2016

Michael Meyers Publishes A How to Guide for Medical Students

Dr. Michael Meyers recently published a manual for medical students. It features a chapter from UNC Plastic surgeon Michelle Roughton, as well. If you would like to order this book, you can do so at the following link below. http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319428956

Gerber named Medical Director for Center for Transplant Care, Transplant Clinic

In this role, Dr. Gerber will oversee the multidisciplinary clinical operations for adult and pediatric programs in kidney, liver, heart, lung, and pancreas transplant. Gerber succeeds Dr. Ron Falk, who held the position since 2008. Gerber, an accomplished surgeon and researcher, is actively engaged in basic science research focusing on stem cell biology and tissue … Read more

Dr. Mclean Makes Journal of Surgical Research

Department of Surgery’s Sean Mclean, MD, made it on the front page of the January 2017 Journal of Surgical Research Cover. The title of the article is “A Method for Evaluating the Murine Pulmonary Vasculature Using Micro-Computed Tomography”.

Dr. McLean Earns the Department of Surgery a Junior Faculty Development Award

Dr. McLean has been approved for a Junior Faculty Development Research Award from the Faculty Research and Scholarly Leaves in the amount of $7,500. On behalf of the Committee on Faculty Research and Scholarly Leaves and the Department of Surgery, we would like to congratulate you upon this award and wish you the best for … Read more

Brownstein receives 2016 Fuller Award

Michelle Brownstein, MD, assistant professor of surgery, was honored with the 2016 H. Fleming Fuller Award at a ceremony on Nov. 21. The Fuller Award is among the UNC School of Medicine’s highest honors and is presented annually to the … Continued

Promotions in Plastic Surgery

The Department of Surgery would like to congratulate the Plastic division for some new awards. Lynn Damitz, MD was promoted to Senior Examiner by the ABPS, and Loree Kalliainen, MD who remains a Director of the ABPS, is now an Evaluator for the ABPS (she observes the oral exam to ensure consistency of the examiners). … Read more

Jared Gallaher Wins 2016 IV COT Best Clinical Paper

Jared Gallaher, MD won the 2016 Region IV COT (American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma) Resident Paper Competition. The Title of this paper is “The Independent Effect of a New Surgical Residency Program on Trauma Mortality at a Sub-Saharan Africa Tertiary Center.

Dr. Koruda Receives 15 Years of Service Award

Castle Connolly America’s Top Doctors have awarded Mark, Koruda, MD with a 15 years of service award. We would like to congratulate Dr. Koruda on this achievement.

Emily Wirtz, MD Wins Best Paper at American Society of Plastic Surgeons

The Department of Surgery would like to congratulate Emily Wirtz on winning the Best Paper Award for Breast Reconstruction at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons in late September.

Cindy Wu, MD in January Issue of ASJ

What Do Our Patients Truly Want? Conjoint Analysis of an Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Practice Using Internet Crowdsourcing. Wu C, Scott Hultman C, Diegidio P, Hermiz S, Garimella R, Crutchfield TM, Lee CN. Aesthet Surg J. 2016 Sep 20. pii: sjw143. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 27651401. This article will be in the January issue of … Read more

Jared Gallaher, MD Wins Best Abstract Award

One of Surgery’s own, Dr. Jared Gallaher, won the the Best Abstract Award from ACS. Award theme/category: Global Surgery/Global Surgery/Humanitarian Outreach Abstract title: Multi-Drug Resistance Colonization is Associated with Increased Mortality after Burn Injury in Sub-Saharan Africa Co-authors: Joanna Grudziak, MD, Vanessa Msosa, MBBS, Bruce A Cairns, MD, FACS, Anthony G Charles, MD, MPH, FACS … Read more

University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School Presents Award to Dr. Charles Hultman

The University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School honored six alumni at its 18th annual Alumni Association Awards ceremony on Oct. 28. The awards recognize members of the UNC Kenan-Flagler community who personify the School’s core values of excellence, leadership, … Continued

Dr. Tyler Ellis and Dr. Karyn Stitzenberg Featured in ASCRS Podcast

Dr. Karyn Stitzenberg and Dr. Tyler Ellis were featured in the ASCRS/DC&R Podcast this week. This podcast, hosted by the Diseases of the Colon and Rectum Journal and the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, is free to play … Continued

Dr. Lynn Damitz Elected as ASPS Representative

It is with pleasure that we announce the result of the Board Elections for the Nominating Committee of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. It is chaired by the immediate past presidents of the ASPS and PSF, as well as members elected by 1) general membership and 2) the Board of Directors. One of the … Read more

Dr. Kibbe Elected to National Academy of Medicine

Melina Kibbe, MD, and Nobel Prize Winner Aziz Sancar, MD, PhD, join only twelve current and former UNC School of Medicine faculty members in the prestigious National Academy of Medicine. Melina Kibbe, MD, and Aziz Sancar, MD, PhD, professors at … Continued

Scott Hultman, MD Named Vice President of Academic Affairs and Reconstructive Surgery for the ASPS

Please join me offering heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Scott Hultman, who has just been named the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Reconstructive Surgery for the American Society of Plastic Surgeons / Plastic Surgery Foundation (ASPS/PSF). ASPS/PSF is the largest plastic surgery organization in the world with about 6000 active members and an additional 2500 … Read more

Daryhl Jonson, MD Helps with Mass Casualty Training Exercise at UNC Hospitals

Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016, was a typical weekend morning at UNC Hospitals – calm, with nothing out of the ordinary happening on the premises – until a man barged into the North Carolina Children’s Hospital lobby, yelling, “My friend’s in … Continued

Dr. Cairns speaks about the Burn Center in Chapel Hill Magazine

In a recent issue of the Chapel Hill Magazine, the UNC Department of Surgery’s Dr. Bruce A. Cairns spoke about the excellent work being done by the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center. To read the entire article, please click here.

