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Dr. Sara Pittenger, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, has been named the inaugural Vice Chair of Clinical Integration within the Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Pittenger will help lead the alignment and integration of clinical services that cross the sixteen academic departments that are home to children’s specialists.

Dr. Keisha Gibson has been named Senior Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs for the Department of Pediatrics. In her new role with the Department of Pediatrics, she will oversee all inpatient and outpatient clinical care within the department. Additionally, she will be the medical leader for UNC Children’s partnering with...

Jenny Boyd, MD was promoted to Professor of Pediatrics effective January 1, 2025. Dr. Boyd has been a faculty member in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine since 2009. Congratulations!

Tracie Walker, MD, MPH was promoted to Associate Professor of Pediatrics effective January 1, 2025. Dr. Walker has been a faculty member in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine since 2019. Congratulations!

Shiva Zargham, MD was promoted to Associate Professor of Pediatrics effective January 1, 2025. Dr. Zargham has been a faculty member in Pediatric Emergency Medicine since 2019. Congratulations!

UNC Children’s has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for the NC Children’s Allergy and Asthma Center through 2026 by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The NC Children's Allergy and Asthma Center is the only pediatric asthma program in the southeastern United States to be certified...

A research project co-led by James Hagood, MD, professor of pediatrics at the UNC School of Medicine, and colleagues will be supported in creating an atlas of the cells and cellular interactions in the nasal and oral cavities, throat, and lower airways of pediatric populations in unprecedented detail.

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) announced funding totaling $14.4 million for a Duke-UNC research collaboration to study new treatment options for pediatric inflammatory bowel diseases (PIBD). Michael D. Kappelman, MD, MPH, professor of pediatrics and epidemiology at the UNC School of Medicine, will serve as principal investigator.

Cope HL, Milko LV, Jalazo ER, Crissman BG, Foreman AKM, Powell BC, deJong NA, Hunter JE, Boyea BL, Forsythe AN, Wheeler AC, Zimmerman RS, Suchy SF, Begtrup A, Langley KG, Monaghan KG, Kraczkowski C, Hruska KS, Kruszka P, Kucera KS, Berg JS, Powell CM, Peay HL. Genet Med. 2024 Dec;26(12):101290. doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2024.101290. Epub 2024...

Emmanuel C, Oran A, Jensen ET, Fichorova RN, Gower WA, Perrin EM, Sanderson K, South AM, Gogcu S, Shenberger J, Singh R, Makker K, Thompson AL, Santos H, Fry RC, O'Shea TM; ELGAN-ECHO Study Investigators. Pediatr Res. 2024 Dec;96(7):1749-1758. doi: 10.1038/s41390-024-03325-x. PMID: 38914762.