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Four Pediatrics Faculty Selected for Passing the Torch in 2023

October 23, 2023
Dr. Cara Beth Carr, Assistant Professor in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Dr. Clara Hildebrandt, Assistant Professor in Pediatric Genetics & Metabolism, Dr. Elisabeth Leong, Assistant Professor in Pediatric Cardiology, and Dr. Lindsay Marszal, Assistant Professor in General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine have been selected to be a part of the 2023-2024 Passing...

Welcome New Clinical Provider: Rielee Welch, MSN, NNP

October 16, 2023
Rielee Welch, MSN, NNP joined Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine on October 16, 2023. She is a recent graduate of the East Carolina University, Master of Science, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Program. Welcome Rielee!

Stiles Announces Retirement

September 27, 2023
Alan Stiles, MD, has announced his intention to retire after serving as a member of the UNC School of Medicine faculty for more than 35 years. Since initially joining the Department of Pediatrics faculty in 1986, Stiles had held several leadership roles and played a part in the expansion of...

Academy of Educators FLAGship Program Welcomes Pediatric Fellows & Faculty for 2023-2024

September 21, 2023
We are excited to congratulate Pediatrics department members who were recently included in the 2023-2024 cohort of the AOE FLAGship Program!

NICU Awareness Month at UNC Hospitals: Meet Phillip

September 21, 2023
“It's difficult to be away from that sweet baby that you looked forward to welcoming in this world,” says Georganna Gaines, whose son, Phillip, has spent more than a year in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at UNC Hospitals. Gaines shares her family’s bittersweet journey in the NICU to...

Welcome New Physician Faculty: Kathryn Paul ,MD

August 7, 2023
Katie Paul, MD joined the Pediatric Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine on August 7, 2023. Dr. Paul completed her medical degree in 2017 with us at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She was a Pediatric Resident between 2017 and 2020 at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center/New York...

Welcome New Physician Faculty: Cara Beth Carr, MD

August 1, 2023
Cara Beth Carr, MD joined the Pediatric Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine on August 1, 2023. Dr. Carr completed her medical degree in 2017 at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. She was a Pediatric Resident between 2017 and 2020 and completed her subspecialty training...

Multi-year Renewal for the UNC-Kinshasa School of Public Health Research Partnership in the DRC

July 30, 2023
Dr. Melissa Bauserman, Associate Professor of Pediatrics in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, and her team recently received notice of renewal for the funding in support of the University of North Carolina-Kinshasa School of Public Health Research Partnership in the Democratic Republic of Congo; a Model for Improving Women's and Children's Health Through...

Welcome New Physician Faculty: Erika Yazawa, MD

July 10, 2023
Erika Yazawa, MD joined Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine on July 10, 2023. Dr. Yazawa received her BS from Boston College in 2012 and completed her medical degree at the Boston University School of Medicine in 2017. She was a Pediatric Resident at New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center from 2017 to 2020....

Welcome to Our 2023-2024 Pediatric Subspecialty Fellows

July 7, 2023
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.