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Hong Jin Kim, MD, Honored with the Ted. B. Seagroves Distinguished Professorship

On Wednesday, October 23, 2019, Hong Jin Kim, MD, was honored with Ted B. Seagroves, Jr. Distinguished Professorship. The event, which took place at the Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill,… Read more

Chirag Desai, MD, Promoted to Professor

Congratulations to Dr. Chirag Desai on his promotion to Professor of Surgery in the Division of Abdominal Transplant. Dr. Desai has been an active member of surgical teams as faculty… Read more

Don Nakayama, MD, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Receives Two New Appointments

Dr. Don Nakayama was elected as Treasurer of the American College of Surgeons for a three-year term at this year’s Clinical College in San Francisco. An ACS Fellow since 1990,… Read more

Researchers develop method for separating tissue types in tumor samples

A dense web of tissue can surround pancreatic cancer tumors, impeding treatment and sometimes acting as a barrier to the tumor’s spread. Researchers want to distinguish cancerous tissue from the… Read more

Drs. Andrea Hayes-Jordan and Melina Kibbe

Andrea Hayes-Jordan, MD, honored with the Byah Thomason Doxey-Sanford Doxey Distinguished Professorship

On Wednesday, September 25, 2019, Andrea Anita Hayes-Jordan, MD, FACS, FAAP, was honored with the Byah Thomason Doxey-Sanford Doxey Distinguished Professorship. The event, which took place at the Carolina Inn… Read more

Hayes-Jordan Appointed to the National Cancer Advisory Board

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Andrea Hayes-Jordan, Byah Thomason Doxey-Sanford Doxey Distinguished Professor, and Surgeon-in-Chief of the UNC Children’s Hospital, by President Trump to the National… Read more

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Providing a Carolina Blue Warmth

Welcome to the Department of Surgery at UNC. Check out our surgery video for information about who we are, our commitment to our patients, trainees and advancing medical science.

Our People

Philip M. Spanheimer, MD

It’s extremely rewarding to use my skills and training to treat disease. When patients come to me, I can talk with them about the disease they are facing and then take the necessary steps, along with the other members of their multidisciplinary team, to provide treatment. What I like about Surgical Oncology is that we build long-term relationships with patients, and we are by their side during their medical journey.

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Surgical Specialties

Check out our specialties, or divisions, which contain information for patients, referring physicians, and prospective student.

Patient Stories

Carter Mae Kennedy

Fighting a Rare Tumor

4-year-old Carter Mae walked through UNC hospital dressed as Disney’s Princess Elsa days before the Halloween holiday. As she walked from pharmacy to pharmacy, her mother Lindsey, a pharmacist who works at the hospital, was thrilled to be able to give her daughter this gift of normalcy, just days before she was to undergo major surgery. Read more about one little girl’s fight against a rare tumor.

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Quick Facts

85
TRAINEES

76
FACULTY

14,000+
SURGICAL CASES

$4,454,787
TOTAL RESEARCH GRANT DOLLARS

$1,285,772
CLINICAL TRIAL DOLLARS

215
PUBLICATIONS

Upcoming Events

Dec04

Faculty Meeting

Wednesday 7:00 am

Jan29

Visiting Professor: Arthur Matas, MD, Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota

Wednesday 7:15 am

Committing to Your Education

Our surgical residency and fellowship opportunities have been developed with one goal in mind… to help train outstanding clinical surgeons who are dedicated to providing the best possible patient care.

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