Please join us in congratulating Bruce Cairns, MD, and Robert Maile, PhD, for receiving a Tier 2 Grant.

Melina Kibbe, MD, Chair of the Department of Surgery, Honored with Presidential Citation award from the Association of VA Surgeons. The Presidential Citation is given In special recognition for outstanding contributions made to further the well-being of veterans of the United States of America, the Association of VA Surgeons recognizes your exemplary leadership and dedicated commitment … Continued

Mia Klein, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, received the award for Best Basic Science Presentation at the Association of VA Surgeons Conference in April. Not only did she receive the Best Basic Science Presentation which consisted of a cash prize, but she also won the trauma competition. She won a trip to present her abstract to represent … Continued

Ethel F. and James A. Valone Distinguished Visiting Professor Gordon Lee, MD Professor of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery The Standford University Medical Center Dr. Gordon Lee is a Professor of Plastic Surgery at Stanford University. Dr. Lee completed his undergraduate education at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) with a Bachelor … Continued

Please join us in congratulating our 14 providers who will receive the 2019 UNC Health Care and UNC Faculty Physicians Award for Carolina Care Excellence! UNC Health Care administers the CG-CAHPS (Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) survey to solicit feedback from our patients. The survey asks patients if they would … Continued

Timothy Farrell, MD, Vice Chair of Education and Professor of Surgery along with Dr. Marco Patti, Professor of Surgery and Simulation Director was awarded a UNC_MAHEC Grant. They received a grant in the amount of $38,000 for one year. Their grant was based on the following proposal: Overview: Surgical simulation is appealing because it allows … Continued

Ethel F. and James A. Valone Distinguished Visiting Professor Susan Mackinnon, MD Sydney M. Shoenberg, Jr. and Robert H. Shoenberg Professor, Surgery Chief, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Washington University School of Medicine Topic: “Paradigm Shifts in Nerve Surgery” Susan Mackinnon, MD is the Sydney M. Jr. and Robert H. Shoenberg Professor and chief of the Division of … Continued

The University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and the N.C. Cancer Hospital are partnering with the Melanoma Research Foundation to host Melanoma Patient Day, an afternoon symposium offering information and support for patients with melanoma. The University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and the N.C. Cancer Hospital are partnering with the … Continued