{"id":7458,"date":"2018-10-10T17:30:51","date_gmt":"2018-10-10T21:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/?page_id=7458"},"modified":"2019-03-11T09:16:07","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T13:16:07","slug":"2017-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/aboutus\/department-news\/2017-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2017"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"media alt-media\">\n        \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/three-surgery-faculty-receive-junior-faculty-development-awards\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/three-surgery-faculty-receive-junior-faculty-development-awards-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"L-R, Corey Kalbaugh, Trista Reid, and Robert Maile\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/three-surgery-faculty-receive-junior-faculty-development-awards\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Three Surgery Faculty Receive Junior Faculty Development Awards\">\n                                    Three Surgery Faculty Receive Junior Faculty Development Awards<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>Corey Kalbaugh, Robert Maile, and Trista Reid were the Recipients of these Awards<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/kibbe-receives-2017-dr-rodman-e-and-thomas-g-sheen-award\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/kibbe-receives-2017-dr-rodman-e-and-thomas-g-sheen-award-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/kibbe-receives-2017-dr-rodman-e-and-thomas-g-sheen-award\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Kibbe receives 2017 Dr. Rodman E. and Thomas G. Sheen Award\">\n                                    Kibbe receives 2017 Dr. Rodman E. and Thomas G. Sheen Award<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>Melina Kibbe, MD, was honored with the prestigious Dr. Rodman L. Sheen and Thomas G. Sheen Award at the Annual Meeting of the New Jersey Chapter of the American College of Surgeons.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-marco-patti-publishes-new-book-the-american-health-care-system\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/dr-marco-patti-publishes-new-book-the-american-health-care-system-image2-64x64.png\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-marco-patti-publishes-new-book-the-american-health-care-system\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. Marco Patti Publishes New Book &#8220;The American Health Care System&#8221;\">\n                                    Dr. Marco Patti Publishes New Book &#8220;The American Health Care System&#8221;<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Marco Patti Publishes New Book \u201cThe American Health Care System\u201d<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/1-day-advanced-surgical-skills-for-exposure-in-trauma\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/1-day-advanced-surgical-skills-for-exposure-in-trauma-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/1-day-advanced-surgical-skills-for-exposure-in-trauma\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"1-Day Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma\">\n                                    1-Day Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>The UNC School of Medicine is offering 1 day Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma. Course designated for PGY4 and 5 Residents.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/new-chief-in-the-division-of-gastrointestinal-surgery\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/new-chief-in-the-division-of-gastrointestinal-surgery-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Alessandro Fichera\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/new-chief-in-the-division-of-gastrointestinal-surgery\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"New Chief in the Division of GastroIntestinal Surgery\">\n                                    New Chief in the Division of GastroIntestinal Surgery<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>Alessandro Fichera, MD is the new Chief at the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-kibbe-elected-to-national-academy-of-medicine-2\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/dr-kibbe-elected-to-national-academy-of-medicine-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-kibbe-elected-to-national-academy-of-medicine-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. Kibbe Elected to National Academy of Medicine\">\n                                    Dr. Kibbe Elected to National Academy of Medicine<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Melina Kibbe was elected as a member of the National  Academy of Medicine.  Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/a-decade-of-hope-article-on-espn\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"A Decade of Hope Article on ESPN\">\n                                    A Decade of Hope Article on ESPN<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>ESPN\u2019s Jason Ray 10 Year Anniversary Special,  UNC Transplant Clinic<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/luigi-pascarella-has-been-named-the-new-surgery-m4-director\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/luigi-pascarella-has-been-named-the-new-surgery-m4-director-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Luigi Pascarella\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/luigi-pascarella-has-been-named-the-new-surgery-m4-director\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Luigi Pascarella has been named the new Surgery M4 Director\">\n                                    Luigi Pascarella has been named the new Surgery M4 Director<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>We are pleased to announce that Dr. Luigi Pascarella has been named the new Surgery M4 Director.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/kibbe-joins-fellow-jama-editors-in-publication-of-commentary-on-gun-violence\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/kibbe-joins-fellow-jama-editors-in-publication-of-commentary-on-gun-violence-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Melina Kibbe\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/kibbe-joins-fellow-jama-editors-in-publication-of-commentary-on-gun-violence\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Kibbe joins fellow JAMA editors in publication of commentary on gun violence\">\n                                    Kibbe joins fellow JAMA editors in publication of commentary on gun violence<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>This week, editors-in-chief of journals in the JAMA network published an editorial, \u201cDeath By Gun Violence: A Public Health Crisis.\u201d Melina Kibbe, MD, Chair of the Department of Surgery and Editor-in-Chief of JAMA Surgery, is one of the co-authors.