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Jennifer S. Nelson, M.D., M.S., a pediatric heart surgeon at UNC, started a multidisciplinary research program at UNC that is studying a common heart defect, Tetralogy of Fallot. Until the 1960s, babies born with this defect rarely survived infancy. Now, … Continued

More than 50 campers are wrapping up a long weekend of bonding in the Triangle. Camp Celebrate is in its 35th year of helping burn survivors accept themselves and trust others. The camp was the first of its kind in … Continued

On May 5, the Department of Surgery hosted its first Resident Research Day, which featured poster and oral presentations by more than 50 residents and medical students. In addition to the poster presentations, which took place in the lobby of … Continued

Thomas Caranasos, MD, and John Vavalle, MD, performed the first transcatheter aortic valve replacement in the world using a suprasternal approach with the Aegis Surgical Transit system and the Medtronic Evolut-R valve earlier this month The first suprasternal TAVR operation … Continued

The UNC Department of Surgery congratulates Dr. Amita Shah for winning one of only five coveted Cefalo Housestaff Awards in 2016. We are proud to have her represent the Department of Surgery and the Division of Plastic Surgery. Many thanks … Continued

Each year, UNC Health Care administers the CMS-approved Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CG-CAHPS) survey to solicit feedback from patients. One question on that survey asks patients if they would recommend their provider’s office to … Continued

The Youtube Video can be found here. In 2015, medical schools across the country sent 10,992 new physicians out into the workforce. Of that number, only 1,061 – less than 10 percent – were black. And, according to the U.S. … Continued

Melina Kibbe, MD, has been appointed the Zach D. Owens Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery. Kibbe will join the UNC community on July 1. Anthony Meyer, MD, PhD, announced in April of 2015 that he would … Continued