WRAL features Rupp-Led Sponge Study
September 8, 2011
September 8, 2011 — Dr. Christopher Rupp, Assistant Professor in Gastrointestinal Surgery, was the principal investigator of a study featured on WRAL.com
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Two from Surgery Included in “Great 100 Nurses” of NC
August 18, 2011
August 18, 2011 — Of the five UNC Health Care nurses named to the list of North Carolina’s “Great 100 Nurses” for 2011, two are affiliated with the Dept. of Surgery.
SICU Wins Beacon Award
August 18, 2011
August 18, 2011 – Surgery Services is proud to announce that the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) received the Beacon Award for Excellence at the bronze level by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.
Second Chance for Jakeina
July 21, 2011
July 21, 2010 — Sixteen-year-old Jakeina Sutton receives a second heart as well as a new kidney.
Fraher Awarded Grant to Track Physician Shortages
July 20, 2011
July 20, 2011 — The Physicians Foundation has awarded Erin Fraher, PhD, a two-year, $750,000 grant to develop a tracking system that will monitor the country’s physician workforce in hopes of anticipating shortages.
Chapel Hill Magazine Names UNC Plastic Surgery the “Best”
July 18, 2011
July 18, 2011 — The July/August 2011 edition of Chapel Hill Magazine names the “Best of Chapel Hill Awards.”
UNC Surgery Well Represented at ACS Resident Research Forum
July 18, 2011
July 18, 2011 — Several general surgery residents participated in the Resident Research Forum at the North and South Carolina Chapters of the American College of Surgeons, held in Asheville, NC, on July 15-17.
New Titles for Farrell and van Aalst
July 1, 2011
July 1, 2011 — Promotions for Tim Farrell, MD, and John van Aalst, MD, are effective July 1.