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/stephanie-lumpkin-elected-to-research-committee\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/stephanie-lumpkin-elected-to-research-committee-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Stephanie Lumpkin\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/stephanie-lumpkin-elected-to-research-committee\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Stephanie Lumpkin to Serve on Research Committee\">\n                                    Stephanie Lumpkin to Serve on Research Committee<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to Dr. Stephanie Lumpkin, who was elected to the Association for Academic Surgery\u2019s Clinical and Health Services Research Committee<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-scott-hultman-joins-fresh-start-caring-for-kids-foundations-board-of-directors\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/dr-scott-hultman-joins-fresh-start-caring-for-kids-foundations-board-of-directors-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-scott-hultman-joins-fresh-start-caring-for-kids-foundations-board-of-directors\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. Scott Hultman Joins Foundation Board\">\n                                    Dr. Scott Hultman Joins Foundation Board<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Scott Hultman, Distinguished Professor of Surgery, has been elected to serve on the Fresh Start Caring For Kids Board of Directors.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-patti-and-schlottmann-featured-in-acs-surgery-news\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/dr-patti-and-schlottmann-featured-in-acs-surgery-news-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Marco Patti\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-patti-and-schlottmann-featured-in-acs-surgery-news\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. Patti and Schlottmann Featured in ACS Surgery News\">\n                                    Dr. Patti and Schlottmann Featured in ACS Surgery News<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>The findings of a study of Dr. Patti and Dr. Schlottmann were recently reported in the June issue of ACS Surgery News, the official newspaper of the American College of Surgeons<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/department-of-surgery-summer-newsletter-2017\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/department-of-surgery-summer-newsletter-2017-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/department-of-surgery-summer-newsletter-2017\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Department of Surgery Summer Newsletter 2017\">\n                                    Department of Surgery Summer Newsletter 2017<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Enjoy the second edition of our new Department of Surgery Newsletter. Find information and updates to our faculty, trainees, staff, and alumni and highlights of significant achievements by members of the department. Future contributions for our quarterly newsletters, including essays, \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/department-of-surgery-summer-newsletter-2017\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-felicia-williams-receives-aamc-award\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/dr-felicia-williams-receives-aamc-award-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Felicia Williams\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-felicia-williams-receives-aamc-award\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. Felicia Williams Receives AAMC Award\">\n                                    Dr. Felicia Williams Receives AAMC Award<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to Dr. Felicia Williams who received an AAMC Minority Faculty Leadership Development Award from the Office of Inclusive Excellence.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/unc-health-care-best-doctors-features-unc-surgeons\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/unc-health-care-best-doctors-features-unc-surgeons-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/unc-health-care-best-doctors-features-unc-surgeons\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"UNC Health Care Best Doctors Features UNC Surgeons\">\n                                    UNC Health Care Best Doctors Features UNC Surgeons<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>UNC Health Care\u2019s Best Doctors<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/resident-wins-best-trauma-paper-at-nc-sc-acs-meeting\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/resident-wins-best-trauma-paper-at-nc-sc-acs-meeting-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Jared Gallaher\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/resident-wins-best-trauma-paper-at-nc-sc-acs-meeting\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Resident Wins Best Trauma Paper at NC-SC ACS Meeting\">\n                                    Resident Wins Best Trauma Paper at NC-SC ACS Meeting<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>Jared Gallaher, MD wins Award<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ernest-grant-re-elected-as-vice-president-of-american-nurses-association\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/ernest-grant-re-elected-as-vice-president-of-american-nurses-association-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Ernest Grant\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ernest-grant-re-elected-as-vice-president-of-american-nurses-association\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Ernest Grant re-elected as vice president of American Nurses Association\">\n                                    Ernest Grant re-elected as vice president of American Nurses Association<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>Grant has more than 30 years of nursing and leadership experience and is an internationally recognized burn-care and fire-safety expert. He serves as the burn outreach coordinator for the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/great-education-with-vascular-simulation-at-the-unc-multidisciplinary-department-of-surgery-simulation-center\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/great-education-with-vascular-simulation-at-the-unc-multidisciplinary-department-of-surgery-simulation-center-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/great-education-with-vascular-simulation-at-the-unc-multidisciplinary-department-of-surgery-simulation-center\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Great Education with Vascular Simulation at the UNC Multidisciplinary Department of Surgery Simulation Center\">\n                                    Great Education with Vascular Simulation at the UNC Multidisciplinary Department of Surgery Simulation Center<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>Great Education with Vascular Simulation at the UNC Multidisciplinary Department of Surgery Simulation Center<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/2017-awsf-award-winner-works-with-michelle-brownstein-md\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/2017-awsf-award-winner-works-with-michelle-brownstein-md-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mary Shen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/2017-awsf-award-winner-works-with-michelle-brownstein-md-image2-64x64.jpeg 64w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/2017-awsf-award-winner-works-with-michelle-brownstein-md-image2-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/2017-awsf-award-winner-works-with-michelle-brownstein-md-image2-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/2017-awsf-award-winner-works-with-michelle-brownstein-md-image2.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 64px) 100vw, 64px\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/2017-awsf-award-winner-works-with-michelle-brownstein-md\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"2017 AWSF Award Winner Works Under Michelle Brownstein, MD\">\n                                    2017 AWSF Award Winner Works Under Michelle Brownstein, MD<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>Ms. Mary Shen has been selected to receive the 2017 Patricia Numann Outstanding Medical Student Award for her outstanding contributions and leadership as a student.