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Anthony Charles, MD, MPH Appointed Chief of the Division of General and Acute Care Surgery

September 1, 2018
Dr. Anthony Charles appointed as the new Chief, Division of General and Acute Care Surgery effective September 1, 2018.

Dr. Elizabeth Dreesen Appointed Associate Chief Medical Officer

September 1, 2018
Dr. Elizabeth Dreesen has been appointed as an Associate Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for the UNC Health Care Hospital system.

Anthony Charles, MD, MPH, to Lead Global Surgery at UNC

September 1, 2018
Trauma surgeon Anthony Charles, MD, MPH, has been named the Director of Global Surgery for the UNC Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases.

Meet the new Breast Surgical Oncologist, Dr. Stephanie Downs-Canner

August 28, 2018
Stephanie Downs-Canner, MD, joins the UNC Department of Surgery as an Assistant Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology. She sat down to discuss how being a family member of a breast cancer survivor changed the trajectory of her life, what not making the team taught her and the advice she gives...

Andrea Hayes-Jordan Featured on WRAL

August 23, 2018
Andrea Haes-Jordan, MD, Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery and Surgeon in Chief of the UNC Children’s Hospital was featured on WRAL.

Michael Phillips, MD, Talks About his Return to the UNC Department of Surgery

August 20, 2018
Michael Phillips, MD, joins the UNC Department of Surgery as an assistant professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery. He discusses his return to the University of North Carolina, what it means to him to not only treat his pediatric patients but their entire family, as well as how he believes informatics...

Laura Purcell, MD, Selected as an OIA Global Health Scholar

August 16, 2018
Laura Purcell, MD, General Surgery resident was only one of three students selected as OIA health Scholars.

Kidney Transplant, a Chain of Events that Saved Lives

August 14, 2018
UNC Center for Transplant Care utilized kidney paired donation, connecting strangers from across the country, to help a mom save the life of her daughter.