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The Department of Surgery is delighted to announce that Jim Murphy, MHA, FACHE will bring his 18 years of experience at UNC to the Department of Surgery as our next Associate Chair of Administration.  Jim currently serves as ACA for the Department of Neurosurgery and UNC Health’s System Director for...

Robert Hanfland, MD Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, brings his expertise in pediatric and adult congenital heart surgery to the UNC Children’s Heart Center and the Department of Surgery. Dr. Hanfland is board certified in congenital cardiac surgery and thoracic surgery. He earned his medical degree from Southern Illinois University,...

UNC Surgery has steadily continued to grow our Faculty and is thrilled to share more about the backgrounds, skills, and passions of our newest Surgeons. Read on about our newest faculty teammates!  Thane Blinman, MD, MBA is a Professor in the Division of Pediatric Surgery and Executive Vice Chair for...

Kevin Calder, MD joined UNC Surgery’s Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Associate Professor in June of this year. He graduated medical school at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver, BC, Canada).  He completed his Residency in Plastic Surgery at Dalhousie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada), and Magee-Rosenblum Plastic Surgery, Operation...

Trevor Wood, MD, PharmD, FRCSC, FACS joined UNC Surgery’s Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery earlier this year as an Assistant Professor.  He specializes in Colon and Rectal Surgery, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Colorectal Cancer, Diverticulitis.  He graduated with his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Wayne State University (Detroit, MI), followed by attending...

Thane Blinman, MD, MBA comes to UNC Surgery as Professor and Executive Vice Chair for Business and Innovation.  He specializes in pediatric surgeries, including: Minimally invasive surgery, Thoracic surgery (CPAM, CLE, bronchogenic cyst, myasthenia gravis, tracheomalacia, etc.), Foregut disease (gastroesophageal reflux disease, hiatal hernia, achalasia, duplications, etc.), and Biliary disease...

The NC Jaycee Burn Center is pleased to announce that it has once again achieved American Burn Association (ABA) Burn Verification for adults and pediatrics.              The ABA burn verification provides a true mark of distinction for a Burn Center indicating the center provides high...

  UNC Vascular Surgeons Mark Farber, MD, Professor and Chief of Vascular Surgery and F. Ezequiel Parodi, MD, Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery implanted the first commercial device in a patient on Friday, May 10th, 2024.   The GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis (TAMBE) is an endovascular stent graft to...