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Welcome New Physician Faculty: Elizabeth Jalazo, MD

January 3, 2022

Dr. Elizabeth Jalazo joined the Division of Genetics & Metabolism as faculty on January 3, 2022. Dr. Jalazo received her BS in Biology from UNC Chapel Hill in 2005 and her medical degree from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Jalazo completed her pediatric residency at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in 2014 and a fellowship in Academic Pediatrics in 2015. In 2021, she completed her fellowship in Medical Genetics at UNC Chapel Hill. Welcome Liz!

Welcome New Physician Faculty: Maria Boucher, MD

January 1, 2022

Dr. Boucher joined the Division of Hematology/Oncology on January 1, 2022.  She received her from BS Recinto Universitario de Mayaguez in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico in 2006 and her medical degree from Ponce School of Medicine in Puerto Rico in 2010. In 2013, she completed her pediatric residency at Tufts Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA and her fellowship in Hematology/Oncology was completed at UNC Chapel Hill in 2016. Dr. Boucher has since been an Assistant Professor at the Bernard and Millie Duker Children’s Hospital at Albany Medical Center.  Welcome back Maria!

2022 – Great Because We Have Each Other

December 31, 2021

We thank you; we value you, and we care about you. We want to put a smile on your face with our second video – put together with love and adoration!!
Please enjoy. Please share. 2022 will be great because we have each other.

Welcome New Physician Faculty: Lindsay Marszal, MD, MPH

December 1, 2021

Dr. Marszal joined the Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine as faculty on December 1, 2021. She received her BS in Biological Sciences from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL in 2009 and her medical degree from George Washington University in 2016. She also holds a MA in Medical Science from Boston University School of Medicine awarded in 2012. Dr. Marszal completed her pediatric residency at the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago in 2019. She has recently completed a fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, OH.  Welcome Lindsay!

Welcome New Physician Faculty: Misty Good, MD, MS, FAAP

November 30, 2021

Misty Good, MD, MS, FAAP joined the department as the new Division Chief of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. Dr. Good joined us on November 30, 2021.  She comes to us from Washington University in St. Louis. She earned an undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Southern California before pursuing a combined MD/MS program at the American University of the Caribbean in St. Maarten, Netherland Antilles. After completing her medical and graduate degrees, she completed her residency and a year as Chief Resident at the Children’s Hospital of Illinois. Dr. Good completed her Neonatal-Perinatal fellowship training, at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh in 2011. Welcome Misty!

Welcome New Clinical Provider: Taylor Murphy MSN, FNP BC, CDE

November 29, 2021

Taylor Murphy joined Pediatric Endocrinology on November 29th. Ms. Murphy received her BSN from Duke University in 2010 and went on to complete her MSN at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing in 2015. Since 2017, she has worked as a Nurse Practitioner in Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes at the Mount Sinai Hospital Hall Center for Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes in New York.  Welcome Taylor!

Welcome New Assoc. Chair for Administration: Jack D. Curran, MHA

November 15, 2021

Jack Curran joined the Department of Pediatrics as the Associate Chair for Administration on November 15, 2021. Jack Curran received his Masters in Healthcare Administration from the Washington University School of Medical in St. Louis, Missouri.  From 2016, he has been an Administrative Director for the Department of Pediatrics at Children’s Mercy Hospitals. We are excited to welcome Jack to UNC!

Welcome New Physician Faculty: Jasmine Weiss, MD

October 18, 2021

Dr. Weiss joined the Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine as faculty on October 18, 2021. Dr. Weiss received her BS in Biology from Florida Mechanical and Agricultural University in 2011 and her medical degree from Duke University in 2015. She completed her pediatric residency at Emory in 2019 and went on to complete a Master of Health Science through the Yale National Clinician Scholar Program in June 2021. Welcome Jasmine!

Welcome New Physician Faculty: Adriana Herrera, MD, MPH

October 18, 2021

Dr. Herrera joined the Division of Hospital Pediatrics as faculty on October 18, 2021. Dr. Herrera completed her medical degree at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago in 2013, where she also earn her MPH from the University of Illinois School of Public Health. Dr. Herrera completed her pediatric and internal medicine residency at the University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago in 2017 and went on to complete a fellowship in global health at the University of Florida, Port au Prince, Haiti in 2018. Dr. Herrera currently serves as a pediatric hospitalist at Kapi’Olani Medical Center for Women and Children in Honolulu, Hawaii. Welcome Adriana!