Category: NPM

The NEC Society, Cincinnati Children's, and UNC Children’s are proud to announce the NEC Symposium in Chicago, September 7 - 10, 2025. As the world’s largest conference focused on necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), the NEC Symposium will bring together key stakeholders to unite the global community for a world without NEC.

Sydney Stryker, NNP, joined the Pediatric Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine on October 3, 2024. Sydney began her nursing career in 2018 in the NICU at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Northern Virginia. With a strong passion for caring for the ELBW population, she was one of the first RNs to help...

We are excited to welcome to the newest group of fellows/subspecialty residents to UNC Children’s! Our fellowship programs are committed to fostering the development of future generations of physicians and scientists who will go on to improve the health of children in North Carolina and across the globe.

Madison ‘Madi’ Rooney, NNP, is a new graduate Neonatal Nurse Practitioner. She grew up in Colorado and obtained her undergraduate nursing degree from the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs in 2016. After moving to North Carolina, she began her neonatal nursing career at Duke Regional Hospital and then transitioned to the...

We are very pleased to announce that Dr. Andrea Trembath, Professor of Pediatrics, was named the 2023-24 recipient of the “UNC Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Kcal Award”. The awardee is selected by graduating NPM fellows in recognition of excellence in promoting fellow ‘growth’ over their three years of fellowship.

Sofia Aliaga, MD, MPH, Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, has been awarded the Educational Research Mentor Award by the Academy of Educators. Congratulations!

We are excited to announce that April Smithwick, ARNP, NNP-BC has accepted the role of Advanced Practice Provider Manager in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine effective May 26, 2024. April joined our NNP team at UNC in 2020 and quickly demonstrated her excellent clinical and leadership skills. We are very proud to welcome...

At PAS 2024, the NEC Society awarded the Early Career Research Award to Lauren Frazer, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. Congratulations!

We are excited to recognize our faculty and trainees for their recent Academy of Educator (AOE) accomplishments.  We are so grateful for their enthusiasm, dedication, and talents as UNC AOE educators. Founded in 2006, the Academy of Educators is designed to emphasize teaching and support faculty development both in Chapel...

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a severe intestinal disease that impacts preterm babies. On Fri, May 17, NEC Awareness Day, support the Titus Strong Foundation in funding NEC research at UNC. #Titus Strong