{"id":7483,"date":"2018-10-11T09:31:34","date_gmt":"2018-10-11T13:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/?page_id=7483"},"modified":"2019-03-11T09:25:20","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T13:25:20","slug":"2014-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/aboutus\/department-news\/2014-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2014"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"media alt-media\">\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\/mansi-shah-md-and-sara-kim-win-scholarships-from-women-in-thoracic-surgery\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Mansi Shah, MD and Sara Kim, MD Win Scholarship from Women in Thoracic Surgery\">\n                                    Mansi Shah, MD and Sara Kim, MD Win Scholarship from Women in Thoracic Surgery<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Mansi Shah, MD Sara Kim, MD Two UNC residents in General Surgery \u2013 Mansi Shah, M.D., and Sara Kim, M.D. \u2013 have won scholarships from Women in Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Kim is a graduate of the University of Florida School \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/mansi-shah-md-and-sara-kim-win-scholarships-from-women-in-thoracic-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\/jennifer-nelson-wins-2014-stsa-congenital-heart-surgery-presidents-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\/nelson-stsa-award-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\/nelson-stsa-award-64x64.jpeg 64w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/nelson-stsa-award-150x149.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/nelson-stsa-award-300x297.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/nelson-stsa-award-768x760.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/nelson-stsa-award-1024x1014.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/nelson-stsa-award-517x512.jpeg 517w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/nelson-stsa-award.jpeg 1224w\" 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\/jennifer-nelson-wins-2014-stsa-congenital-heart-surgery-presidents-award\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Jennifer Nelson wins 2014 STSA Congenital Heart Surgery President&#8217;s Award\">\n                                    Jennifer Nelson wins 2014 STSA Congenital Heart Surgery President&#8217;s Award<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>The paper is the culmination of the largest single-center study of the Ross operation in children to date and was done in collaboration with the University of Michigan\u2019s Congenital Heart Center. The award winning manuscript is expected to be published \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/jennifer-nelson-wins-2014-stsa-congenital-heart-surgery-presidents-award\/\">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\/department-of-surgery-leadership-development-program-for-residents\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Department of Surgery Leadership Development Program for Residents\">\n                                    Department of Surgery Leadership Development Program for Residents<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>On December 3, 2014, the UNC Department of Surgery hosted its residents for a leadership development program in interpersonal effectiveness. Some of the issues the department hoped to instill in its residents included: Understanding style differences and how to become more effective in dealing with others Learning how to navigate within your division and organization; &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/department-of-surgery-leadership-development-program-for-residents\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Department of Surgery Leadership Development Program for Residents\">Read more<\/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\/schreiber-receives-nursing-recognition-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\/schreiber-beth-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\/schreiber-receives-nursing-recognition-award\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Schreiber Receives Nursing Recognition Award\">\n                                    Schreiber Receives Nursing Recognition Award<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>The department of Surgery would like to congratulate Elizabeth Schreiber, RN, on her recent award from UNC.The Nursing Recognition Awards, established in 1990, serve as recognition of the contributions that nurses make in support of patient care, teaching, research and \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/schreiber-receives-nursing-recognition-award\/\">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-bruce-cairns-and-dr-anthony-charles-appear-on-cbn-for-the-malawi-burn-center\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. Bruce Cairns and Dr. Anthony Charles Appear on CBN for the Malawi Burn Center\">\n                                    Dr. Bruce Cairns and Dr. Anthony Charles Appear on CBN for the Malawi Burn Center<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>The national news program CBN News aired a story about UNC\u2019s North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center and the UNC Surgical Initiative in Malawi on Thursday, November 6, 2014 on the Christian Broadcasting Network. The story covered the work at the \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-bruce-cairns-and-dr-anthony-charles-appear-on-cbn-for-the-malawi-burn-center\/\">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-amy-alger-recognized-for-her-work-in-iraq-and-afghanistan\/\">\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\/alger-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-amy-alger-recognized-for-her-work-in-iraq-and-afghanistan\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. Amy Alger Recognized for