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/gi-surgery-ranked-30-in-us-news-and-world-report-ratings\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"GI Surgery Ranked #30 in US News and World Report Ratings\">\n                                    GI Surgery Ranked #30 in US News and World Report Ratings<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>GI Surgery is #30 in US News and World Report Ratings<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/stem-cell-therapy-for-lung-fibrosis-conditions\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/stem-cell-therapy-for-lung-fibrosis-conditions-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Thomas Caranasos\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/stem-cell-therapy-for-lung-fibrosis-conditions\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Stem Cell Therapy for Lung Fibrosis Conditions\">\n                                    Stem Cell Therapy for Lung Fibrosis Conditions<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>A team of scientists has developed promising research towards a possible stem cell treatment for several lung conditions, such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and cystic fibrosis \u2014 often-fatal conditions that affect tens of millions of Americans.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ernest-grant-from-jam-salesman-to-national-leader\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/ernest-grant-from-jam-salesman-to-national-leader-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Ernest Grant\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ernest-grant-from-jam-salesman-to-national-leader\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Ernest Grant, From Jam Salesman to National Leader\">\n                                    Ernest Grant, From Jam Salesman to National Leader<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>Since his early days as a Jaycee, when he sold jam to raise money for the still-young North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center, Ernest Grant, PhD, RN,FAAN, has been eager to support his community. Today he serves as the coordinator for the Burn Center\u2019s internationally recognized Burn Prevention Program and was recently reelected as Vice President of the American Nurses Association. We sat down with Dr. Grant to learn more about what brought him to UNC, why advocacy is so important to burn care and what it means to be a leader.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/unc-plastic-surgery-featured-as-best-of-chapel-hill\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/unc-plastic-surgery-featured-as-best-of-chapel-hill-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/unc-plastic-surgery-featured-as-best-of-chapel-hill\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"UNC Plastic Surgery Featured as Best of Chapel Hill\">\n                                    UNC Plastic Surgery Featured as Best of Chapel Hill<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>Plastic Surgery featured in Chapel Hill Magazine<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/kibbe-to-headline-science-cafe-event-tonight-at-n-c-museum-of-natural-sciences\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/kibbe-to-headline-science-cafe-event-tonight-at-n-c-museum-of-natural-sciences-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Melina Kibbe, MD\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/kibbe-to-headline-science-cafe-event-tonight-at-n-c-museum-of-natural-sciences\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Kibbe to headline Science Caf\u00e9 event tonight at N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences\">\n                                    Kibbe to headline Science Caf\u00e9 event tonight at N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>Melina Kibbe, MD, will headline the July 27 Science Caf\u00e9 event at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh. Kibbe will be discussing the importance of sex equity throughout the biomedical research pipeline.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/congratulations-to-dr-sean-mclean-for-being-named-one-of-savoy-magazine2019s-top-doctors\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/congratulations-to-dr-sean-mclean-for-being-named-one-of-savoy-magazine2019s-top-doctors-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/congratulations-to-dr-sean-mclean-for-being-named-one-of-savoy-magazine2019s-top-doctors\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Congratulations to Dr. Sean McLean for Being Named One of Savoy Magazine\u2019s Top Doctors\">\n                                    Congratulations to Dr. Sean McLean for Being Named One of Savoy Magazine\u2019s Top Doctors<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Sean McLean is named one of Savoy Magazine\u2019s top doctors<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-david-gerber-and-dr-hj-kim-receive-vice-chair-positions\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/dr-david-gerber-and-dr-hj-kim-receive-vice-chair-positions-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. David Gerber\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-david-gerber-and-dr-hj-kim-receive-vice-chair-positions\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. David Gerber and Dr. HJ Kim Receive Vice Chair Positions\">\n                                    Dr. David Gerber and Dr. HJ Kim Receive Vice Chair Positions<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>Dr. David Gerber is the new Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs for the Department of Surgery. Dr. HJ Kim is the new Vice Chair of Strategy and Outreach for the Department of Surgery<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/unc-project-malawi-marks-milestones\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/unc-project-malawi-marks-milestones-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/unc-project-malawi-marks-milestones\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"UNC Project-Malawi Marks Milestones\">\n                                    UNC Project-Malawi Marks Milestones<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>Recently in Lilongwe, UNC Project-Malawi leaders welcomed UNC Chancellor Carol L. Folt and other dignitaries to celebrate decades of accomplishment and mark the formal opening of new research and library facilities.