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UNC Surgery assists Liberian burn survivor

December 4, 2015

The North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center and the Division of Plastic Surgery‘s Dr. Scott Hultman have reached out to help a young burn victim from Liberia. For the full story, please click here.

Michelle Roughton, MD Joins Teaching Scholars Program

November 2, 2015

The Teaching Scholars program, launched in 1986, takes nominations from across the many divisions and departments that make up the UNC School of Medicine and chooses the next rising stars to invest faculty development time in each fall. The year-long … Continued

Surgery Resident Launches #ILookLikeASurgeon

September 8, 2015

Heather Logghe, MD, a resident in surgery at UNC Hospitals, had been following media coverage about #iLookLikeAnEngineer — a hashtag created by software engineer Isis Anchalee in response to negative feedback she received after being featured in an ad for … Continued

Clayton Commander, MD and Teddy Puzio, MD Receive Awards

August 25, 2015

Clayton Commander and Teddy Puzio were awarded Kaiser-Permanente Excellence in Teaching Awards. This award was created by the Class of 2000 to recognize those residents and interns who contribute in an exemplary way to the education of medical students with … Continued

Surgery Residents Receive Awards

August 6, 2015

Two of the Department of Surgery’s Residents, Jared Gallaher and Clayton Tyler Ellis, received awards at the North Carolina/South Carolina chapters of the American College of Surgeons Joint Meeting in 2015. Tyler won 1st Commission of Cancer with a presentation titled “MSCR National Trends in Non-Operative Management of Rectal Adenocarinoma” Jared won 2nd Commission on … Read more

Dr. Bruce A. Cairns selected for NIH appointment

July 24, 2015

Dr. Bruce A. Cairns, Director of the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center and John Stackhouse Distinguished Professor of Surgery, was selected to serve as a member of the Surgery, Anesthesiology and Trauma Study Section, Center for Scientific Review for the … Continued