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Melissa Friend Recognized Among Very Best at UNC

July 18, 2013

Congratulations to Melissa for being one of the 2013 Plus People award winners. Melissa is a Physician Assistant in the NC Jaycee Burn Center working with in all areas of patient care. We are so proud to have her in … Continued

UNC Surgery Fellow Ashley Meagher Wins NC/SC ACS Resident Paper Competition

July 15, 2013

Ashley D. Meagher, MD, NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow in the UNC Department of Surgery, won the recent North Carolina/South Carolina American College of Surgeons (NC/SC ACS) Trauma/Acute Care Surgery Resident Paper Competition. Her presentation was entitled “Geographic Disparities in Post-hospitalization Rehabilitation After Traumatic Brain Injury,” and was presented at this weekend’s NC/SC ACS meeting in Asheville, … Read more

September 26, 2013 Full Faculty Meeting

July 12, 2013

There will be a Department of Surgery Full Faculty Meeting on Thursday, September 26, 2013 from 5:00 – 6:00 PM in G-100 Bondurant Hall. Please be sure to save this date on your calendars.

Dr. Sheldon’s Obituary

June 28, 2013

George F. Sheldon, MD, FACS, FRCS Edin (Hon), FRCS Eng (Hon)(20 December 1934–16 June 2013) George F. Sheldon, MD, FACS, passed away on Sunday, June 16, 2013 after a short illness. He spent his last days at UNC Hospital surrounded … Continued

Memorial Service for Dr. Keith Amos

June 27, 2013

Video of the Memorial Service A link to information regarding the Memorial Service for Dr. Keith Amos can be found here. This celebration of his life will occur at the Genome Sciences Building.

Melissa Friend, PA Receives Plus People Award

June 19, 2013

The Department of Surgery would like to congratulate Melissa Friend, PA in the Burn Center for receiving the Plus People Award on June 18, 2013. This honor is presented to UNC Health Care employees for their outstanding performance and service. The Plus People Awards were established to recognize people who exemplify the characteristics of one … Read more

In Memoriam: Keith D. Amos, MD

June 18, 2013

Our dear colleague, Dr. Keith Amos, died suddenly in Edinburgh, Scotland, while on a Dr. Claude Organ, Jr., Travel Award from the American College of Surgeons. We all hold in our thoughts his wife, Ahaji, and their three young daughters. … Continued

In Memoriam: George F. Sheldon, MD, FACS

June 18, 2013

It is with great sadness that we inform you about the passing of George F. Sheldon, MD, FACS, an icon in surgery and in the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Sheldon was with his family at the time of his … Continued