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/rebecca-brown-md-featured-in-jsr\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/rebecca-brown-md-featured-in-jsr-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Rebecca Brown\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/rebecca-brown-md-featured-in-jsr\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Rebecca Brown, MD Featured in JSR\">\n                                    Rebecca Brown, MD Featured in JSR<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>Rebecca Brown has featured article in the Journal of Surgical Research<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-ernest-grant-re-elected-as-vp-of-the-american-nurses-association\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/dr-ernest-grant-re-elected-as-vp-of-the-american-nurses-association-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Ernest Grant\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-ernest-grant-re-elected-as-vp-of-the-american-nurses-association\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. Ernest Grant Re-Elected as VP of the American Nurses&#8217; Association\">\n                                    Dr. Ernest Grant Re-Elected as VP of the American Nurses&#8217; Association<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to Ernest Grant who was re-elected as Vice President of the American Nurses\u2019 Association<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/resident-wins-nih-t32-award\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/resident-wins-nih-t32-award-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/resident-wins-nih-t32-award\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Resident Wins NIH T32 Award\">\n                                    Resident Wins NIH T32 Award<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to Mia Klein, MD, who was accepted onto the Department of Hematology\/Oncology NIH T32 award<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/department-of-surgery-spring-newsletter-2017\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/department-of-surgery-spring-newsletter-2017-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Front Page of the Newsletter\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/department-of-surgery-spring-newsletter-2017\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Department of Surgery Spring Newsletter 2017\">\n                                    Department of Surgery Spring Newsletter 2017<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Front Page of the Newsletter Enjoy the first edition of our new Department of Surgery Newsletter. Find information and updates to our faculty, trainees, staff, and alumni and highlights of significant achievements by members of the department. Future contributions for \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/department-of-surgery-spring-newsletter-2017\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/the-unc-breast-center-team-delivers-innovative-and-compassionate-care-to-the-people-of-north-carolina-and-beyond\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/the-unc-breast-center-team-delivers-innovative-and-compassionate-care-to-the-people-of-north-carolina-and-beyond-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/the-unc-breast-center-team-delivers-innovative-and-compassionate-care-to-the-people-of-north-carolina-and-beyond\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"The UNC Breast Center Team delivers innovative and compassionate care to the people of North Carolina and Beyond\">\n                                    The UNC Breast Center Team delivers innovative and compassionate care to the people of North Carolina and Beyond<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>The UNC Breast Center Team delivers innovative and compassionate care to the people of North Carolina and beyond.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/bailey-sanders-wins-henry-c-fordham-award\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/bailey-sanders-wins-henry-c-fordham-award-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/bailey-sanders-wins-henry-c-fordham-award\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Bailey Sanders Wins Henry C Fordham Award\">\n                                    Bailey Sanders Wins Henry C Fordham Award<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Bailey Sanders won the Henry C. Fordham Award from the Class of 2017, which is an award that they give to the number one resident teacher of students. This is awarded to a Resident, voted on by the Senior Class. \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/bailey-sanders-wins-henry-c-fordham-award\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/unc-and-duke-surgeons-meet-to-discuss-issues-pertinent-to-women-in-surgery\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/unc-and-duke-surgeons-meet-to-discuss-issues-pertinent-to-women-in-surgery-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/unc-and-duke-surgeons-meet-to-discuss-issues-pertinent-to-women-in-surgery\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"UNC and Duke Surgeons Meet to Discuss Issues Pertinent to Women in Surgery\">\n                                    UNC and Duke Surgeons Meet to Discuss Issues Pertinent to Women in Surgery<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>UNC and Duke surgeons meet to discuss issues pertinent to women in surgery<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-timothy-farrell-featured-on-general-surgery-news\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/dr-timothy-farrell-featured-on-general-surgery-news-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Timothy Farrell\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-timothy-farrell-featured-on-general-surgery-news\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. Timothy Farrell Featured on General Surgery News\">\n                                    Dr. Timothy Farrell Featured on General Surgery News<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>Timothy Farrell, MD, the executive director of the Southeastern Surgical Society describes the advantages of a regional surgical society over larger national meetings, and smaller state ones<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/unc-vs-duke-2017-surgery-softball-game\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/unc-vs-duke-2017-surgery-softball-game-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"UNC Surgery Softball Team\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/unc-vs-duke-2017-surgery-softball-game\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"UNC vs Duke 2017 Surgery Softball Game\">\n                                    UNC vs Duke 2017 Surgery Softball Game<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>UNC team spirit at the 2017 UNC vs. Duke Surgery softball game<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/quintana-wins-cefalo-housestaff-award\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/quintana-wins-cefalo-housestaff-award-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Megan Quintana\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/quintana-wins-cefalo-housestaff-award\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Quintana Wins Cefalo Housestaff Award\">\n                                    Quintana Wins Cefalo Housestaff Award<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>Congrats! Dr. Megan Quintana \u2013 a Cefalo Housestaff Award Winner this year!<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/acceptances-into-the-academy-of-educators\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/acceptances-into-the-academy-of-educators-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/acceptances-into-the-academy-of-educators\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Acceptances into the Academy of Educators\">\n                                    Acceptances into the Academy of Educators<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations on acceptance into the Academy of Educators<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-hadley-wilson-inducted-into-alpha-omega-alpha\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/dr-hadley-wilson-inducted-into-alpha-omega-alpha-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-hadley-wilson-inducted-into-alpha-omega-alpha\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. Hadley Wilson Inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha\">\n                                    Dr. Hadley Wilson Inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Hadley Wilson