Category: Peds News

Congratulations to Neal deJong, MD, MPH, Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine on his election to membership in the Society of Pediatric Research (SPR). The Society for Pediatric Research encourages and supports pediatric research endeavors by creating a multi-disciplinary network of diverse researchers to...

The Pediatric Emergency Medicine team has been honored with a 2025 UNC Hospitals and UNC Faculty Physicians Carolina Quality and Safety Team Award for their project, "Debriefing After Clinical Events in the UNC Pediatric Emergency Department: Development of a Culture of Safety”. Congratulations to Dr. Shiva Zargham on her leadership...

The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) has named Dr. Marielys Collazo-Roman, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellow at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the recipient of its 2025 Stanley A. Plotkin Lectureship Award.

The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) has named Dr. Matthew Vogt, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases) and Microbiology & Immunology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the recipient of its prestigious 2025 Young Investigator Award.

The Department of Neurology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Qian-Zhou (Jojo) Yang, MD, Associate Professor of Neurology, as Division Chief for Child Neurology.

UNC Children’s in Chapel Hill has been ranked among the nation’s top children’s hospitals, according to U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” list released today. UNC Children’s is the #2 children’s hospital in North Carolina and #4 in the Southeast, with eight of 11 pediatric specialties nationally ranked...

Bianca Allison, MD, MSHP, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, has been awarded the 2025-26 Jefferson-Pilot Fellowship in Academic Medicine and Matthew Vogt, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology & Immunology has received a James W. Woods Junior Faculty Award. Congratulations!

Neal deJong, MD, MPH was promoted to Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, effective October 1, 2025. Dr. deJong has been a faculty member in Pediatrics since July 2015. Dr. de Jong earned his medical degree and remained to completed his pediatric residency at...

Kenya McNeal-Trice, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, has accepted the role of Vice-President of Board Relations at the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP). Effective January 5, 2026, Dr. McNeal-Trice will be joining the senior leadership team for Pediatrics in the nation, but we are sad to lose her wisdom and thought...

Michael Kappelman, MD, MPH, professor of pediatrics and epidemiology at the UNC School of Medicine, received a $100,000 Sherman Prize for his groundbreaking work to optimize care and treatment for children with IBD and define the burden of these diseases.