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Felicia Williams, MD, FACS Selected as Southern Surgical Association Leadership Scholar

Felicia Williams, MD, FACS is the Associate Division Chief, Associate Director of the Burn Intensive Care Unit, and Associate Professor of Surgery in the Division of Burn Surgery. She has… Read more

Damitz, Stitzenberg, Wood & Gallagher Named Exceptional Women in Medicine

Congratulations to these exceptional women physicians and faculty members on the recognition of their excellence as they serve the people of North Carolina and beyond. About the Exceptional Women in… Read more

Akinkuotu Named UNC Simmons Scholar

The Department of Surgery is pleased to congratulate Adesola Akinkuotu, MD, MPH, named a University of North Carolina Simmons Scholar. Dr. Akinkuotu is an Assistant Professor in the Division of… Read more

Melissa Chen, MD on Joining the Division of Abdominal Transplant

Melissa Chen, MD joined the Division of Abdominal Transplant as an Assistant Professor last Fall. We caught up with her to learn more about her background and goals. Dr. Chen’s… Read more

Jeremiah “Jig” Deneve Joins UNC’s Division of Surgical Oncology

Jeremiah “Jig” Deneve, DO, FACS recently joined the UNC Department of Surgery as an Associate Professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology. Read more about his background, approach to surgery,… Read more

Yeh recipient of the Lustgarten Foundation’s LEAD Project grant

The Lustgarten Foundation has awarded its inaugural Lustgarten Equity, Accessibility, and Diversity (LEAD) Project grant to Jen Jen Yeh, MD, in support of her PROmoting CLinicAl TrIal EngageMent for Pancreatic… Read more

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Felicia Williams, MD, FACS Selected as Southern Surgical Association Leadership Scholar

Damitz, Stitzenberg, Wood & Gallagher Named Exceptional Women in Medicine

Akinkuotu Named UNC Simmons Scholar

Melissa Chen, MD on Joining the Division of Abdominal Transplant

Jeremiah “Jig” Deneve Joins UNC’s Division of Surgical Oncology

Yeh recipient of the Lustgarten Foundation’s LEAD Project grant

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