The Department of Surgery would like to congratulate Emily Wirtz on winning the Best Paper Award for Breast Reconstruction at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons in late September.
What Do Our Patients Truly Want? Conjoint Analysis of an Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Practice Using Internet Crowdsourcing. Wu C, Scott Hultman C, Diegidio P, Hermiz S, Garimella R, Crutchfield TM, Lee CN. Aesthet Surg J. 2016 Sep 20. pii: sjw143. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 27651401. This article will be in the January issue of … Read more
One of Surgery’s own, Dr. Jared Gallaher, won the the Best Abstract Award from ACS. Award theme/category: Global Surgery/Global Surgery/Humanitarian Outreach Abstract title: Multi-Drug Resistance Colonization is Associated with Increased Mortality after Burn Injury in Sub-Saharan Africa Co-authors: Joanna Grudziak, MD, Vanessa Msosa, MBBS, Bruce A Cairns, MD, FACS, Anthony G Charles, MD, MPH, FACS … Read more
The University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School honored six alumni at its 18th annual Alumni Association Awards ceremony on Oct. 28. The awards recognize members of the UNC Kenan-Flagler community who personify the School’s core values of excellence, leadership, … Continued
Dr. Karyn Stitzenberg and Dr. Tyler Ellis were featured in the ASCRS/DC&R Podcast this week. This podcast, hosted by the Diseases of the Colon and Rectum Journal and the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, is free to play … Continued
It is with pleasure that we announce the result of the Board Elections for the Nominating Committee of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. It is chaired by the immediate past presidents of the ASPS and PSF, as well as members elected by 1) general membership and 2) the Board of Directors. One of the … Read more
Melina Kibbe, MD, and Nobel Prize Winner Aziz Sancar, MD, PhD, join only twelve current and former UNC School of Medicine faculty members in the prestigious National Academy of Medicine. Melina Kibbe, MD, and Aziz Sancar, MD, PhD, professors at … Continued
Please join me offering heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Scott Hultman, who has just been named the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Reconstructive Surgery for the American Society of Plastic Surgeons / Plastic Surgery Foundation (ASPS/PSF). ASPS/PSF is the largest plastic surgery organization in the world with about 6000 active members and an additional 2500 … Read more
