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NC teen is grateful for second double-lung transplant at UNC

April 9, 2012
April 9, 2012 – Ashley McKnight, of Forsyth County, NC, was born with cystic fibrosis. She got new lungs in a double-lung transplant operation in 2009, when she was 14. However, her body began rejecting the lungs and she went … Continued

Farrell Presented with ASE Outstanding Teaching Award

March 23, 2012
March 23, 2012 — Timothy M. Farrell, MD, was recognized by the Association of Surgical Education (ASE) as the 2012 recipient of the Philip J. Wolfson Outstanding Teacher Award.

New Lungs, New Life

March 23, 2012
March 23, 2012 — Luella Love, 48, of Concord, N.C., was born with cystic fibrosis, which causes breathing and digestive problems.

Meyer Inducted Into Order of the Golden Fleece

March 19, 2012
March 19, 2012 — Anthony A. Meyer, MD, PhD, Chair of the Department of Surgery, was inducted into the Order of the Golden Fleece at the Order’s Public Tapping Ceremony this past Friday.

Wallen Named AUA Teacher of the Year

March 5, 2012
March 5, 2012 — The Residents Committee of the American Urological Association has named Eric Wallen, MD, the 2012 recipient of the Teacher of the Year award.

Kiser and Colleagues Establish New UNC/Rex Heart Valve Center

February 29, 2012
February 29, 2012 — Dr. Andy Kiser, chief of the UNC Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, along with several others, is working to develop a new UNC/Rex Heart Valve Center that will offer a minimally-invasive aortic valve procedure colleagues

Cairns and Kozlowski Promoted

February 20, 2012
February 20, 2012 — Promotions for Bruce Cairns, MD, and Tomasz Kozlowski, MD, are effective February 24th.

Raynor and Woods Utilize Novel Approach to Kidney Surgery

February 6, 2012
February 6, 2012 — UNC urologic surgeons Mathew Raynor, MD, and Michael Woods, MD, recently completed the first surgeries in the Triangle area to utilize a new near-infrared fluorescence imaging system that allows surgeons to capture real-time images of kidney tissue and surrounding blood vessels.