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New GI Surgeon Muneera Kapadia Talks About Joining UNC Surgery and Shares Her Superpower

Muneera R. Kapadia, MD, MME joins UNC Surgery as an Associate Professor in the Division of GI Surgery, and Associate Vice Chair for Education. She sat down to discuss what… Read more

Drs. Gallagher and Long Promoted to Associate Professors

Congratulations to Kristalyn Gallagher, DO and Jason Long, MD, MPH have been promoted to Associate Professors! Dr. Gallagher graduated with an undergraduate degree in physiology with honors from Oklahoma State… Read more

MATCH DAY 2020: Congratulations to our New Trainees!

Congratulations to all of our new trainees! General Surgery Residents | PGY1 Mustafa Abid Wake Forest University Chase Cox University of Alabama Conner Haase University of Miami Christopher “Topher” McCauley… Read more

Booker T. King, MD, Steps in as New Chief of the Burn Surgery Division

Booker T. King, MD, joins the Department of surgery as Chief and Professor, in the Division of Burn Surgery and the Director of the NC Jaycee Burn Center. He sat… Read more

Healing Little Hearts in Kosovo

Kosovo: a country left to rebuild after crisis. Most affected are those who have the least control. At times, this can leave some of the most vulnerable, such as children… Read more

Hayes-Jordan Honored as Triangle Business Journal 2020 Health Care Hero

The Triangle Business Journal named UNC Surgery’s Andrea Hayes-Jordan, MD, Byah Thomason Doxey-Sanford Doxey Distinguished Professor and Chief of the Division of General Pediatric Surgery, as one of its 2020… 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

Booker T. King

I knew from a young age that I wanted to be a doctor. As an adult, my mother once showed me my report card from kindergarten. It asked what profession you want to be when you grew up. Even back then, it said Doctor and that conviction never wavered. I found it was the best way to combine my two interests, connecting my love of science to being able to help people.

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Surgical Specialties

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

Patient Stories

Jett Leahy

Little Chance of Survival

Diagnosed with a congenital heart condition while still in utero, Suzi Leahy’s unborn son, Jett, was given “little chance of survival,” yet he beat the odds thanks to the life-saving care of the N.C. Children’s Heart Center at UNC Children’s Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC.

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Quick Facts

85
TRAINEES

76
FACULTY

14,000+
SURGICAL CASES

$4,454,787
TOTAL RESEARCH GRANT DOLLARS

$1,285,771
CLINICAL TRIAL DOLLARS

224
PUBLICATIONS

Upcoming Events

May06

Visiting Professor: Sandra L. Wong, MD, MS, Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth

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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