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Duffus Named Associate Director of Medical Education for Pediatrics

May 19, 2025
Dr. Sara Duffus has been named Associate Director of Medical Education in Pediatrics. Dr. Duffus is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology. Her role as associate director will include co-leadership of the Pediatrics Clerkship, recruitment and retainment of outpatient pediatric preceptors, integration of pediatric curricula...

Piven Earns Prestigious Lifetime Award from the International Society for Autism Research

May 13, 2025
Joseph Piven, MD, the Thomas E. Castelloe Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics and director of the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities was given the award for his fundamental contributions to research on autism spectrum disorders.

Good Named UNC School of Medicine 2024-25 Yang Family Biomedical Scholar

May 1, 2025
Misty Good, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division Chief of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Co-Director of Carolina Child Health Scholars Program is one of three researchers named a Yang Family Biomedical Scholar in the eighth installment of this annual School of Medicine award.

Allison Promoted to Associate Professor of Pediatrics

May 1, 2025
Priyanka Rao, MD was promoted to Associate Professor of Pediatrics effective June 1, 2024. Dr. Rao has been a faculty member in Pediatrics since August 2020. Dr. Rao received her undergraduate degree from UNC Chapel Hill in 2008 and earned her medical degree in 2013 from the University of Iowa...

Pediatrics’ 2024 Annual Report

May 1, 2025
Take a look at the 2024 Department of Pediatrics Annual Report! We are happy to take a moment to congratulate everyone on their successes. Many thanks to our friends and colleagues for the work they do to promote children's health, to transform care, and inspire hope for all children!

Lawrence Promoted to Associate Professor of Pediatrics

May 1, 2025
Christian Lawrence, MD, MPH was promoted to Associate Professor of Pediatrics effective May 1, 2025. Dr. Lawrence has been a faculty member in Pediatrics since 2020

Ahuja Promoted to Associate Professor of Pediatrics

May 1, 2025
Arshiya Ahuja, MD was promoted to Associate Professor of Pediatrics effective May 1, 2025. Dr. Ahuja completed her pediatric residency at Loyola University in June 2014 and a fellowship in Global Clinical Education in 2015 at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Ahuja went on to serve as a Pediatric Hospitalist at Saint...

Vogt Selected for 2024–25 Translational Team Science Award

April 24, 2025
Matthew Vogt, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology & Immunology, leads one of three interdisciplinary teams of UNC researchers to have been selected for the 2024–25 Translational Team Science Awards. Each team will receive $50,000 in phase one funding to launch innovative pilot projects that bring together basic...

McNeal-Trice Named APA George Armstrong Lecture Award Winner

April 22, 2025
Kenya McNeal-Trice, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, has been selected as a 2025 recipient of the Academic Pediatric Association (APA) George Armstrong  Lecture Award. This recognition highlights her exceptional contributions to pediatric care and education.

Two from UNC Children’s Named in TBJ Health Care Leadership Awards

April 15, 2025
UNC Children's is proud to announce that two physician-researchers were honored by the Triangle Business Journal as recipients of 2025 Health Care Leadership Awards. Congratulations!