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Outpatient Clinic Receives Award for Patient Satisfaction

September 21, 2015

UNC Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation’s outpatient clinic at the Center for Rehabilitation Care (CRC) recently won an award for superlative and consistent patient satisfaction. The Exceptional Patient Services Awards recognized clinics showing high patient satisfaction for all four quarters in fiscal year 2015, according to the Press Ganey Satisfaction Survey. “I really enjoy working with … Read more

Your Excuse or Your Story

August 15, 2015

Thirteen months ago, incoming Carolina freshman Colin Thompson was on his way home to Houston from summer camp when he was involved in a life-threatening accident and air-lifted to an Austin hospital. Today, he’s an outpatient at the UNC Center for Rehabilitation Care, treated by physiatrists such as William Filer, MD, and others, and he’s … Read more

New Phone Numbers for CRC

July 24, 2015

Center for Rehabilitation Care (CRC) of Chapel Hill The Center for Rehabilitation Care in Chapel Hill has new phone numbers! Phone: 984.974.9747 Fax: 984.974.9786 Please begin using these new numbers to call our PM&R Outpatient Clinic directly, or to fax a referral to one of our doctors.

Sanford Receives National Young Investigator Award

June 25, 2015

Dr. Sanford Timothy Sanford, MD, who recently graduated from our Residency Program, was honored by the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM) with the organization’s Golseth Young Investigator Award. The award was established in 1998 to honor Dr. James Golseth, a founding member of the organization, and is presented annually for original research … Read more

PM&R Research Day Recap

June 1, 2015

The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation held its annual Research Day on Friday, June 5th, 2015. Daniel Moore, MD, Chairman and Chief of Service for the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at East Carolina University, gave the Patricia C. Gregory, MD Memorial Lecture in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Moore is board certified … Read more

Dr. Lee Featured in Local News

November 20, 2014

Michael Y. Lee, MD, MHA, was featured in the November 19 issue of the University Gazette! In the article, he talks about the history of UNC Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation from the perspective of his 20 years as founding chair, and how we improve function and quality of life for the people we serve. The … Read more

SCI Conference Recap

November 11, 2014

The 2014 Spinal Cord Injury Conference, Living with SCI: Maximizing Medical and Functional Outcomes, brought together physicians, allied health professionals and students on November 7 and 8 at the Sheraton Hotel in Chapel Hill! The keynote speaker was Marc Buoniconti, founder of the successful Miami Project. Topics included the following: Neoplastic SCI Marc Buoniconti: Miami … Read more

Dr. Lee Receives Rizzo Professorship, Marks 20 Years of UNC PM&R

August 7, 2014

Dr. Michael Y. Lee Michael Y. Lee, MD, MHA, recently was appointed as the Sidna Chockley Rizzo Distinguished Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. The professorship was created with the initiation of a gift from Mr. Paul Rizzo and family in memory of his wife, who was a grateful patient. As founding chair of the … Read more

Caring for Children in Haiti: 2nd Visit

May 20, 2014

Dr. Alexander in Haiti Joshua Alexander, MD, director of pediatric rehabilitation at the NC Children’s Hospital and associate professor at UNC Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, cared for disabled children May 18-25, 2014, at the Zanmi Beni Orphanage in Haiti. Timothy Sanford, MD, a medical resident in PM&R, and Beth Leiro, a local pediatric physical therapist, … Read more

Drs. Alexander, Lee Nationally Ranked by US News

February 18, 2014

Congratulations to our nationally-ranked faculty! Joshua Alexander, MD, a pediatric rehabilitation specialist Michael Y. Lee, MD, MHA, department chair Doctors are selected through an online peer nomination process, managed by Castle Connolly in partnership with U.S News. Overall, the University of North Carolina Health Care System ranked nationally in 13 specialties for 2013, and high-performing … Read more