Tag: 2012

July 16, 2012 — The Department of Surgery welcomes Joellen Buckio, MHA, in her role as the Associate Chair for Administration, effective July 16, 2012.

The Division of Urologic Surgery welcomes Gregory Bianchi, MD, MS. Dr. Bianchi received his Medical Degree from Rush Medical College in Chicago, Illinois. He received his training in urology at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa and during residency … Continued

July 1, 2012 — William E. Stansfield, M.D., joined the UNC faculty on July 1 as assistant professor of surgery in the UNC Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Dr. Stansfield, who specializes in heart surgery for adults, practices as a cardiothoracic surgeon at UNC Hospitals.

June 27, 2012 – Dr. David Gerber, MD, FACS, Chief of Abdominal Transplant Division, has been appointed as chair of the Institutional Conflict of Interest Committee at UNC Chapel Hill.

June 21, 2012 — Michael Meyers, MD, Associate Professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology, was reelected to an at-large position on the Medical Staff Executive Committee.

June 21, 2012 — Heart specialists at Rex Healthcare, part of UNC Health Care, are offering a new procedure to repair heart valves.

June 20, 2012 — UNC’s Aortic Disease Management Team, under the directorship of Dr. Mark Farber, became the first in the nation to successfully use the Zenith® Fenestrated AAA Endovascular Graft to treat a patient with a complex abdominal aortic aneurysm.

June 15, 2012 — General Surgery resident Laura Boschini, MD, has been awarded a fellowship from the Fogarty Global Health Program for Fellows and Scholars.