Category: News

Dr. Marie Lirette joined the Department of Pediatrics as an Assistant Professor in Pediatric Emergency Medicine on August 29, 2025. Dr. Lirette attended Wesley College, Melbourne, Australia for her International Baccalaureate and earned her medical degree from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom in 2014. She completed her pediatric...

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...

Dr. Sundy joined the Department of Pediatrics as an Assistant Professor on August 25, 2025. She received her BS from Bucknell University in 2015. She earned her medical degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2019. She completed her pediatric residency and year as Chief Resident...

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.

We are pleased to be accepting applications for the Emonson Awards 2025. The Emonson Award is presented annually to a nurse, resident, and faculty member who best represents the mission and spirit of UNC Children’s. -- Please send nominations for this award to Jaime_Cooke@med.unc.edu

The Department of Pediatrics is excited to announce that, Robert M. DiGiuseppe, MD is our new Division Chief for Children's Specialty Care in Wilmington

The UNC Department of Psychiatry’s IMPACTT-NC program (Improving Adolescent Child health Through Telepsychiatry in NC) and UNC Children’s is proud to announce the launch of UNC-GIFTS — a collaborative partnership with Granville County Public Schools and Granville Vance Public Health — aimed at addressing the mental health needs of students...

Dr. Atkins joined the Department of Pediatrics as an Assistant Professor in the division of Pediatric Cardiology on August 11, 2025. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 2011 at Vanderbilt University, a Master’s in medical sciences at University of South Florida in 2012, and earned is...

Ongoing clinical research study in US children documents the rebound of endemic respiratory viruses, builds foundation for expediting future vaccines and treatments.

Dr. Foglia joined the Department of Pediatrics as faculty on August 1, 2025. Dr. Foglia received his BA in Molecular Biology in 2009 from Princeton University. He earned his medical degree and a PhD in Cell and Developmental Biology in 2018 at Duke University. He completed his pediatric residency at...