{"id":7547,"date":"2018-10-11T11:18:46","date_gmt":"2018-10-11T15:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/?page_id=7547"},"modified":"2019-03-11T09:28:27","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T13:28:27","slug":"2011-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/aboutus\/department-news\/2011-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2011"},"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\/acs-newsscope-highlights-rowland-performance-courses\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"ACS NewsScope Highlights Rowland Performance Courses\">\n                                    ACS NewsScope Highlights Rowland Performance Courses<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>December 2, 2011 \u2014 The Dec. 2nd issue of NewsScope, the electronic weekly update from the American College of Surgeons, promoted Dr. Pamela Rowland\u2019s Oral Board Review courses scheduled for February and September of 2012.  The full text of the article:<\/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\/ollila-promotion\/\">\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\/ollila-promotion-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\/ollila-promotion\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Ollila Promoted to Full Professor\">\n                                    Ollila Promoted to Full Professor<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>December 1, 2011 \u2014 Dr. David Ollila, in the Division of Surgical Oncology, has been promoted to Professor of Surgery effective December 1, 2011.<\/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\/rich-recieves-dod-funding-to-develop-plasma-substitute-drug\/\">\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\/rich-recieves-dod-funding-to-develop-plasma-substitute-drug-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Preston Rich, MD, MBA, FACS, and professoro in Critical Care\">                            <\/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\/rich-recieves-dod-funding-to-develop-plasma-substitute-drug\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Rich Receives DOD Funding to Develop Plasma Substitute\">\n                                    Rich Receives DOD Funding to Develop Plasma Substitute<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>November 17, 2011 \u2013 The Department of Defense has awarded Entegrion, of which Dr. Preston Rich is Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, $43.7 million to develop a plasma-derived drug that may someday be a substitute for fresh frozen plasma.<\/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-sheldon-participates-in-conference-on-gme-education-reform\/\">\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-sheldon-participates-in-conference-on-gme-education-reform-image2-64x64.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-sheldon-participates-in-conference-on-gme-education-reform\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Sheldon Participates in Conference on GME Education Reform\">\n                                    Sheldon Participates in Conference on GME Education Reform<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>November 18, 2011 \u2014 Dr. Sheldon recently participated in a conference sponsored by the Josiah Macy Foundation, entitled \u201cEnsuring an Effective Physician Workforce for the United States: Recommendations for Graduate Medical Education to Meet the Needs of the Public\u201d that was held in Atlanta, Georgia earlier this 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\/kircher-recognized-for-nursing-excellence\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Kircher and Schultz Recognized for Nursing Excellence\">\n                                    Kircher and Schultz Recognized for Nursing Excellence<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>November 15, 2011 \u2014 Amanda Kircher, RN, and Heather Schultz, NP, were presented with the 2011 Nursing Recognition Award at today\u2019s semi-annual School of Medicine Medical Staff Meeting.<\/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\/yeh-wallen-recieve-faculty-promotions\/\">\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\/yeh-wallen-recieve-faculty-promotions-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Jen Jen Yeh (left) and Dr. Eric Wallen (right)\">                            <\/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\/yeh-wallen-recieve-faculty-promotions\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Wallen and Yeh Recieve Faculty Promotions\">\n                                    Wallen and Yeh Recieve Faculty Promotions<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>November 1, 2011 \u2014 The Department of Surgery is pleased to announce the promotion of two faculty members.<\/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\/ollila-advocates-for-melanoma-surgery-research\/\">\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\/ollila-advocates-for-melanoma-surgery-research-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. David Ollila is an associate professor in the department of surgery, specializing in general surgical oncology, applications of sentinel node technology, breast diseases, novel therapies for metastatic melanoma, endocrine surgery.\">                            <\/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\/ollila-advocates-for-melanoma-surgery-research\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Ollila Advocates for Melanoma Surgery Research\">\n                                    Ollila Advocates for Melanoma Surgery Research<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>October 25, 2011 \u2013 Dr. David Ollila, associate professor of surgical oncology, was recently featured in The Lancet with an editorial discussing current and future melanoma surgery 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\/haithcock-gets-dual-appointments\/\">\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-gets-dual-appointments-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Benjamin E. Haithcock\">                            <\/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-gets-dual-appointments\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Haithcock Gets Dual Appointments\">\n                                    Haithcock Gets Dual Appointments<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>October 21, 2011 \u2014 Benjamin E. Haithcock, M.D., assistant professor in the UNC Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, holds a joint appointment as assistant professor in the UNC Department of Anesthesiology as of Oct. 15, 2011.