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Murphy to Serve as Next Surgery Associate Chair of Administration

The Department of Surgery is delighted to announce that Jim Murphy, MHA, FACHE will bring his 18 years of experience at UNC to the Department of Surgery as our next… Read more

UNC Surgery Welcomes New Faculty Members

UNC Surgery has steadily continued to grow our Faculty and is thrilled to share more about the backgrounds, skills, and passions of our newest Surgeons. Read on about our newest… Read more

NC Jaycee Burn Center Achieves Repeat ABA Burn Verification

The NC Jaycee Burn Center is pleased to announce that it has once again achieved American Burn Association (ABA) Burn Verification for adults and pediatrics. … Read more

Farber and Parodi Implant First Commercial Endovascular Stent Graft to Treat Complex Aneurysmal Disease Involving Visceral Aorta

UNC Vascular Surgeons Mark Farber, MD, Professor and Chief of Vascular Surgery and F. Ezequiel Parodi, MD, Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery implanted the first commercial device in a… Read more

Desai Honored as Triangle Business Journal’s Surgeon of the Year

Chirag Desai, MD, FACS is the Division Chief of Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Professor of Surgery, Executive Medical Director for UNC Healthcare Center for Transplant Care, Surgical Director of UNC’s Liver… Read more

CT Surgery Teammates Honored at UNC Basketball Game

Members of the Cardiothoracic Surgery team were honored in a tribute delivered at the pre-game ceremony of the UNC-NC State Basketball Game on Saturday, March 2, 2024 for their care… Read more

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Colorectal surgery was the first general surgery rotation that I had in medical school, and it completely shattered the perception I had of surgeons until that point. I worked with a fantastic surgeon and physician, an extremely caring individual. I saw in him an ability to not only be an excellent surgeon but someone who related to his patients at their bedside. He maintained long-term relationships with them built around an enormous amount of trust. From that day on, I was interested in colorectal surgery.

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James January Jr. is a burn survivor whose involvement with UNC Surgery is multi-layered. He survived 3rd degree burns to 85% of his body in 1992. His treatment included xenograft applications, many months in the hospital, and numerous follow-up surgeries of many types. For many years, he has been involved with the Division of Burn Surgery’s North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center as a volunteer. Yet Mr. January lived with peripheral neuropathy, underwent left foot partial foot amputation, and recurring infections in his foot. Avoiding a below the knee amputation, he was referred to UNC Division of Vascular Surgery’s limb salvage clinic for reconstruction, deformity correction and wound closure by Dr. Shrunjay Patel and team. Returning back to volunteering for aftercare programs has provided a circle of healing and involvement with UNC Surgery.

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Murphy to Serve as Next Surgery Associate Chair of Administration

UNC Surgery Welcomes New Faculty Members

NC Jaycee Burn Center Achieves Repeat ABA Burn Verification

Farber and Parodi Implant First Commercial Endovascular Stent Graft to Treat Complex Aneurysmal Disease Involving Visceral Aorta

Desai Honored as Triangle Business Journal’s Surgeon of the Year

CT Surgery Teammates Honored at UNC Basketball Game

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