Benjamin Haithcock, MD Jason Long, MD The Thoracic Surgery service at UNC won the 2016 Outstanding Service Award, which is presented annually by UNC Department of Surgery interns to the service that they consider is best at faculty teaching and at providing clinical opportunities and technical experience. Thoracic surgeons in the UNC Division of Cardiothoracic … Read more
The TAVR team at UNC Hospitals: from left, John Vavalle, MD, Thomas Caranasos, MD, Michael Yeung, MD, Cassie Ramm, MSN. June 8, 2016 Thomas G. Caranasos, MD, and John P. Vavalle, MD, on May 3 performed the first suprasternal transcatheter aortic valve replacement using the Aegis Surgical Transit system and the Medtronic Evolut-R valve. … Read more
Thomas Egan, M.D., M.Sc. Dr. Brian Goldstein, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at UNC Hospitals, recently thanked staff, of UNC Hospitals for their work with “Three Good Things” about UNC Hospitals that have been mentioned by patients, students, residents and financial donors. In one of the items, Dr. Thomas Egan’s lung transplant research … Read more
UNC medical student Audrey Lan April 15, 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) has selected Audrey Lan, a second-year UNC medical student, to participate in its 2016 AATS Member for a Day Program. The award covers Lan’s registration and hotel and provides funds for travel and meals so that she can attend the … Read more
UNC medical student Mary Shen (UNC Health Care photo) April 15, 2016 UNC medical student Mary Shen recently won the UNC General Alumni Association’s University Award for the Advancement of Women. She is president of the UNC student chapter of the Association of Women Surgeons and has expanded mentorship opportunities for other medical students, … Read more
Thomas M. Egan, M.D. Feb. 24, 2016 Thomas M. Egan, MD, MSc., spoke at a Lung Transplant Summit hosted by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation on Feb. 24, 2016, in Bethesda, MD. He was one of 20 experts in lung transplantation and/or cystic fibrosis who were invited to the meeting. The participants will help the Cystic … Read more
Medical students Lourens De Pisanie (center) and John Cooper (right) discuss their thyroid simulator with Richard Feins, M.D., during Student Research Day. (UNC Health Care photo) Feb. 19, 2016 In a research project guided by Richard Feins, M.D., in the summer of 2015, medical student Lourens Du Pisanie created a simulator that could teach … Read more
Mansi Shah, M.D. Ben Haithcock, M.D. Jan. 14, 2016 Congratulations to UNC Surgery resident Mansi Shah, M.D. who won the 2015 Resident Scholarship from the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association (STSA). The scholarship sponsors a general or thoracic surgery resident to travel to the STSA annual meeting, participate in programs, and meet thoracic surgeons. Dr. Shah … Read more
Mary Shen UNC medical student Mary Shen has won a Looking to the Future scholarship from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. The award includes free registration and hotel room and travel expenses for the 2016 STS annual meeting, which will take place in Phoenix in January. The main goal of the scholarship program is to … Read more
Brett C. Sheridan, M.D. Jason Katz, M.D., M.H.S. Nov. 19, 2015 UNC is among 60 U.S. medical centers chosen to participate in a clinical trial of the in the MOMENTUM 3 Clinical Trial to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of the Thoratec® HeartMate 3™ Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS). This multi-center study will compare … Read more
