The Department of Surgery is pleased to announce that Sean McLean, MD, FACS, FAAP has accepted our offer to serve as the next Division Chief of Pediatrics.  He has been serving as the Interim Division Chief since January 2022 and this will become a permanent position effective December 1st, 2023. Dr. McLean graduated from Emory … Read more

The North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center has much to celebrate.  First Certified Burn Registered Nurses in the World  Seven Burn Center nurses earned the distinction of being among among only 165 of the very first certified burn nurses (CBRN) in the world.  Nurses Lauren Alcorn, Paul Bradley, Ashley Kamiya, Morgan Karlok, Derek Miller, Susanna Shelton, and … Read more

Congratulations on these promotions! Gita Mody, MD, MPH has been promoted to Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery.  She is the Director of UNC’s Thoracic Surgical Oncology Program. Read more about Dr. Mody and watch her video here   Trista Reid, MD, MPH, has been promoted to Associate Professor of Acute Care & Trauma Surgery.  She … Read more

Recently, the Today Show featured UNC Gastrointestinal Surgery patient Sherri Rollins.  Rollins, diagnosed with recurrent colon cancer, came to UNC for more treatment options that could expand her quality of life after surgery.   At UNC, she found options and more: “I really liked a gastrointestinal surgeon at UNC Health, who told me the tumor could … Read more

Check out the UNC Surgery 2023 Issue 1 newsletter! It covers updates from January – August, including 2023 Graduation, stories of clinical innovation, Nathan. A Womack Surgical Society Research Day, new faculty, staff, and APPs, and more!   2023 Updates from the UNC Department of Surgery are here. Included among these 34 pages are updates, … Read more

  From Dr. Caprice Greenberg, Chair of the UNC Department of Surgery:  “I am delighted to announce that Dr. Chirag Desai has accepted our offer to serve as the next Division Chief of Abdominal Transplant Surgery and Executive Medical Director of the UNC Healthcare Center for Transplant Care, effective September 1, 2023″.       … Read more

Congratulations to Yemi Ogunleye, MD on promotion to Associate Professor in the Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery.  Dr. Yemi is the Director of Microsurgical Reconstruction, In addition to his role in the Department of Surgery, he has a Joint Appointment in the Department of Urology and is an Associate Member of UNC Lineberger Comprehensive … Read more

Aurelie Merlo, MD joined the UNC Surgery’s Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery as an Assistant Professor. Read more about her training – including Residency at UNC and why she chose to stay: “We have an amazing team”. What brought you to the Department of Surgery at UNC? I did my training here for residency. When I … Read more