<\/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\/nobel-prize\/\">\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\/nobel-prize-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ellen Johnson Sirleaf\">                            <\/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\/nobel-prize\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"UNC Professor Celebrates Aunt&#8217;s Nobel Prize\">\n                                    UNC Professor Celebrates Aunt&#8217;s Nobel Prize<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>October 10, 2011 \u2014 Dr. Estrada Bernard, professor emeritus and Chief of UNC\u2019s Division of Neurosurgery from 1997 through 2004, shared news that his aunt, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, was among those awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2011.<\/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\/farrell-awarded-fellowship-grant\/\">\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\/farrell-awarded-fellowship-grant-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\/farrell-awarded-fellowship-grant\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Farrell Awarded Fellowship Grant\">\n                                    Farrell Awarded Fellowship Grant<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>The Foundation for Surgical Fellowships has announced that Dr. Tim Farrell, Professor in Gastrointestinal Surgery, has qualified for a fellowship grant for the 2012-2013 academic 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\/new-attendings-sept11\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"UNC Department of Surgery Welcomes New Attendings September 2011\">\n                                    UNC Department of Surgery Welcomes New Attendings September 2011<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>September 20, 2011 \u2014 The Department of Surgery would like to welcome the following new Attendings to our faculty:<\/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\/chancellor-presents-sheldon-with-thomas-jefferson-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\/chancellor-presents-sheldon-with-thomas-jefferson-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\/chancellor-presents-sheldon-with-thomas-jefferson-award\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Chancellor Presents Sheldon with Thomas Jefferson Award\">\n                                    Chancellor Presents Sheldon with Thomas Jefferson Award<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>September 16, 2011 \u2014 George F. Sheldon, MD, is the 2011 recipient of the Thomas Jefferson 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\/farrell-serves-as-secretary-treasurer-in-acs-nc-chapter\/\">\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\/farrell-serves-as-secretary-treasurer-in-acs-nc-chapter-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\/farrell-serves-as-secretary-treasurer-in-acs-nc-chapter\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Farrell Serves as Secretary\/Treasurer in ACS NC Chapter\">\n                                    Farrell Serves as Secretary\/Treasurer in ACS NC Chapter<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>September 16, 2011 \u2014 The North Carolina Chapter of the American College of Surgeons has posted the following article in the Sept. 16 issue of its electronic newsletter, E-News:<\/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\/lee-recieves-grant-to-study-post-mastectomy-breast-reconstruction-surgery-decision-making\/\">\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\/lee-recieves-grant-to-study-post-mastectomy-breast-reconstruction-surgery-decision-making-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\/lee-recieves-grant-to-study-post-mastectomy-breast-reconstruction-surgery-decision-making\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Lee Receives Grant to Study Reconstruction Decision-Making\">\n                                    Lee Receives Grant to Study Reconstruction Decision-Making<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>September 15, 2011 \u2014 Clara Lee, MD, Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery, has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to study patients\u2019 decision-making process to undergo breast reconstruction surgery following mastectomy.<\/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-surgery-clinics-among-top-five-for-patient-satisfaction\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Two Surgery Clinics Among Top Five for Patient Satisfaction\">\n                                    Two Surgery Clinics Among Top Five for Patient Satisfaction<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>September 15, 2011 \u2014 The Burn Clinic and Surgical Oncology Minor Procedure Clinic were voted by patients as among the top five for the most recent quarter.