Investigating the presence of sex bias in human surgical clinical research

Chair of UNC Surgery, Melina Kibbe, MD In a study published in JAMA Surgery, Melina Kibbe, MD, Zach D. Owens Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, and colleagues found that few human surgical clinical research studies included men and women … Continued

Congressman David Price Announces FEMA Grant for UNC Burn Center

Congressman David Price announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded a $295,298 Fire Prevention and Safety Grant (FP&S) to the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center in the UNC School of Medicine’s Surgery Department.

Training a Nation with Anthony Charles, MD

By formal training, Anthony Charles, MD, MPH, is a trauma surgeon. By experience, he’s a diplomat. Charles leads the Malawian Surgical Initiative, a partnership between the UNC Department of Surgery, Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi, and the Malawi College … Continued

Michelle Roughton, MD Involved in Study Highlighting More Barriers to Breast Reconstruction than Previously Thought

Women were less likely to have breast reconstruction surgery after mastectomy if they had Medicaid or Medicare rather than private insurance or if they lived 10 or more miles from a plastic surgeon’s office, a University of North Carolina Lineberger … Continued

Insurance, Distance to Care Can be Barriers to Breast Reconstruction

Women were less likely to have breast reconstruction surgery after mastectomy if they had Medicaid or Medicare rather than private insurance or if they lived 10 or more miles from a plastic surgeon’s office, a University of North Carolina Lineberger … Continued

UNC’s TAVR program grows, with cooperation with cardiologists across state

Physicians performed UNC Hospitals’ first Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement procedure in November 2014. In 2016, the number of TAVR cases may be triple the number performed in 2015. Much of that increase can be attributed to good patient outcomes, coupled … Continued

Dr. Kibbe is Ready for the Challenge

It’s Melina Kibbe’s first week at UNC. In her office, framed diplomas, photos, and some rather impressive awards still sit on the floor, waiting to be hung. In 2010, Kibbe was honored with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists … Continued

Dr. Nelson Leads Research on How to Care for Adults Whose Heart Defects were Repaired in Infancy

Jennifer S. Nelson, M.D., M.S., a pediatric heart surgeon at UNC, started a multidisciplinary research program at UNC that is studying a common heart defect, Tetralogy of Fallot. Until the 1960s, babies born with this defect rarely survived infancy. Now, … Continued

Burn Survivors Celebrate at Special Camp in Wake Forest

More than 50 campers are wrapping up a long weekend of bonding in the Triangle. Camp Celebrate is in its 35th year of helping burn survivors accept themselves and trust others. The camp was the first of its kind in … Continued

Department of Surgery Hosts First Resident Research Day

On May 5, the Department of Surgery hosted its first Resident Research Day, which featured poster and oral presentations by more than 50 residents and medical students. In addition to the poster presentations, which took place in the lobby of … Continued

Dr. Caranasos Participates in First-Ever Suprasternal Procedure Using the Evolut–R Valve

Thomas Caranasos, MD, and John Vavalle, MD, performed the first transcatheter aortic valve replacement in the world using a suprasternal approach with the Aegis Surgical Transit system and the Medtronic Evolut-R valve earlier this month The first suprasternal TAVR operation … Continued

Dr. Amita Shah wins Cefalo Housestaff Award

The UNC Department of Surgery congratulates Dr. Amita Shah for winning one of only five coveted Cefalo Housestaff Awards in 2016. We are proud to have her represent the Department of Surgery and the Division of Plastic Surgery. Many thanks … Continued

Celebrating Carolina Care Excellence Awards in Surgery

Each year, UNC Health Care administers the CMS-approved Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CG-CAHPS) survey to solicit feedback from patients. One question on that survey asks patients if they would recommend their provider’s office to … Continued

Sean Mclean, MD Featured in Black Men in White Coats Video Series

The Youtube Video can be found here. In 2015, medical schools across the country sent 10,992 new physicians out into the workforce. Of that number, only 1,061 – less than 10 percent – were black. And, according to the U.S. … Continued

Kibbe to Lead UNC Department of Surgery

Melina Kibbe, MD, has been appointed the Zach D. Owens Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery. Kibbe will join the UNC community on July 1. Anthony Meyer, MD, PhD, announced in April of 2015 that he would … Continued

News & Observer Article Features Jaycee Burn Center Founder

John Stackhouse is not a doctor or public health expert. But as the longtime owner of a business that put up electrical poles, he knew decades ago that the state needed a burn center. Stackhouse had seen his own employees … Continued

Surgery Resident Mansi Shah, M.D., Wins STSA Scholarship

Congratulations to UNC Surgery resident Mansi Shah, M.D. who won the 2015 Resident Scholarship from the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association (STSA). The scholarship sponsors a general or thoracic surgery resident to travel to the STSA annual meeting, participate in programs, … Continued

Clara Lee, MD Participates in Study Involving Patient Knowledge of Breast Reconstruction Surgery and Complications

A study by University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers and collaborators has uncovered a need to better inform breast cancer patients about the pros and cons of breast reconstructive surgery among women undergoing mastectomy. In a study … Continued