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Ehre Promoted to Associate Professor of Pediatrics

July 26, 2024
Camille Ehre, PhD was promoted to Associate Professor of Pediatrics effective July 26, 2024. Dr. Ehre received her Bachelor’s degree from the Universite Paul Sabatier in Toulouse, France in 1998 as well as a Master’s degree in Molecular Biology in 2000. She received her PhD from Universite Pierre and Marie...

Egberg Promoted to Associate Professor of Pediatrics

July 26, 2024
Matthew Egberg, MD was promoted to Associate Professor of Pediatrics effective July 26, 2024. Dr. Egberg has been a faculty member in Pediatrics since July 2017. Dr. Egberg received his medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine in May 2010 and completed his Pediatric Residency at the University of...

Eveline Wu Wins CARRA-Arthritis Foundation Advancing Biosample Collection Award

July 25, 2024
Eveline Wu, MD, MSCR, Associate Professor and Division Chief of Pediatric Rheumatology in the Department of Pediatrics, is one of 14 researchers nationwide selected to receive the award this year.

UNC School of Medicine Selected as Site for New Food Allergy Research

July 25, 2024
The UNC site lead investigators are Edwin Kim, MD, associate professor of medicine, division chief of UNC Pediatric Allergy & Immunology, and Corinne Keet, MD, PhD, professor of pediatrics, vice chair of clinical and translational research.

Welcome New Physician Faculty: Xavier Williams, MD, MPH

July 22, 2024
Xavier Williams, MD, MPH joined the Pediatric Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine on July 22, 2024. Dr. Williams received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Florida in Gainesville in May of 2013. He also received his MD and MPH from the University of Florida in...

Genomic epidemiology of Mycobacterium abscessus at an adult cystic fibrosis programme reveals low potential for healthcare-associated transmission.

July 8, 2024
Gross JE, Finklea JD, Caceres SM, Poch KR, Hasan NA, Jia F, Epperson LE, Lipner EM, Vang CK, Honda JR, Strand MJ, Nogueira de Moura VC, Daley CL, Strong M, Nick JA. ERJ Open Res. 2024 Jul 8;10(4):00165-2024. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00165-2024. PMID: 38978544; PMCID: PMC11228611.

Welcome New Physician Faculty: Maureen Petersen, MD

July 8, 2024
Maureen Petersen, MD joined the Pediatric Division of Allergy/Immunology on July 8, 2024. In 1994, she received her BS from the College of William and Mary, in Williamsburg, VA and her medical degree from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), in Bethesda, MD in 1998. Dr. Petersen...

Welcome New Physician Faculty: Rebecca Chasnovitz, MD

July 8, 2024
Rebecca Chasnovitz, MD joined the Pediatric Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine as an Associate Professor on July 8, 2024. In 2003, she received her Bachelor of Arts in Public Health and Infectious Disease as a Robertson Scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and remained...

Disinterest in Pediatric Care? Jordan and Rao Pen Perspective Piece on Pediatric Workforce Decline

July 8, 2024
This year’s match results show that only 91.8% of pediatric residency slots were successfully filled by programs compared to a higher percentage in years past. This ongoing outcome has many physicians in the field worried about the declining interest in pediatric subspecialties. Katherine Jordan, MD, and Priyanka Rao, MD, at...

Welcome New Physician Faculty: Brittany Raffa, MD, MPH

July 1, 2024
Brittany J. Raffa, MD, MPH joined the Pediatric Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine as an Assistant Professor on July 1, 2024. Dr. Raffa completed her undergraduate degrees at Florida State University and medical school at Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. She completed her residency at Monroe Carell...