Inducted<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/unc-ms-i-practicing-knot-tying-and-suturing-in-the-department-of-surgery-simulation-center\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/unc-ms-i-practicing-knot-tying-and-suturing-in-the-department-of-surgery-simulation-center-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/unc-ms-i-practicing-knot-tying-and-suturing-in-the-department-of-surgery-simulation-center\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"UNC MS I Practicing Knot Tying and Suturing in the Department of Surgery Simulation Center\">\n                                    UNC MS I Practicing Knot Tying and Suturing in the Department of Surgery Simulation Center<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>UNC MS I Practicing Knot Tying and Suturing in the Department of Surgery Simulation Center<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/keynote-speaker-wayne-rosamond-creating-and-sustaining-a-research-theme-the-story-of-a-stroke-registry-in-north-carolina\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/keynote-speaker-wayne-rosamond-creating-and-sustaining-a-research-theme-the-story-of-a-stroke-registry-in-north-carolina-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Wayne D. Rosamond\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/keynote-speaker-wayne-rosamond-creating-and-sustaining-a-research-theme-the-story-of-a-stroke-registry-in-north-carolina\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Keynote Speaker Wayne Rosamond &#8220;Creating and sustaining a research theme: The story of a stroke registry in North Carolina&#8221;\">\n                                    Keynote Speaker Wayne Rosamond &#8220;Creating and sustaining a research theme: The story of a stroke registry in North Carolina&#8221;<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>Keynote address for the Fourth Annual George F. Sheldon Resident Research Symposium, a daylong event showcasing resident research across all UNC GME departments.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/cairns2019-golden-rule-2018it2019s-never-about-you2019\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/cairns2019-golden-rule-2018it2019s-never-about-you2019-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/cairns2019-golden-rule-2018it2019s-never-about-you2019\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Cairns\u2019 Golden Rule: \u2018It\u2019s never about you\u2019\">\n                                    Cairns\u2019 Golden Rule: \u2018It\u2019s never about you\u2019<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Bruce Cairns reflects on UNC Faculty Chair Tenure<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-edward-moreira-bahnson-receives-kl2-award\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/dr-edward-moreira-bahnson-receives-kl2-award-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-edward-moreira-bahnson-receives-kl2-award\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. Edward Moreira Bahnson Receives KL2 Award\">\n                                    Dr. Edward Moreira Bahnson Receives KL2 Award<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Edward Bahnson Wins Award<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-melina-kibbe-featured-in-chapel-hill-magazine\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/dr-melina-kibbe-featured-in-chapel-hill-magazine-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Melina Kibbe\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-melina-kibbe-featured-in-chapel-hill-magazine\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. Melina Kibbe Featured in Chapel Hill Magazine\">\n                                    Dr. Melina Kibbe Featured in Chapel Hill Magazine<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>Please check out the April issue of Chapel Hill Magazine highlighting women who are making an impact in our community.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-anthony-charles-elected-to-the-order-of-the-golden-fleece\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/dr-anthony-charles-elected-to-the-order-of-the-golden-fleece-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Anthony Charles\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-anthony-charles-elected-to-the-order-of-the-golden-fleece\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. Anthony Charles Elected to the Order of the Golden Fleece\">\n                                    Dr. Anthony Charles Elected to the Order of the Golden Fleece<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Anthony Charles has been selected as a new member of the Order of the Golden Fleece, UNC\u2019s oldest and highest honorary society<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-johnson-elected-chair-of-athletic-committee\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/dr-johnson-elected-chair-of-athletic-committee-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Daryhl Johnson\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-johnson-elected-chair-of-athletic-committee\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. Johnson elected Chair of Athletic Committee\">\n                                    Dr. Johnson elected Chair of Athletic Committee<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Daryhl Johnson of the Division of General and Acute Care Surgery was elected Chair of the Faculty Athletics Committee for 2017-2018<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/vascular-and-cardiac-surgery-collaboration-yields-great-results\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/vascular-and-cardiac-surgery-collaboration-yields-great-results-image2-e1564593716297-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Mark Farber\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/vascular-and-cardiac-surgery-collaboration-yields-great-results-image2-e1564593716297-64x64.jpeg 64w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/vascular-and-cardiac-surgery-collaboration-yields-great-results-image2-e1564593716297-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/vascular-and-cardiac-surgery-collaboration-yields-great-results-image2-e1564593716297.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 64px) 100vw, 64px\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/vascular-and-cardiac-surgery-collaboration-yields-great-results\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Vascular and cardiac surgery collaboration yields great results\">\n                                    Vascular and cardiac surgery collaboration yields great results<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>Mark Farber, MD, and Thomas Caranasos, MD, joined efforts for an endovascular repair of aortic arch aneurysm involving the great vessels.