Category: Peds News

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.

The Friends of Epidemiology honored Erin Parrish Reade, MD, MPH, FAAP, Pediatric Critical Care, with a 2025 Friend of Epidemiology Award for her exceptional leadership in infection prevention in the PICU. She has been a true champion of CLABSI reduction.

Dan Park, MD, MBA has been asked serve as the Associate Chief Medical Officer for Pediatrics at UNC Children's. Dr. Park joined UNC Hospitals in 2016 and has served as the Medical Director of the Pediatric Emergency Department and as a Lead Informatics Physician for the Information Services Division (ISD)....

Dr. Omede joined the Department of Pediatrics as an Assistant Professor with the Division Pediatric Gastroenterology on September 2, 2025. In 2017, Dr. Omede earned her MD from V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University in Ukraine. She completed her Pediatric Residency with SUNY Downstate Medical Center, in Brooklyn, NY, in...

Gerardo Quezada, MD was promoted to Associate Professor of Pediatrics effective September 1, 2025. Dr. Quezada has been a faculty member in Pediatrics since 2020. Dr. Quezada completed his undergraduate degree at Texas A&M University and earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston...

Samantha Schilling, MD, MSHP was promoted to Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, effective September 1, 2025. Dr. Schilling has been a faculty member in Pediatrics since September 2015. Dr. Schilling completed her undergraduate degree from Dartmouth University and earned her medical degree from...

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.