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Dr. Bruce Cairns Runs for Faculty Chair

March 20, 2014
As a student at Chapel Hill High School in the late-1970s, Bruce Cairns, MD, remembers buying jelly from the Jaycees to support the opening of a new burn center at N.C. Memorial Hospital. “At the time, I had no idea … Continued

Womack Surgical Society Calls for Abstracts from Residents and Medical Students

March 12, 2014
Residents and medical students at UNC are invited to submit abstracts for the annual meeting of the Nathan A. Womack Surgical Society, to be held at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from May 1 to 3, 2014. … Continued

Dr. Samuel Jones joins ACCLAIM

March 4, 2014
Twelve UNC faculty members became the first group to complete the one-year Academic Career Leadership Academy in Medicine (ACCLAIM). ACCLAIM is a UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine program that provides leadership and career development opportunities to junior faculty members, with … Continued

Spotlight on 17 Year Old Patient Waiting for a Heart Transplant

March 3, 2014
Courtney, 17, is like most teenagers. She likes to spend time with her friends. She enjoys playing the piano. She loves her 1-year-old rat terrier puppy. She hopes to get into her dream college and start life as an independent … Continued

Patient Recovering After Kidney Transplant

March 3, 2014
Almost a week into her post-kidney transplant life, 9-year-old Evie Wentz is gritting through the surgical pain with Disney movies, Harry Potter books and a steady regimen of blowing bubbles. The Whispering Pines girl received a kidney from 31-year-old Jennifer … Continued

Level I Pediatric Trauma Center Gives Patient Miraculous Second Chance At Life

February 5, 2014
Dr. Kimberly Erickson Life can change in a split second. It’s a fact Dwayne and Tina Goins of Pembroke, N.C., know all too well. That’s all it took for the Honda SUV to cross the center line and crash head … Continued

Improved ultrasound imaging provides alternate way to visualize tumors

January 30, 2014
Dr. Nancy DeMore Original article posted here. While ultrasound provides a less expensive and radiation-free alternative to detecting and monitoring cancer compared to technologies such as X-rays, CT scans, and MRIs, ultrasound has seen limited use in cancer treatment due … Continued

Memorial Videos of Dr. Sheldon

January 8, 2014
Videos celebrating the memory of Dr. George Sheldon are now available. A slideshow containing different pictures through Dr. Sheldon’s life can be viewed here, as well as a video of different speakers remembering Dr. Sheldon. (NOTE: The audio starts before … Continued