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/congratulations-to-dr-jen-jen-yeh-on-her-promotion-to-tenured-professor\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/congratulations-to-dr-jen-jen-yeh-on-her-promotion-to-tenured-professor-image2-e1664405725860-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Jen Jen Yeh\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/congratulations-to-dr-jen-jen-yeh-on-her-promotion-to-tenured-professor-image2-e1664405725860-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/congratulations-to-dr-jen-jen-yeh-on-her-promotion-to-tenured-professor-image2-e1664405725860-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/congratulations-to-dr-jen-jen-yeh-on-her-promotion-to-tenured-professor\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Congratulations to Dr. Jen Jen Yeh on her Promotion to Tenured Professor\">\n                                    Congratulations to Dr. Jen Jen Yeh on her Promotion to Tenured Professor<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/biography-of-dr-ikonomidis-new-chief-of-cardiothoracic\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/biography-of-dr-ikonomidis-new-chief-of-cardiothoracic-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/biography-of-dr-ikonomidis-new-chief-of-cardiothoracic\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Biography of Dr. Ikonomidis, New Chief of Cardiothoracic\">\n                                    Biography of Dr. Ikonomidis, New Chief of Cardiothoracic<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Ikonomidis earned his MD from the University of Toronto, where he also completed a PhD in cardiac physiology and a General Surgery residency<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-brownstein-and-dr-dreesen-achieve-new-positions-with-the-department-of-surgery\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/dr-brownstein-and-dr-dreesen-achieve-new-positions-with-the-department-of-surgery-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Elizabeth Dreesen\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-brownstein-and-dr-dreesen-achieve-new-positions-with-the-department-of-surgery\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. Brownstein and Dr. Dreesen Achieve New Positions with the Department of Surgery\">\n                                    Dr. Brownstein and Dr. Dreesen Achieve New Positions with the Department of Surgery<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Dr. Elizabeth Dreesen Dr. Michelle Brownstein We are pleased to announce that Drs. Brownstein and Dreesen will be taking over the leadership in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit and the Surgical Critical Care fellowship. Dr. Brownstein will assume the role \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-brownstein-and-dr-dreesen-achieve-new-positions-with-the-department-of-surgery\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-cairns-delivers-final-remarks-at-his-final-meeting-as-chair-of-the-faculty-at-unc\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/dr-cairns-delivers-final-remarks-at-his-final-meeting-as-chair-of-the-faculty-at-unc-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-cairns-delivers-final-remarks-at-his-final-meeting-as-chair-of-the-faculty-at-unc\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. Cairns Delivers Final Remarks at his Final Meeting as Chair of the Faculty at UNC\">\n                                    Dr. Cairns Delivers Final Remarks at his Final Meeting as Chair of the Faculty at UNC<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-mcginigle-joining-as-associate-director-of-surgical-clerkship\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/dr-mcginigle-joining-as-associate-director-of-surgical-clerkship-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-mcginigle-joining-as-associate-director-of-surgical-clerkship\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. McGinigle Joining As Associate Director of Surgical Clerkship\">\n                                    Dr. McGinigle Joining As Associate Director of Surgical Clerkship<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>We are pleased to announce that Dr. Kate McGinigle will be joining us as Associate Director of the Surgical Clerkship<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/surgery-residents-win-resident-jeopardy\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/surgery-residents-win-resident-jeopardy-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/surgery-residents-win-resident-jeopardy\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Surgery Residents win Resident Jeopardy\">\n                                    Surgery Residents win Resident Jeopardy<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Nashville: For the second consecutive year, the UNC team won the Resident Jeopardy competition at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Surgical Congress.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/lumbar-puncture-procedure-taught-by-ana-felix-a-vascular-neurologist-at-the-unc-sim-lab\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/lumbar-puncture-procedure-taught-by-ana-felix-a-vascular-neurologist-at-the-unc-sim-lab-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/lumbar-puncture-procedure-taught-by-ana-felix-a-vascular-neurologist-at-the-unc-sim-lab\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Lumbar puncture procedure Taught by Ana Felix, a Vascular Neurologist at the UNC Sim Lab\">\n                                    Lumbar puncture procedure Taught by Ana Felix, a Vascular Neurologist at the UNC Sim Lab<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/visit-from-dr-justin-dimick-to-grand-rounds-on-wednesday\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/visit-from-dr-justin-dimick-to-grand-rounds-on-wednesday-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/visit-from-dr-justin-dimick-to-grand-rounds-on-wednesday\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Visit from Dr. Justin Dimick to Grand Rounds on Wednesday\">\n                                    Visit from Dr. Justin Dimick to Grand Rounds on Wednesday<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Justin Dimick, MD, MPH, visited on Wednesday to give a lecture on \u201cInnovative Approaches for Improving Surgical Quality\u201d. He is the Chief of Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery and the Associate Chair for Strategy and Finance at the University of \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/visit-from-dr-justin-dimick-to-grand-rounds-on-wednesday\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/congratulations-to-sara-scarlet-on-her-fellowship\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/congratulations-to-sara-scarlet-on-her-fellowship-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/congratulations-to-sara-scarlet-on-her-fellowship\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Congratulations to Sara Scarlet on her Fellowship\">\n                                    Congratulations to Sara Scarlet on her Fellowship<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Sara Scarlet, MD, has been accepted as a one-year fellow at the American College of Surgeons-Maclean Center Surgical Ethics Fellowship at the University of Chicago for the 2017-18 fellowship year.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/howell-graham-who-received-a-lung-transplant-at-unc-hospitals-is-now-the-longest-surviving-lung-transplant-patient-in-the-united-states-he-talks-about-his-transplant-the-first-for-a-cystic-fibrosis-pa\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Howell Graham, who received a lung transplant at UNC Hospitals, is now the longest-surviving lung transplant patient in the United States\">\n                                    Howell Graham, who received a lung transplant at UNC Hospitals, is now the longest-surviving lung transplant patient in the United States<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>In 1990, Howell Graham was the first cystic fibrosis patient to receive a lung transplant at UNC Hospitals. At that time, Graham was 28. His cystic fibrosis had progressed to the point that it was difficult to walk across a \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/howell-graham-who-received-a-lung-transplant-at-unc-hospitals-is-now-the-longest-surviving-lung-transplant-patient-in-the-united-states-he-talks-about-his-transplant-the-first-for-a-cystic-fibrosis-pa\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/edward-bahnson-receives-award\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/edward-bahnson-receives-award-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Edward Bahnson, PhD\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/edward-bahnson-receives-award\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. Edward Bahnson Receives Award\">\n                                    Dr. Edward Bahnson Receives Award<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Dr. Edward Bahnson\u2019s proposal \u201cDevelopment of a New Animal Model of Dyslipidemia, Atherosclerosis,and Diabetes in Obese Rats,\u201d has been selected to receive a Pilot &#038; Feasibility (P&#038;F) grant award from the UNC Nutrition Obesity Research Center.