Her Work in Iraq and Afghanistan\">\n                                    Dr. Amy Alger Recognized for Her Work in Iraq and Afghanistan<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Dr. Amy Alger at the Department of Surgery was recently recognized for the help she has provided our troops, both in Iraq in 2010 and Afghanistan in 2013. \u201cI was drawn to trauma \u2013 to taking care of the sickest \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-amy-alger-recognized-for-her-work-in-iraq-and-afghanistan\/\">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\/presentation-on-ebola-featured-at-surgery-grand-rounds\/\">\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\/ebola-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\/presentation-on-ebola-featured-at-surgery-grand-rounds\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Presentation on Ebola Featured at Surgery Grand Rounds\">\n                                    Presentation on Ebola Featured at Surgery Grand Rounds<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>A copy of this presentation can be found here. On October 22, 2014, Dr. William Fischer, UNC\u2019s expert on the Ebola disease, has spent time in Guinea taking care of patients afflicted with this disease. In an effort to help \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/presentation-on-ebola-featured-at-surgery-grand-rounds\/\">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\/uncs-malawi-burn-center-featured-on-msnbc\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"UNC&#8217;s Malawi Burn Center Featured on MSNBC&#8217;s Hardball\">\n                                    UNC&#8217;s Malawi Burn Center Featured on MSNBC&#8217;s Hardball<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>On Friday, October 10, the Burn Division\u2019s Malawi Burn Center was featured on MSNBC. The segment appeared on the latest episode of Hardball, which is hosted by Chris Matthews. Chris Matthews was a student at UNC-Chapel Hill and served in \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/uncs-malawi-burn-center-featured-on-msnbc\/\">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\/in-memory-of-dr-colin-thomas-1918-2014\/\">\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\/thomas-64x64.jpg\" 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\/in-memory-of-dr-colin-thomas-1918-2014\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"In Memory of Dr. Colin Thomas 1918-2014\">\n                                    In Memory of Dr. Colin Thomas 1918-2014<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Having joined the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in 1952, Dr. Thomas remained a member of the surgical faculty until his death, becoming one of longest-serving faculty member at UNC. Deeply respected for his devotion to his students \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/in-memory-of-dr-colin-thomas-1918-2014\/\">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\/kch-burn-unit-dedication\/\">\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\/bane-image-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\/kch-burn-unit-dedication\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"KCH Burn Unit Dedication\">\n                                    KCH Burn Unit Dedication<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>On June 23, 2014, the KCH Burn Unit in Malawi had its Burn Unit Dedication. Dr. Bruce Cairns and Dr. Anthony Charles were in attendance, as well as UNC Surgery\u2019s Development Officer Mary Margaret Carroll and several representatives from Johnson \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/kch-burn-unit-dedication\/\">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-tignanelli-named-pope-clinical-fellow\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. Tignanelli named Pope Clinical Fellow\">\n                                    Dr. Tignanelli named Pope Clinical Fellow<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Christopher Tignanelli, MD from the Division of Surgical Oncology has been chosen as one of three recipients of the John William Pope Clinical Fellowship. The award honors the best young physicians and scientists at UNC Lineberger who combine excellence in \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-tignanelli-named-pope-clinical-fellow\/\">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-surgery-beats-duke-surgery-in-annual-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\/baseball-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-beats-duke-surgery-in-annual-softball-game\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"UNC Surgery beats Duke Surgery in Annual Softball Game\">\n                                    UNC Surgery beats Duke Surgery in Annual Softball Game<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>The UNC Department of Surgery competed in its annual softball game against Duke Hospital on June 7th, 2014. We are happy to announce that UNC has walked away with the trophy this year and would like to thank all of \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/unc-surgery-beats-duke-surgery-in-annual-softball-game\/\">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\/professor-bruce-cairns-elected-to-faculty-chair\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Professor Bruce Cairns Elected to Faculty Chair\">\n                                    Professor Bruce Cairns Elected to Faculty Chair<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Professor Bruce Cairns of the N.C. Jaycee Burn Center has been elected to succeed Professor Jan Boxill as Chair of the Faculty for a three-year term beginning July 1, 2014. Cairns defeated Professor Andrew Perrin from the Sociology Department in \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/professor-bruce-cairns-elected-to-faculty-chair\/\">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-bruce-cairns-runs-for-faculty-chair\/\">\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\/bruce-cairns-md-2013-64x64.