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UNC Department of Surgery Welcomes New Attendings July 1, 2010

July 1, 2010
July 1, 2010 — The Department of Surgery would like to welcome the following new Attendings to our faculty:

Hultman Recieves AOA Professionalism Award

June 30, 2010
June 30, 2010 — The Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society has named C. Scott Hultman, MD, a recipient of the 2010 Edward D. Harris Professionalsim Award. Dr. Hultman, chief of UNC’s Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery division, will receive a $16,000 award to support his project, “Understanding and Achieving Professionalism...

Dehmer Awarded UNC Plus People Award

June 28, 2010
June 21, 2010 – Dr. Jeffrey Dehmer, a general surgery resident, was awarded one of the fourteen Plus People Awards for the Summer 2010 quarter. The UNC Plus People Award is a long standing tradition which recognizes 1% of UNC Health Care employees each quarter that exemplify our Commitment to...

Hadar and Meyers Elected to MSEC

June 7, 2010
June 7, 2010 — The faculty elected three Medical Staff Executive Committee at-large members last week. Each faculty member will serve a three-year term on the MSEC. The winners of the elections are: David Henke, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (re-elected); Eldad Hadar, MD,...

Cairns Appointed Chair of ABA’s Research Committee

June 1, 2010
June 1, 2010 — Dr. Bruce Cairns, director of the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center, has been appointed by the American Burn Association as chair of its Research Committee. His term will run from 2010 through 2013.

Gerber Promoted to Full Professor

June 1, 2010
June 1, 2010 — Dr. David Gerber, chief of the Division of Abdominal Surgery, has been promoted to Professor of Surgery effective June 1, 2010.

Sommer Awarded Medical Alumni Endowment Grant

May 27, 2010
May 27, 2010 — Dr. Courtney Sommer, currently a third year General Surgery Resident, recently received a $5,000 grant from the Medical Alumni Endowment Grant Fund through the UNC School of Medicine’s Medical Alumni Association. The aim of the Endowment Fund Grant is to fund proposals from new investigators or...

Royal Society of Medicine visits UNC Department of Surgery

May 26, 2010
May 26, 2010 — Delegates of the Royal Society of Medicine’s Section of Surgery visited the UNC Department of Surgery from May 21st through May 26th, 2010. Their visit included a joint meeting with the Surgery Department from May 24-25. During the meeting, members of the Royal Society of Medicine...