<\/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\/wral-features-rupp-led-sponge-study\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"WRAL features Rupp-Led Sponge Study\">\n                                    WRAL features Rupp-Led Sponge Study<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>September 8, 2011 \u2014 Dr. Christopher Rupp, Assistant Professor in Gastrointestinal Surgery, was the principal investigator of a study featured on WRAL.com<\/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\/garrison-and-reid-win-kaiser-award-for-excellence-in-teaching\/\">\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\/garrison-and-reid-win-kaiser-award-for-excellence-in-teaching-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\/garrison-and-reid-win-kaiser-award-for-excellence-in-teaching\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Garrison and Reid Win Kaiser Award for Excellence in Teaching\">\n                                    Garrison and Reid Win Kaiser Award for Excellence in Teaching<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>August 24, 2011 \u2013 Doctors Aaron Garrison and Trista Reid have been awarded the 2011 Kaiser Permanent Excellence in Teaching 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\/jones-nctracs\/\">\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\/jones-nctracs-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Samuel W. Jones, MD, FACS\">                            <\/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\/jones-nctracs\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Jones Accepted into NC TraCS Development Program\">\n                                    Jones Accepted into NC TraCS Development Program<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Samuel Jones, was recently accepted into the KL2 program run by the North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute (NC TraCS).<\/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-from-surgery-included-in-great-100-nurses-of-nc\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Two from Surgery Included in &#8220;Great 100 Nurses&#8221; of NC\">\n                                    Two from Surgery Included in &#8220;Great 100 Nurses&#8221; of NC<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>August 18, 2011 \u2014 Of the five UNC Health Care nurses named to the list of North Carolina\u2019s \u201cGreat 100 Nurses\u201d for 2011, two are affiliated with the Dept. of Surgery.<\/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\/sicu-wins-beacon-award\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"SICU Wins Beacon Award\">\n                                    SICU Wins Beacon Award<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>August 18, 2011 \u2013 Surgery Services is proud to announce that the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) received the Beacon Award for Excellence at the bronze level by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.<\/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\/surgery-physicians-featured-in-new-cancer-care-commercials\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Surgeons Featured in New Cancer Care Commercials\">\n                                    Surgeons Featured in New Cancer Care Commercials<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>August 11, 2011\u2013 Several surgery physicians are featured in a set of commercials promoting UNC Cancer Care that will air  across North Carolina beginning Monday, August 15th.<\/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\/stizenberg-quoted-in-latest-nci-cancer-bulletin\/\">\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\/stizenberg-quoted-in-latest-nci-cancer-bulletin-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Karen Stitzenberg, MD, MPH\">                            <\/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\/stizenberg-quoted-in-latest-nci-cancer-bulletin\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Stitzenberg Quoted in Latest NCI Cancer Bulletin\">\n                                    Stitzenberg Quoted in Latest NCI Cancer Bulletin<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>August 11, 2011\u2013 Karyn Stitzenberg, MD, MPH, is quoted in an article entitled \u201cTracking the Rise of Robotic Surgery for Prostate Cancer\u201d in the August 9th issue of the NCI Cancer Bulletin.<\/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\/new-attendings-aug11\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"UNC Department of Surgery Welcomes New Attendings August 2011\">\n                                    UNC Department of Surgery Welcomes New Attendings August 2011<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>August 10, 2011 \u2014 The Department of Surgery would like to welcome the following new Attendings to our faculty:<\/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\/second-chance-for-jakeina\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Second Chance for Jakeina\">\n                                    Second Chance for Jakeina<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>July 21, 2010 \u2014 Sixteen-year-old Jakeina Sutton receives a second heart as well as a new kidney.<\/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\/fraher-awarded-grant-to-track-physician-shortages\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Fraher Awarded Grant to Track Physician Shortages\">\n                                    Fraher Awarded Grant to Track Physician Shortages<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>July 20, 2011 \u2014 The Physicians Foundation has awarded Erin Fraher, PhD, a two-year, $750,000 grant to develop a tracking system that will monitor the country\u2019s physician workforce in hopes of anticipating shortages.<\/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\/woods\/\">\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\/Woods-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\/woods\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"UNC Department of Surgery Welcomes Dr. Michael Woods\">\n                                    UNC Department of Surgery Welcomes Dr. Michael Woods<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>July 18, 2011 \u2014 The Department of Surgery would like to welcome the following new Attending to our faculty:<\/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\/ch-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\/ch-magazine-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\/ch-magazine\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Chapel Hill Magazine Names UNC Plastic Surgery the &#8220;Best&#8221;\">\n                                    Chapel Hill Magazine Names UNC Plastic Surgery the &#8220;Best&#8221;<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>July 18, 2011 \u2014 The July\/August 2011 edition of Chapel Hill Magazine names the \u201cBest of Chapel Hill Awards.\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\/acs-resident-research-forum\/\">\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\/acs-resident-research-forum-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\/acs-resident-research-forum\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"UNC Surgery Well Represented at ACS Resident Research Forum\">\n                                    UNC Surgery Well Represented at ACS Resident Research Forum<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>July 18, 2011 \u2014 Several general surgery residents participated in the Resident Research Forum at the North and South Carolina Chapters of the American College of Surgeons, held in Asheville, NC, on July 15-17.<\/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\/udell\/\">\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\/udell-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Udell wakeboarding at sunset. Photo by Ty Udell.\">                            <\/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\/udell\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Vital Signs Features Udell in &#8220;real doctors, real people&#8221;\">\n                                    Vital Signs Features Udell in &#8220;real doctors, real people&#8221;<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>July 13, 2011 \u2014 Dr. Ian Udell, a resident in urological surgery at UNC Hospitals, is also an accomplished wakeboarder sponsored by O\u2019Brien Watersports.<\/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-kiser-announced-as-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\/09\/dr-kiser-announced-as-chief-of-cardiothoracic-surgery-at-unc-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Andy C. Kiser, M.D.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/dr-kiser-announced-as-chief-of-cardiothoracic-surgery-at-unc-image2-64x64.jpeg 64w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/dr-kiser-announced-as-chief-of-cardiothoracic-surgery-at-unc-image2-427x420.jpeg 427w\" 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\/dr-kiser-announced-as-chief-of-cardiothoracic-surgery-at-unc\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Kiser Named Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery\">\n                                    Kiser Named Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>July 1, 2011 \u2014 Dr. Andy Kiser, recognized as an international leader in arrhythmia surgery, has been named the new Chief of UNC\u2019s Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery.  He succeeds Dr. Micheal Mill, who led the division as interim chief from 1998 to 1999 and as chief from 2000 to 2011.<\/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\/new-titles-for-farrell-and-van-aalst\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"New Titles for Farrell and van Aalst\">\n                                    New Titles for Farrell and van Aalst<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>July 1, 2011 \u2014 Promotions for Tim Farrell, MD, and John van Aalst, MD, are effective July 1.<\/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\/top-reg-docs\/\">\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\/top-reg-docs-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\/top-reg-docs\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Castle Connolly Names &#8216;Top Regional Doctors&#8217;\">\n                                    Castle Connolly Names &#8216;Top Regional Doctors&#8217;<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>June 17, 2011 \u2014 Thirty UNC Health Care physicians, including eight from the Department of Surgery, have been recognized as \u201ctop regional doctors\u201d by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.<\/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\/meyers-nytimes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Meyers Published in The New York Times\">\n                                    Meyers Published in The New York Times<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>June 6, 2011 \u2014 Dr. Michael Meyers\u2019 letter to the editor was published in the June 4, 2011 issue of The New York Times.<\/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\/lee-promo\/\">\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\/lee-promo-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\/lee-promo\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Lee Promoted to Associate Professor\">\n                                    Lee Promoted to Associate Professor<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>June 1, 2011 \u2014 Clara Lee, MD, was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure, effective June 1, 2011.<\/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\/2011cefalo\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Three from Surgery Honored with Cefalo House Officer Award\">\n                                    Three from Surgery Honored with Cefalo House Officer Award<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>May 31, 2011 \u2014 The annual presentation of the Dr. Robert C. Cefalo House Officer Award occurred at Tuesday\u2019s UNC SOM Spring Faculty Meeting.<\/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\/demore-study\/\">\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\/demore-study-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\/demore-study\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"DeMore Study Identifies Growth Inhibitor for Breast Cancer\">\n                                    DeMore Study Identifies Growth Inhibitor for Breast Cancer<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>May 27, 2011 \u2013 A UNC laboratory study led by Dr. Nancy DeMore has found that Tacrolimus, a drug commonly used to prevent a patient\u2019s body from rejecting organs following a transplant, also inhibits breast cancer growth in pre-clinical studies. The findings of the study were reported in the May 26 Public Library of Science.<\/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\/lee-named-health-policy-scholar\/\">\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\/lee-named-health-policy-scholar-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\/lee-named-health-policy-scholar\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Lee Named Health Policy Scholar\">\n                                    Lee Named Health Policy Scholar<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>May 26, 2011 \u2014 Clara Lee, MD, was named a 2011 Health Policy Scholar with the American College of Surgeons and American Society of Plastic 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\/shattuck-st-marys\/\">\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\/shattuck-st-marys-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\/shattuck-st-marys\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Thomas Awarded Distinguished Alumni of Shattuck-St. Mary&#8217;s\">\n                                    Thomas Awarded Distinguished Alumni of Shattuck-St. Mary&#8217;s<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>May 26, 2011 \u2014 Colin G. Thomas, Jr., was recognized as the 2011 Distinguished Alumni of Shattuck-Saint Mary\u2019s, a coeducational Episcopal Church-affiliated boarding school located in Faribault, Minnesota.<\/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\/n-c-childrens-hospital-ranked-as-one-of-nations-best\/\">\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\/nc-childrens-hospital-ranked-as-one-of-nations-best-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\/n-c-childrens-hospital-ranked-as-one-of-nations-best\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"NC Children&#8217;s Hospital Ranked as One of Nation&#8217;s Best\">\n                                    NC Children&#8217;s Hospital Ranked as One of Nation&#8217;s Best<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>May 19, 2011 \u2013 North Carolina Children\u2019s Hospital at UNC Hospitals has been ranked in six of 10 U.S. News Media Group\u2019s \u201cAmerica\u2019s Best Children\u2019s Hospitals\u201d ranking categories, including a Top 50 ranking in Cardiology and Heart 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\/famhousekiser\/\">\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\/FamHouseKiser-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Kiser\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/FamHouseKiser-image2-64x64.jpeg 64w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/FamHouseKiser-image2-427x420.jpeg 427w\" 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\/famhousekiser\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Kiser Featured in Family House Diaries\">\n                                    Kiser Featured in Family House Diaries<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>May 19, 2011 \u2014 A new heart and a new kidney have given a 28-year-old Wilson woman a second chance at life.<\/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\/pedschief\/\">\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\/PedsChief-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\/pedschief\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Adamson Named Chief of Pediatric Surgery\">\n                                    Adamson Named Chief of Pediatric Surgery<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>May 18, 2011 \u2014 William Adamson, MD, has been named Chief of the Division of Pediatric 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\/carson-presented-with-distinguished-contribution-award-at-annual-aua-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\/carson-presented-with-distinguished-contribution-award-at-annual-aua-meeting-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\/carson-presented-with-distinguished-contribution-award-at-annual-aua-meeting\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Carson presented with Distinguished Contribution Award at Annual AUA Meeting\">\n                                    Carson presented with Distinguished Contribution Award at Annual AUA Meeting<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>May 18, 2011 \u2013 At the Annual AUA Awards Dinner, Dr. Culley Carson, from the Division of Urologic Surgery withing the UNC Department of Surgery, was presented with the \u201cDistinguished Contribution Award,\u201d presented annually to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the science and practice of urology.<\/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\/urotopfive\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Urology One of Top Five Clinics in Patient Satisfaction\">\n                                    Urology One of Top Five Clinics in Patient Satisfaction<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>May 13, 2011 \u2014 The Ambulatory Patient Experience Team has named the top five clinics for the first quarter of 2011 as determined by UNC Health Care\u2019s patient satisfaction scores.<\/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\/revampedor\/\">\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\/RevampedOR-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\/revampedor\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Revamped OR Makes Surgery Less Scary For Kids\">\n                                    Revamped OR Makes Surgery Less Scary For Kids<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>May 6, 2011 \u2013 UNC Hospitals, which performs over 5,000 general pediatric surgeries every year,  has redesigned its pediatric surgery operating room to help make children less anxious about their visit.<\/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\/som-speaker\/\">\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\/SOM-speaker-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\/som-speaker\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Charles Speaks at SOM Commencement\">\n                                    Charles Speaks at SOM Commencement<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>May 9, 2011 \u2014 Anthony Charles, MD, was invited by graduating medical students to speak at the May 7 commencement ceremony.<\/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\/unger-presented-henry-c-fordham-award\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Unger Presented Henry C. Fordham Award\">\n                                    Unger Presented Henry C. Fordham Award<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>May 9, 2011 \u2014 General Surgery Chief Resident Joshua Unger was honored at the 2011 School of Medicine  Commencement ceremony with the Henry C. Fordham 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\/feins-and-schmits-honored-as-part-of-nursing-staff-recognition-week\/\">\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\/feins-and-schmits-honored-as-part-of-nursing-staff-recognition-week-image2-64x64.gif\" 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\/feins-and-schmits-honored-as-part-of-nursing-staff-recognition-week\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Feins and Schmits honored as part of Nursing Staff Recognition Week\">\n                                    Feins and Schmits honored as part of Nursing Staff Recognition Week<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>May 6, 2011 \u2014 Grace Schmits, BSN, RN, NC Jaycee Burn Center, and Rick Feins, MD, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, were recently honored as part of UNC Health Care\u2019s \u201cCelebrate Success\u201d 2011 Nursing Staff Recognition Week.<\/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\/feins-wins-grant-to-study-surgical-simulation-training\/\">\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\/feins-wins-grant-to-study-surgical-simulation-training-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Richard H. Feins, 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\/feins-wins-grant-to-study-surgical-simulation-training\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Feins Wins Grant to Study Surgical Simulation Training\">\n                                    Feins Wins Grant to Study Surgical Simulation Training<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>April 27, 2011 \u2014 The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has awarded a three-year, $1.05 million grant to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to study use of simulators for cardiac surgery training. The multi-institution project will study whether resident physicians who are learning cardiothoracic surgery can become safer surgeons by using surgery simulators to acquire skills before they operate on people.<\/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\/fraher-consulted-on-physician-shortage-article\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Fraher Consulted on Physician Shortage Article\">\n                                    Fraher Consulted on Physician Shortage Article<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>April 4, 2011 \u2014 Erin Fraher, PhD, is quoted in an article in today\u2019s \u201cDaily Tar Heel.\u201d<\/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\/jones-lecture-welcomes-new-alpha-omega-alpha-inductees\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Jones Lecture welcomes new Alpha Omega Alpha inductees\">\n                                    Jones Lecture welcomes new Alpha Omega Alpha inductees<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>April 1, 2011 \u2014 Dr. Sam Jones gave the spring lecture at the induction ceremony of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, where trauma surgeon, Dr. Anthony Charles, was an inductee.<\/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\/kiser-offers-novel-treatment-for-atrial-fibrillation\/\">\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\/kiser-offers-novel-treatment-for-atrial-fibrillation-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\/kiser-offers-novel-treatment-for-atrial-fibrillation\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Kiser Offers Novel Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation\">\n                                    Kiser Offers Novel Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>March 29, 2011 \u2014 The \u201cConvergent\u201d procedure, pioneered by Andy Kiser, a UNC cardiac surgeon, is  an innovative, minimally invasive procedure that provides  effective treatment of patients with chronic atrial fibrillation.<\/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\/kim-abcnews\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"64\" height=\"51\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/kim-abcnews-image2-64x51.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\/kim-abcnews\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Kim Cited in ABC News Article\">\n                                    Kim Cited in ABC News Article<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>March 10, 2011 \u2014 ABC News consulted UNC surgical oncologist Hong Jin Kim, MD, for a Healthbeat article on pancreatic cancer.<\/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\/lange-warns-of-atv-dangers-on-wral-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\/lange-warns-of-atv-dangers-on-wral-news-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\/lange-warns-of-atv-dangers-on-wral-news\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Lange Warns of ATV Dangers on WRAL News\">\n                                    Lange Warns of ATV Dangers on WRAL News<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>March 1, 2011 \u2014 A WRAL News story about an ATV accident victim highlights two members of the UNC Pediatric Surgery team: Patty Lange, MD, and Robin DeLoach, NP.<\/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\/weiner-featured-on-rex-healthbreak\/\">\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\/weiner-featured-on-rex-healthbreak-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\/weiner-featured-on-rex-healthbreak\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Weiner Featured on Rex HealthBreak\">\n                                    Weiner Featured on Rex HealthBreak<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>March 1, 2011 \u2014 Pediatric surgeon Timothy Weiner, MD, is featured in this week\u2019s HealthBreak, a 90-second news clip produced by Rex Healthcare.<\/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\/first-gentleman-eaves-visits-burn-center-on-30th-anniversary\/\">\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\/first-gentleman-eaves-visits-burn-center-on-30th-anniversary-image2-64x64.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"First Gentleman Eaves, center, with Drs. Anthony Meyer and Bruce Cairns\">                            <\/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\/first-gentleman-eaves-visits-burn-center-on-30th-anniversary\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"First Gentleman Eaves Visits Burn Center on 30th Anniversary\">\n                                    First Gentleman Eaves Visits Burn Center on 30th Anniversary<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>February 24, 2011 \u2014 Mr. Bob Eaves, First Gentleman of North Carolina, visited the N.C. Jaycee Burn Center at UNC Hospitals yesterday to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Burn Center, which opened Feb. 23, 1981.<\/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\/new-consult-service-for-severe-acute-pancreatitis\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"New Consult Service for Severe Acute Pancreatitis\">\n                                    New Consult Service for Severe Acute Pancreatitis<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>February 25, 2011 \u2014 The Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, in conjunction with the Divisions of Gastroenterology and Interventional Radiology, as well as the Medical Intensive Care Service, have established this consultation service with the goal of expediting and directing care for patients with acute pancreatitis and the complications that may develop from it.<\/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\/rowland-joins-unc-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\/rowland-joins-unc-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\/rowland-joins-unc-surgery\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Rowland Joins UNC Surgery\">\n                                    Rowland Joins UNC Surgery<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>February 15, 2011 \u2014 The Department of Surgery is pleased to announce the appointment of  Dr. Pamela A. Rowland as the first Associate Chair of Education in 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\/weiner-promotion\/\">\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\/weiner-promotion-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\/weiner-promotion\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Weiner Promoted to Full Professor\">\n                                    Weiner Promoted to Full Professor<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>February 9, 2011 \u2014 Dr. Tim Weiner, in the Division of Pediatric Surgery, has been promoted to Professor of Surgery effective February 9, 2011.<\/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\/top-doctors\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"&#8220;America&#8217;s Top Doctors&#8221; Includes Nine from Surgery\">\n                                    &#8220;America&#8217;s Top Doctors&#8221; Includes Nine from Surgery<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>February 8, 2011 \u2014 Castle Connolly has named \u201cAmerica\u2019s Top Doctors,\u201d which it bases on an annual survey and research.  The 2011 list includes nine physicians on faculty with the Department of Surgery.<\/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\/international-medical-outreach-program-wins-medical-achievement-award\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"International Medical Outreach Program wins Medical Achievement Award\">\n                                    International Medical Outreach Program wins Medical Achievement Award<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>January 21, 2011 \u2014 Program headed by Dr. Francis Robiscek, UNC Surgery affiliate at Carolinas Medical Center, wins an award for medical achievement in Central America.<\/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\/meyer-appointed-to-family-house-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\/meyer-appointed-to-family-house-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\/meyer-appointed-to-family-house-board-of-directors\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Meyer Appointed to Family House Board of Directors\">\n                                    Meyer Appointed to Family House Board of Directors<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>January 10, 2011 \u2014 Anthony Meyer, MD, PhD, Chair of the Department of Surgery, has been appointed to the 2011 Board of Directors of UNC Hospitals SECU Family House.<\/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\/geriaticgrant\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dreesen, Meyer and Stafford Participants on Geriatic Care Grant\">\n                                    Dreesen, Meyer and Stafford Participants on Geriatic Care Grant<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>January 6, 2011 \u2014 The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation has awarded a $1.5 million grant for the development of a program on \u201cNext Steps in Physicians\u2019 Training in Geriatrics.\u201d  Principle investigator is Jan Busby-Whitehead, MD, Director of the UNC Center for Aging and Health in the Division of Geriatric Medicine.<\/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\/van-aalst-featured-in-southern-neighbor\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"van Aalst Featured in &#8220;Southern Neighbor&#8221;\">\n                                    van Aalst Featured in &#8220;Southern Neighbor&#8221;<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>January 3, 2011 \u2014 The extraordinary volunteer efforts of UNC plastic surgeon, John van Aalst, MD, and local dentist, Bilal Saib, DDS, to treat pediatric cleft palate patients in the West Bank are featured in the current edition of \u201cSouthern Neighbor.\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\/pruthi-assumes-leadership-of-urologic-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\/pruthi-assumes-leadership-of-urologic-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\/pruthi-assumes-leadership-of-urologic-surgery\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Pruthi Assumes Leadership of Urologic Surgery\">\n                                    Pruthi Assumes Leadership of Urologic Surgery<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p><\/p>\n<p>January 3, 2011 \u2014 Raj Pruthi, MD, has been appointed Chief of the Division of Urologic Surgery effective January 1, 2011.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                <\/ul>\n    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