s health and well-being.

March 18th is Match Day! We are thrilled to welcome the following students to our Pediatrics Family.

Moodiness may seem like the very definition of the teen years. The ups and downs of puberty can perplex even the most patient parent. WRAL picked up some excellent advice from our Dr. Becky Baum, Professor in General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

Dr. Kelley Ward joined the Division of Hospital Pediatrics as Adjunct Faculty on March 3, 2022.  She received her BS in Biochemestry from the University of Florida in 2012 and her medical degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine in 2016. Dr. Ward completed her pediatric residency at...