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Egan Receives Grant for Transplant Research

June 6, 2012
June 6, 2012 — Thomas M. Egan, M.D., of the UNC Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, has received a $100,000 grant from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for his project “Is there NO solution to IRI? Nitric oxide to improve and expand lung transplant.”

Camp Celebrate Celebrates 30 Years

May 31, 2012
May 25, 2012 — Camp Celebrate, the flagship aftercare program of the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center at UNC Hospitals and the oldest pediatric burn survivor camp in the country, recently celebrated its 30th anniversary at Camp Kanata in Wake Forest.

Montgomery Appointed New SICU Director

May 24, 2012
May 24, 2012 — Effective June 1, 2012, Dr. Sean Montgomery will assume the reins of directorship of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU).

Four Surgeons Among First “Meaningful Users”

May 24, 2012
May 24, 2012 — UNC’s Practice Quality and Innovation unit submitted its first list of those providers meeting compliance with Medicare and Medicaid Meaningful Use criteria.

Dehmer Article Cited by Medscape Surgery

May 17, 2012
May 17, 2012 — Medscape Surgery’s news bulletin included an article penned by Dr. Jeffrey Dehmer on its list of popular journal readings by general surgeons.

Academy of Educators Announces Surgery Inductees

May 16, 2012
May 16, 2012 — Drs. D. Wayne Overby and Pamela Rowland were inducted into the Academy of Educators at the annual Awards Banquet held May 16th.

Demore published in latest ASCO Post

May 1, 2012
May 1, 2012 – Dr. Nancy Demore, associate professor of surgical oncology, will be published in the May 1st edition of ASCO Post.

Gerber Co-Authors Liver Transplant Study

April 30, 2012
April 30, 2012 – Dr. David Gerber, UNC Transplant Surgery, was the co-author of a study that shows that liver transplants performed at night or on weekends do not adversely affect patient or graft survival.