Michael R. Mill, M.D. Nov. 18, 2015 Congratulations to Michael R. Mill, M.D., of the UNC Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, who was named to the 2015-2016 Best Doctors in America® list. Dr. Mill, a cardiac surgeon, is Director of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery at UNC and is a professor of surgery and pediatrics. Dr. Mill … Read more
UNC TAVR team members (left to right): John Vavalle, M.D., a cardiologist; Thomas Caranasos, M.D., a cardiac surgeon; Michael Yeung, M.D., a cardiologist; Cassie Ramm, M.S.N., coordinator of the TAVR program. (UNC Health Care photo) Oct. 5, 2015 UNC physicians are among the first to use a new device for transcatheter aortic valve replacement … Read more
Peter J. K. Starek, M.D. Sept. 8, 2015 Peter J.K. Starek, M.D., an international leader and researcher in the field of heart valve replacement and repair and a longtime heart surgeon and professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, died Sept. 6, 2015, in Wrightsville Beach, N.C. Dr. Starek was a faculty … Read more
Sara Pasquali, MD, MHS (Photo from University of Michigan) Sept. 23, 2015 Sara K. Pasquali, MD, MHS, a pediatric cardiologist at the University of Michigan, will be the visiting professor and keynote speaker during the 2015 UNC Children’s Heart Collaborative Fall Symposium. She will speak at two events: Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, 7:15-8:15 a.m., 4th … Read more
A CBN broadcast featured lung transplant research at UNC. Thomas M. Egan‘s lung transplant research at UNC was recently featured on a TV broadcast on CBN News. Dr. Egan is principal investigator of a three-year, $4 million study funded by the National Institutes of Health (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) to study assessment and … Read more
Andrew DiMeo, Ph.D. Drs. Haithcock (left) and Long (second from left) explain an idea to Richard Goldberg, Ph.D. (right), of the UNC/NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, at the June 29 event to encourage technology innovation. (Lineberger Center photo) July 10, 2015 Benjamin Haithcock, M.D., Jason Long, M.D., M.P.H, and Andrew DiMeo, Ph.D., recently … Read more
Benjamin Haithcock, M.D. Jason Long, M.D., M.P.H. The Thoracic Surgery service won the 2015 Outstanding Service Award, presented each year by UNC Surgery interns to the UNC Surgery service that best meets the following criteria: teaching on the part of the faculty, clinical opportunities and technical experience. The interns vote on the winner of … Read more
A symposium about arrhythmia and lead management will be held in Chapel Hill Aug. 27-29, 2015.The inaugural UNC/ISMICS Heart Team Summit is appropriate for practicing cardiologists, and cardiothoracic or vascular surgeons. The course is designed for both experienced surgeons who are new to arrthythmia and lead management, residents who are learning new surgery techniques and … Read more
Thomas G. Caranasos, M.D. Graduating residents in the UNC Department of Anesthesiology selected Thomas G. Caranasos, M.D., as Physician of the Year for his excellence in resident training.The award will be presented on June 13 at a dinner for graduating Anesthesiology residents and fellows. Dr. Caranasos is an assistant professor in the UNC Division of … Read more
Staci Beamer, M.D. May 21, 2015 Staci E. Beamer, MD, chief resident in the UNC Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, was named the 2015 Nathan A. Womack Scholar during the annual meeting of the UNC Department of Surgery’s Womack Society on May 15, 2015. The Womack Scholarship Award recognizes a senior Surgery resident who has demonstrated … Read more