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-bruce-cairns-runs-for-faculty-chair\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. Bruce Cairns Runs for Faculty Chair\">\n                                    Dr. Bruce Cairns Runs for Faculty Chair<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>As a student at Chapel Hill High School in the late-1970s, Bruce Cairns, MD, remembers buying jelly from the Jaycees to support the opening of a new burn center at N.C. Memorial Hospital. \u201cAt the time, I had no idea \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-bruce-cairns-runs-for-faculty-chair\/\">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\/womack-surgical-society-calls-for-abstracts-from-residents-and-medical-students\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Womack Surgical Society Calls for Abstracts from Residents and Medical Students\">\n                                    Womack Surgical Society Calls for Abstracts from Residents and Medical Students<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Residents and medical students at UNC are invited to submit abstracts for the annual meeting of the Nathan A. Womack Surgical Society, to be held at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from May 1 to 3, 2014. \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/womack-surgical-society-calls-for-abstracts-from-residents-and-medical-students\/\">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-samuel-jones-joins-acclaim\/\">\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\/jones-sign-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-samuel-jones-joins-acclaim\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. Samuel Jones joins ACCLAIM\">\n                                    Dr. Samuel Jones joins ACCLAIM<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Twelve UNC faculty members became the first group to complete the one-year Academic Career Leadership Academy in Medicine (ACCLAIM). ACCLAIM is a UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine program that provides leadership and career development opportunities to junior faculty members, with \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-samuel-jones-joins-acclaim\/\">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\/spotlight-on-17-year-old-patient-waiting-for-a-heart-transplant\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Spotlight on 17 Year Old Patient Waiting for a Heart Transplant\">\n                                    Spotlight on 17 Year Old Patient Waiting for a Heart Transplant<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Courtney, 17, is like most teenagers. She likes to spend time with her friends. She enjoys playing the piano. She loves her 1-year-old rat terrier puppy. She hopes to get into her dream college and start life as an independent \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/spotlight-on-17-year-old-patient-waiting-for-a-heart-transplant\/\">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\/patient-recovering-after-kidney-transplant\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Patient Recovering After Kidney Transplant\">\n                                    Patient Recovering After Kidney Transplant<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Almost a week into her post-kidney transplant life, 9-year-old Evie Wentz is gritting through the surgical pain with Disney movies, Harry Potter books and a steady regimen of blowing bubbles. The Whispering Pines girl received a kidney from 31-year-old Jennifer \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/patient-recovering-after-kidney-transplant\/\">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\/level-i-pediatric-trauma-center-gives-patient-miraculous-second-chance-at-life\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Level I Pediatric Trauma Center Gives Patient Miraculous Second Chance At Life\">\n                                    Level I Pediatric Trauma Center Gives Patient Miraculous Second Chance At Life<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Dr. Kimberly Erickson Life can change in a split second. It\u2019s a fact Dwayne and Tina Goins of Pembroke, N.C., know all too well. That\u2019s all it took for the Honda SUV to cross the center line and crash head \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/level-i-pediatric-trauma-center-gives-patient-miraculous-second-chance-at-life\/\">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\/improved-ultrasound-imaging-provides-alternate-way-to-visualize-tumors\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Improved ultrasound imaging provides alternate way to visualize tumors\">\n                                    Improved ultrasound imaging provides alternate way to visualize tumors<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Dr. Nancy DeMore Original article posted here. While ultrasound provides a less expensive and radiation-free alternative to detecting and monitoring cancer compared to technologies such as X-rays, CT scans, and MRIs, ultrasound has seen limited use in cancer treatment due \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/improved-ultrasound-imaging-provides-alternate-way-to-visualize-tumors\/\">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\/memorial-videos-of-dr-sheldon\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Memorial Videos of Dr. Sheldon\">\n                                    Memorial Videos of Dr. Sheldon<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Videos celebrating the memory of Dr. George Sheldon are now available. A slideshow containing different pictures through Dr. Sheldon\u2019s life can be viewed here, as well as a video of different speakers remembering Dr. Sheldon. 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