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/study-shows-link-between-patient-complaints-and-increased-risk-of-postoperative-complications\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/study-shows-link-between-patient-complaints-and-increased-risk-of-postoperative-complications-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/study-shows-link-between-patient-complaints-and-increased-risk-of-postoperative-complications\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Study shows link between patient complaints and increased risk of postoperative complications\">\n                                    Study shows link between patient complaints and increased risk of postoperative complications<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>For the first time, researchers have shown a concrete link between patient complaints and surgical complications. It has been widely understood that complaints are tied to malpractice suits. But with this research, institutions can study trends in complaints and step \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/study-shows-link-between-patient-complaints-and-increased-risk-of-postoperative-complications\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/successful-suturing-and-knot-tying-course-third-year-medical-students-in-the-department-of-surgery-sim-center\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/successful-suturing-and-knot-tying-course-third-year-medical-students-in-the-department-of-surgery-sim-center-image2-e1570103800107-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/successful-suturing-and-knot-tying-course-third-year-medical-students-in-the-department-of-surgery-sim-center-image2-e1570103800107-64x64.jpeg 64w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/successful-suturing-and-knot-tying-course-third-year-medical-students-in-the-department-of-surgery-sim-center-image2-e1570103800107-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/successful-suturing-and-knot-tying-course-third-year-medical-students-in-the-department-of-surgery-sim-center-image2-e1570103800107-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 64px) 100vw, 64px\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/successful-suturing-and-knot-tying-course-third-year-medical-students-in-the-department-of-surgery-sim-center\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Successful suturing and knot tying course third year medical students in the Department of Surgery Sim Center\">\n                                    Successful suturing and knot tying course third year medical students in the Department of Surgery Sim Center<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/unc-surgery-attends-academic-surgical-congress\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/unc-surgery-attends-academic-surgical-congress-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/unc-surgery-attends-academic-surgical-congress\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"UNC Surgery Attends Academic Surgical Congress\">\n                                    UNC Surgery Attends Academic Surgical Congress<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>The UNC Department of Surgery presented 22 abstracts at the Academic Surgical Congress on Feb 8, 2017<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-marco-patti-discusses-laparoscopic-anti-reflux-operations-for-gerd\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/dr-marco-patti-discusses-laparoscopic-anti-reflux-operations-for-gerd-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Marco Patti\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-marco-patti-discusses-laparoscopic-anti-reflux-operations-for-gerd\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. Marco Patti discusses Laparoscopic Anti-Reflux Operations for GERD\">\n                                    Dr. Marco Patti discusses Laparoscopic Anti-Reflux Operations for GERD<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Dr. Marco Patti In this online article from The American College of Surgeons, Dr. Marco Patti of the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery discusses the advantages of Laparoscopic Anti-Reflux Operations for GERD. Dr. Patti stated: \u201cOur study highlights the fact that \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-marco-patti-discusses-laparoscopic-anti-reflux-operations-for-gerd\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/the-unintended-consequences-of-centralized-blood-banking-and-what-to-do-about-it\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/the-unintended-consequences-of-centralized-blood-banking-and-what-to-do-about-it-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Anthony Charles\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/the-unintended-consequences-of-centralized-blood-banking-and-what-to-do-about-it\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"The Unintended Consequences of Centralized Blood Banking and What To Do About It\">\n                                    The Unintended Consequences of Centralized Blood Banking and What To Do About It<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Dr. Anthony Charles In the late 1990s, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a policy requiring the establishment of centralized blood banking facilities in Sub-Saharan African countries. Anthony Charles, MD, MPH, associate professor of surgery at the UNC School of \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/the-unintended-consequences-of-centralized-blood-banking-and-what-to-do-about-it\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/rebecca-brown-md-selected-for-best-manuscript-submission\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/rebecca-brown-md-selected-for-best-manuscript-submission-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Rebecca Brown\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/rebecca-brown-md-selected-for-best-manuscript-submission\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Rebecca Brown, MD Selected for Best Manuscript Submission\">\n                                    Rebecca Brown, MD Selected for Best Manuscript Submission<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Dr. Rebecca Brown Rebecca Brown\u2019s manuscript \u201cA Comparison of a Homemade Central Line Simulator to Commercial Models\u201d has been selected by the AAS Publications Committee to be the Best AAS Overall Manuscript Submission by an AAS Resident or Fellow. Dr. \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/rebecca-brown-md-selected-for-best-manuscript-submission\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-anthony-meyer-elected-as-first-vice-president-of-the-southern-surgical-association\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/dr-anthony-meyer-elected-as-first-vice-president-of-the-southern-surgical-association-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Anthony