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Novant Health, UNC Health and UNC School of Medicine award $1 million to launch two regional research efforts

WILMINGTON, N.C. – Thanks to a $1 million investment, Novant Health physicians based in Wilmington are partnering with peer physicians and researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to… Read more

Robotic kidney transplants utilize 3D visualization and ultra-precise instruments to navigate complex anatomy through small incisions.

UNC Surgeons Launched a Robotic Kidney Transplant Program Expanding Access for High-Risk Patients

Dr. Calderon performing robotic surgery Inside UNC Health’s Transplant Division, Dr. Esteban Calderon is leading the charge in robotic kidney transplantation, offering patients a minimally invasive alternative to traditional surgery…. Read more

AIBODY Collaborates with UNC’s Burn Center to Transform Burn Education

Dr. Booker King, MD, FACS, FABA, Chief of the Division of Burn Surgery at UNC Medical Center, added: “AIBODY’s innovative approach in leveraging technology aligns with our mission to provide… Read more

UNC Lineberger hosts NCI SPORE Investigators Meeting showcasing latest developments in gastrointestinal cancer research

More than 60 of the nation’s top gastrointestinal (GI) cancer clinical translational researchers from 19 institutions braved a winter storm to convene in Chapel Hill on January 9 and 10,… Read more

Finding Their Way Home

Bill Miller and Clara Lee have navigated nearly two decades of marriage and academia, including a departure from and return to Carolina, where their relationship began. Read more

Surgical innovation positively impacting the lives of countless patients.

The UNC Chronic Pancreatitis and Autologous Islet Cell Transplant Program, led by Chirag S. Desai, MD, FACS, professor of surgery, has performed its 100th case, cementing UNC Hospitals as one… Read more

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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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Novant Health, UNC Health and UNC School of Medicine award $1 million to launch two regional research efforts

UNC Surgeons Launched a Robotic Kidney Transplant Program Expanding Access for High-Risk Patients

AIBODY Collaborates with UNC’s Burn Center to Transform Burn Education

UNC Lineberger hosts NCI SPORE Investigators Meeting showcasing latest developments in gastrointestinal cancer research

Finding Their Way Home

Surgical innovation positively impacting the lives of countless patients.

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