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 inspired her to become a surgeon, her work with medical education and her experience in residency that continues to resonate with her and her relationships … Read more

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 University in 2004 and earned her medical degree at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in 2008. She then completed an internship and residency … Read more

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 University of North Carolina           Sasha McEwan University of North Carolina Hanaan Salamah University of North Carolina Lucas Stone Oregon Health … Read more

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 down to discuss what inspired him to become a doctor, the contributions he has made to science to help burn patients, and his goal to … Read more

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 with congenital heart disease, with few options for survival.  In the wake of rebuilding a country, resources and necessary infrastructure to perform such life-saving interventions … Read more

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 Health Care Heroes. She was presented with the award at a ceremony on Feb. 13. Dr. Hayes-Jordan was honored for her outstanding accomplishments as a … Read more

The Triangle Business Journal named UNC Surgery’s Mahesh Sharma, MD, Chief of Congenital Cardiac Surgery and Co-Director of the NC Children’s Heart Center, as one of its 2020 Health Care Heroes. He was presented with the award at a ceremony on Feb. 13. Dr. Sharma was honored for his profound effect on the congenital cardiac … Read more

Congratulations to Dr. Tom Egan, Professor in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery. He received a Cystic Fibrosis Foundation award for his project entitled, “Ex-vivo lung perfusion to deliver nucleic acids to cells in human lungs”. He will receive $560,000 from 2/1/2020 to 1/31/2022.