Meyer\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-anthony-meyer-elected-as-first-vice-president-of-the-southern-surgical-association\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. Anthony Meyer elected as First Vice President of the Southern Surgical Association\">\n                                    Dr. Anthony Meyer elected as First Vice President of the Southern Surgical Association<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Dr. Anthony Meyer The previous chair of the Department of Surgery, Dr. Anthony Meyer, has been elected to the position of First Vice President of the Southern Surgical Association The First Vice President presides over the scientific session on Monday \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-anthony-meyer-elected-as-first-vice-president-of-the-southern-surgical-association\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-chelsea-hutchinson-receives-scholarship\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/dr-chelsea-hutchinson-receives-scholarship-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Chelsea Hutchinson\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-chelsea-hutchinson-receives-scholarship\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. Chelsea Hutchinson Receives Scholarship\">\n                                    Dr. Chelsea Hutchinson Receives Scholarship<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Dr. Chelsea Hutchinson The Executive Committee of the Resident and Associate Society is pleased to inform Dr. Chelsea Hutchinson that she has been selected to receive a course and travel scholarship award from the 2017 Resident Leadership Scholarship Contest. She \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-chelsea-hutchinson-receives-scholarship\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-charles-and-dr-gallaher-publish-paper\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. Charles and Dr. Gallaher Publish Paper\">\n                                    Dr. Charles and Dr. Gallaher Publish Paper<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Dr. Charles and Dr. Gallaher recently published a paper on consequences of centralized blood bank policies in sub-Saharan Africa Summary:Safe and reliable transfusion services remain largely unavailable to the world\u2019s poorest populations, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. WHO responded to this \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-charles-and-dr-gallaher-publish-paper\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/new-study-identifies-most-important-factors-in-aesthetic-surgery-patient-decisions\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/10\/fac-cindywu-140902-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/new-study-identifies-most-important-factors-in-aesthetic-surgery-patient-decisions\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"New study identifies most important factors in aesthetic surgery patient decisions\">\n                                    New study identifies most important factors in aesthetic surgery patient decisions<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Cindy Wu, MD, assistant professor in the division of plastic and reconstructive surgery, set out to quantify the anecdotal information she was receiving from her patients. What she found in the course of her study \u2013 the results of which \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/new-study-identifies-most-important-factors-in-aesthetic-surgery-patient-decisions\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-caranasos-and-collaborators-develop-synthetic-cardiac-stem-cell\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/stem-cell-therapy-for-lung-fibrosis-conditions-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Thomas Caranasos\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-caranasos-and-collaborators-develop-synthetic-cardiac-stem-cell\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. Caranasos and collaborators develop synthetic cardiac stem cell\">\n                                    Dr. Caranasos and collaborators develop synthetic cardiac stem cell<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Researchers at N.C. State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Chinese university have developed a synthetic version of a cardiac stem cell. These synthetic stem cells offer therapeutic benefits comparable to those from natural stem \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-caranasos-and-collaborators-develop-synthetic-cardiac-stem-cell\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-ikonomidis-will-be-the-new-chief-of-cardiothoracic-surgery-at-unc\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/10\/ikonomidis-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-ikonomidis-will-be-the-new-chief-of-cardiothoracic-surgery-at-unc\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. Ikonomidis will be the new chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at UNC\">\n                                    Dr. Ikonomidis will be the new chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at UNC<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>John S. Ikonomidis, M.D, Ph.D., will become the new chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at UNC on March 1. Dr. Ikonomidis, a cardiac surgeon, is Horace G. Smithy professor of surgery and chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-ikonomidis-will-be-the-new-chief-of-cardiothoracic-surgery-at-unc\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/two-win-scholarships-to-attend-society-of-thoracic-surgeons-meeting\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Two win scholarships to attend Society of Thoracic Surgeons meeting\">\n                                    Two win scholarships to attend Society of Thoracic Surgeons meeting<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has awarded UNC medical student Eric Jernigan a Looking to the Future scholarship to attend the STS annual meeting, to be held in Houston Jan. 21-25, 2017. Jernigan is finishing a research elective in \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/two-win-scholarships-to-attend-society-of-thoracic-surgeons-meeting\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/kidney-transplant-team-hits-milestone\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Kidney Transplant Team Hits Milestone\">\n                                    Kidney Transplant Team Hits Milestone<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>In December, the Kidney Transplant team hit #100 for the calendar year 2016. This breaks our current calendar year record of 92 kidney transplants in 2012. This achievement includes 55 KIDNEY transplants since July 1, 2016! The Department of Surgery would like to congratulate Dr. David Gerber and his team on an outstanding job.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                <\/ul>\n    \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":80868,"featured_media":0,"parent":3719,"menu_order":23,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[],"featured-item":[],"class_list":["post-7458","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","odd"],"pp_force_visibility":null,"pp_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_force_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_subpost_visibility":null,"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>2017 | Department of 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