Emergency Medicine
Pediatric Emergency Medicine provides the highest quality and technologically advanced emergency medical care to ill and injured children in the Triangle area, as well as throughout the state. UNC Children’s Emergency Department offers a full range of primary, tertiary, and quaternary subspecialty care attached to the Triangle’s only Level I pediatric trauma center (one of only 41 in the nation). Providers also care for children in the UNC Children’s Urgent Care at Raleigh. UNC Pediatric Emergency Medicine physicians are committed to quality improvement and help lead the department in ongoing improvement and standardization of our clinical processes.
PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE NEWS
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Welcome New Physician Faculty: Maura Olcese, MD
Dr. Maura Olcese joined the Department of Pediatrics as an Assistant Professor in Pediatric Emergency Medicine on September 14, 2024.Dr. Olcese received her bachelor degree from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in 2008. She earned her medical degree and a masters degree in epidemiology and biostatistics from Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, in 2017. She completed her internship with Ventura County Family Medicine and completed her Pediatric Residency with the Kaiser Oakland Medical Center in Oakland, CA in 2020. She completed a Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship with UNC/Wake Med in Raleigh in 2024. Welcome Maura!
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Welcome New Physician Faculty: Kristen Capito, DO
Dr. Kristen Capito joined the Department of Pediatrics as an Assistant Professor in Pediatric Emergency Medicine on August 19, 2024. Dr. Capito received her Bachelor of Arts degree with a focus in Cognitive Science from the University of Virginia, in Charlottesville, VA in 2008. She earned her DO from West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg, WV, in 2016. Additionally, she completed her Pediatric Residency with the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC in 2019, and recently graduated from her Pediatric Fellowship in Emergency Medicine with the University of Tennessee’s Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital partnership in Memphis, TN. Welcome Kristen!
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2024 Academy of Educators Pediatric Graduates, Inductees, and Awards
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 Hill and across the state.
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Zargham Named Pediatric Residency Associate Program Director
We are excited to announce that Shiva Zargham, MD, MSc will join the education team as an Associate Program Director. Dr. Zargham is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine.