{"id":7543,"date":"2018-10-11T11:17:26","date_gmt":"2018-10-11T15:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/?page_id=7543"},"modified":"2019-03-11T09:27:11","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T13:27:11","slug":"2013-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/aboutus\/department-news\/2013-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2013"},"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\/dr-egan-spearheads-groundbreaking-clinical-trial-for-lung-donation\/\">\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\/Egan-photo-2-2-11-64x64.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\/dr-egan-spearheads-groundbreaking-clinical-trial-for-lung-donation\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. Egan Spearheads Groundbreaking Clinical Trial for Lung Donation\">\n                                    Dr. Egan Spearheads Groundbreaking Clinical Trial for Lung Donation<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>With a recent $4.2 million NIH grant, Thomas Egan, MD, professor of cardiothoracic surgery at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, has started a clinical study that tests a method of retrieving healthy lungs from donors who suffer \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-egan-spearheads-groundbreaking-clinical-trial-for-lung-donation\/\">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-to-receive-edward-kidder-graham-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\/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-to-receive-edward-kidder-graham-award\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. Bruce Cairns to Receive Edward Kidder Graham Award\">\n                                    Dr. Bruce Cairns to Receive Edward Kidder Graham Award<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Dr. Bruce Cairns, the medical director of the N.C. Jaycee Burn Center since 2007 and Director of Research since 2003, will receive the Edward Kidder Graham Award during the Installation of UNC\u2019s newest Chancellor, Dr. Carol Folt. For more information, \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-bruce-cairns-to-receive-edward-kidder-graham-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\/lynn-damitz-md-to-serve-on-som-fixed-term-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\/Damitz-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\/lynn-damitz-md-to-serve-on-som-fixed-term-committee\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Lynn Damitz, MD to serve on SOM Fixed Term Committee\">\n                                    Lynn Damitz, MD to serve on SOM Fixed Term Committee<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Lynn Damitz, MD, Associate Professor in the Surgery Department, has the honor of being elected to the School of Medicine Fixed Term Committee. The term will last for the next three years. This is a great honor, to be selected \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/lynn-damitz-md-to-serve-on-som-fixed-term-committee\/\">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\/wireless-internet-updates\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Wireless Transition Updates\">\n                                    Wireless Transition Updates<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>UNC\u2019s School of Medicine will be switching away from the UNC-1 wireless network, making UNC Secure the network that UNC employees should be connecting too with their wireless devices. A schedule of when UNC-1 will be removed from each building is listed below: http:\/\/help.med.unc.edu\/wireless-transition<\/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\/2013-whitehead-lecture-with-awards-ceremony-hosted-by-dr-dreesen\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"2013 Whitehead Lecture with Awards Ceremony Hosted by Dr. Dreesen\">\n                                    2013 Whitehead Lecture with Awards Ceremony Hosted by Dr. Dreesen<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Dr. Elizabeth B. Dreesen hosted the Awards Ceremony for this year\u2019s 2013 Whitehead Lecture Awards. A video of this ceremony can be found here.<\/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-david-ollila-now-a-distinguished-professor\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. David Ollila Now a Distinguished Professor\">\n                                    Dr. David Ollila Now a Distinguished Professor<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>We are very pleased to announce that Dr. David Ollila, MD of Oncology has been appointed as the James and Jesse Millis Distinguished Professor at the Department of Surgery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The $1.5 \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-david-ollila-now-a-distinguished-professor\/\">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\/anthony-g-charles-meets-with-bill-clinton-in-malawi\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Anthony G. Charles Meets With Bill Clinton in Malawi\">\n                                    Anthony G. Charles Meets With Bill Clinton in Malawi<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>(L-R, UNC Surgery Residents Anna Tyson and Melanie Sion, President Bill Clinton, UNC Trauma Surgeon Anthony Charles) Former President Bill Clinton met today with UNC Trauma Surgeon Anthony G. Charles in Malawi to discuss the care of burn patients in \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/anthony-g-charles-meets-with-bill-clinton-in-malawi\/\">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-colin-thomas-celebrates-95th-birthday\/\">\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-thomas-birthday-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-colin-thomas-celebrates-95th-birthday\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. Colin Thomas Celebrates 95th Birthday\">\n                                    Dr. Colin Thomas Celebrates 95th Birthday<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>On Friday, the Surgery Department celebrated with Dr. Colin G. Thomas, Jr. on the 95th anniversary of his birthday. Dr. Thomas was chairman of UNC\u2019s Department of Surgery for 18 years and was one of the first faculty members on \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-colin-thomas-celebrates-95th-birthday\/\">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-dreesen-presents-the-whitehead-lecture-and-awards-ceremony\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. Dreesen Presents the Whitehead Lecture and Awards Ceremony\">\n                                    Dr. Dreesen Presents the Whitehead Lecture and Awards Ceremony<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>The Whitehead Medical Society presents the Whitehead Lecture and Awards Ceremony\u2026 Doctoring: Learning, Language, and Luck Presented by Dr. Elizabeth B. Dreesen, MD, FACSAssociate Professor, Department of SurgeryTrauma Medical Director, University of NC Hospitals We invite you to come enjoy \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-dreesen-presents-the-whitehead-lecture-and-awards-ceremony\/\">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\/melissa-friend-recognized-among-very-best-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\/melissa-friend-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\/melissa-friend-recognized-among-very-best-at-unc\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Melissa Friend Recognized Among Very Best at UNC\">\n                                    Melissa Friend Recognized Among Very Best at UNC<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Congratulations to Melissa for being one of the 2013 Plus People award winners. Melissa is a Physician Assistant in the NC Jaycee Burn Center working with in all areas of patient care. We are so proud to have her in \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/melissa-friend-recognized-among-very-best-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\/unc-surgery-fellow-ashley-meagher-wins-nc-sc-acs-resident-paper-competition\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"UNC Surgery Fellow Ashley Meagher Wins NC\/SC ACS Resident Paper Competition\">\n                                    UNC Surgery Fellow Ashley Meagher Wins NC\/SC ACS Resident Paper Competition<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Ashley D. Meagher, MD, NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow in the UNC Department of Surgery, won the recent North Carolina\/South Carolina American College of Surgeons (NC\/SC ACS) Trauma\/Acute Care Surgery Resident Paper Competition. Her presentation was entitled \u201cGeographic Disparities in Post-hospitalization Rehabilitation After Traumatic Brain Injury,\u201d and was presented at this weekend\u2019s NC\/SC ACS meeting in Asheville, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/unc-surgery-fellow-ashley-meagher-wins-nc-sc-acs-resident-paper-competition\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about UNC Surgery Fellow Ashley Meagher Wins NC\/SC ACS Resident Paper Competition\">Read more<\/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\/september-26-2013-full-faculty-meeting\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"September 26, 2013 Full Faculty Meeting\">\n                                    September 26, 2013 Full Faculty Meeting<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>There will be a Department of Surgery Full Faculty Meeting on Thursday, September 26, 2013 from 5:00 \u2013 6:00 PM in G-100 Bondurant Hall. Please be sure to save this date on your calendars.<\/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-sheldons-obituary\/\">\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\/GFS93-2-64x64.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\/dr-sheldons-obituary\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr. Sheldon&#8217;s Obituary\">\n                                    Dr. Sheldon&#8217;s Obituary<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>George F. Sheldon, MD, FACS, FRCS Edin (Hon), FRCS Eng (Hon)(20 December 1934\u201316 June 2013) George F. Sheldon, MD, FACS, passed away on Sunday, June 16, 2013 after a short illness. He spent his last days at UNC Hospital surrounded \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-sheldons-obituary\/\">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-service-for-dr-keith-amos\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Memorial Service for Dr. Keith Amos\">\n                                    Memorial Service for Dr. Keith Amos<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Video of the Memorial Service A link to information regarding the Memorial Service for Dr. Keith Amos can be found here. This celebration of his life will occur at the Genome Sciences Building.<\/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\/melissa-friend-pa-receives-plus-people-award\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Melissa Friend, PA Receives Plus People Award\">\n                                    Melissa Friend, PA Receives Plus People Award<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>The Department of Surgery would like to congratulate Melissa Friend, PA in the Burn Center for receiving the Plus People Award on June 18, 2013. This honor is presented to UNC Health Care employees for their outstanding performance and service. The Plus People Awards were established to recognize people who exemplify the characteristics of one &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/melissa-friend-pa-receives-plus-people-award\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Melissa Friend, PA Receives Plus People Award\">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\/in-memoriam-dr-keith-amos\/\">\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\/kdamos-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\/in-memoriam-dr-keith-amos\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"In Memoriam: Keith D. Amos, MD\">\n                                    In Memoriam: Keith D. Amos, MD<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Our dear colleague, Dr. Keith Amos, died suddenly in Edinburgh, Scotland, while on a Dr. Claude Organ, Jr., Travel Award from the American College of Surgeons. We all hold in our thoughts his wife, Ahaji, and their three young daughters. \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/in-memoriam-dr-keith-amos\/\">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-memoriam-george-f-sheldon-md-facs\/\">\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\/sheldon_photo_chairman-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\/in-memoriam-george-f-sheldon-md-facs\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"In Memoriam: George F. Sheldon, MD, FACS\">\n                                    In Memoriam: George F. Sheldon, MD, FACS<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>It is with great sadness that we inform you about the passing of George F. Sheldon, MD, FACS, an icon in surgery and in the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Sheldon was with his family at the time of his \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/in-memoriam-george-f-sheldon-md-facs\/\">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\/unc-fetal-care-program-featured-on-wral\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"UNC Fetal Care Program featured on WRAL\">\n                                    UNC Fetal Care Program featured on WRAL<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>WRAL recently aired a segment on two surgeries that were performed at UNC Hospitals on babies during the time of c-section. UNC and Vanderbilt are the only hospitals in the Southeast to perform this procedure. To see the full story, \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/unc-fetal-care-program-featured-on-wral\/\">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\/advanced-practice-provider-center-appoints-14-to-app-council\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Advanced Practice Provider Center Appoints 14 to APP Council\">\n                                    Advanced Practice Provider Center Appoints 14 to APP Council<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>The Department of Surgery would like to congratulate Renee Adkins (Nurse Practicioner in Plastic Surgery) and Andy Shrilen (Physician\u2019s Assistant in Cardiothoracic Surgery) on being appointed to the Advanced Practice Provider Council. If you would like to read more about \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/advanced-practice-provider-center-appoints-14-to-app-council\/\">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\/haithcock-wins-friend-of-nursing-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\/haithcock-wins-friend-of-nursing-award-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Benjaimin Haithcock, MD, FACS, FCCP\">                            <\/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\/haithcock-wins-friend-of-nursing-award\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Haithcock Wins Friend of Nursing Award\">\n                                    Haithcock Wins Friend of Nursing Award<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>May 6 2013 \u2014 Ben Haithcock, MD, FACS, FCCP, has been awarded the Friend of Nursing Award from UNC Hospitals.<\/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\/kiser-and-ortiz-pujols-inducted-into-alpha-omega-alpha\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Kiser and Ortiz-Pujols Inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha\">\n                                    Kiser and Ortiz-Pujols Inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>May 03, 2013 \u2014 Two residents inducted into honor 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\/team-led-by-klauber-demore-uses-antibody-to-inhibit-tumor-growth\/\">\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\/team-led-by-klauber-demore-uses-antibody-to-inhibit-tumor-growth-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Angiosarcoma cells treated with a monoclonal antibody targeting SFRP2 (right) show a significant reduction compared to an untreated control (left). UNC\/Demore Lab\">                            <\/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\/team-led-by-klauber-demore-uses-antibody-to-inhibit-tumor-growth\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Team Led by Klauber-Demore uses Antibody to Inhibit Tumor Growth\">\n                                    Team Led by Klauber-Demore uses Antibody to Inhibit Tumor Growth<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>April 22, 2013 \u2014 A monoclonal antibody targeting a protein known as SFPR2 has been shown by researchers at the University of North Carolina to inhibit tumor growth in pre-clinical models of breast cancer and angiosarcoma.<\/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-receives-pluspeople-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-receives-pluspeople-award-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Megan Quintana\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a 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 Department of Surgery Faculty Promotions<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>March 1, 2013 \u2014 Four faculty members have received promotions within the department.<\/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\/sim-collab\/\">\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\/sim-collab-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"North Carolina Simulation Collaborative\">                            <\/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\/sim-collab\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Inaugural Meeting of the North Carolina Surgery Simulation Collaborative\">\n                                    Inaugural Meeting of the North Carolina Surgery Simulation Collaborative<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>January 11, 2013 \u2014 The January 5th meeting in Chapel Hill was attended by representatives from the six surgical programs in NC:  Brody School of Medicine, Carolinas Healthcare System, Duke University, New Hanover Medical Center, University of North Carolina, and Wake Forest School of Medicine.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                <\/ul>\n 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