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Dr. Booker King, MD, FACS, FABA, Chief of the Division of Burn Surgery at UNC Medical Center, added: “AIBODY’s innovative approach in leveraging technology aligns with our mission to provide healthcare professionals with the most up-to-date, effective tools for burn care.”

More than 60 of the nation’s top gastrointestinal (GI) cancer clinical translational researchers from 19 institutions braved a winter storm to convene in Chapel Hill on January 9 and 10, for the 2025 GI Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE) Investigators Meeting, with an additional 40 joining virtually. Staged annually...

Bill Miller and Clara Lee have navigated nearly two decades of marriage and academia, including a departure from and return to Carolina, where their relationship began.

The UNC Chronic Pancreatitis and Autologous Islet Cell Transplant Program, led by Chirag S. Desai, MD, FACS, professor of surgery, has performed its 100th case, cementing UNC Hospitals as one of the most significant centers for surgical therapy for chronic pancreatitis.

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...

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...

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...