Author Archives: Lynn West

On Wednesday, June 18, 2013, at the UNC Health Care Department Heads Meeting, Melissa Friend, PA-C, was one of this year’s recipients of the Plus People Awards. This honor is presented to UNC Health Care employees for their outstanding performance and service. The Plus People Awards were established to recognize...

On Monday, June 10, 2013, Diane Hunter was awarded the Patient Care Star Heel Award. This award recognizes a Surgery staff member who demonstrates excellence when working and communicating with patients and is voted on by co-workers, supervisors, and peers. The staff member who receives this award exhibits concern and...

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It is opening day for Camp Celebrate 2013. The campers have been in line since before 1 PM Friday, May 17th to register for another exciting experience at Camp Kanata. Registration is done, the campers, all burn survivors, and the fire trucks are ready to roll. Look it is our...

Dr. Samuel Jones, North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center, was appointed to the editorial board of the Journal of Burn Care and Research in April 2013. Congratulations Dr. Jones!

North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center Fellow, Shiara Ortiz-Pujols, MD, is a newly elected Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) member. The AOA was founded in 1902. The society’s mission is to be dedicated to the belief that in the profession of medicine we will improve care for all by: recognizing high educational...

    On Thursday, April 18, 2013 the Duke Energy Family Room was dedicated at the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center. Duke Energy has supported and partnered with the Burn Center from its beginning in 1981. Renovation of the Family Room was supported by a gift of $300,00 from Duke...

Laurel Kartchner, graduate student in the burn lab, received a National Science Foundation grant to develop a bioluminescent Pseudomonas bacterium that the lab can use in real time to track and quantify infection after burn. Congratulations Laurel!

Dr. Bruce Cairns, Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Surgery, invited Chancellor Holden Thorp to present Surgery Research Grand Rounds on Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Chancellor Thorp presented a well attended presentation entitled “Rational Re-Design of Cytochrome P450 Antagonists: Safer Drugs for Prostate Cancer and Anti-Fungal Indications”. A...

Dr. Amal Khoury and Dr. Anthony Charles received $2k funding of their TraCS application titled “Immune Modulation by Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)”. Congratulations!