{"id":13009,"date":"2021-07-02T09:56:05","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T13:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/?p=13009"},"modified":"2021-08-25T09:22:37","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T13:22:37","slug":"dr-meredith-kugar-wins-cefalo-house-officer-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/dr-meredith-kugar-wins-cefalo-house-officer-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Meredith Kugar Wins Cefalo House Officer Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13010\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2021\/07\/RES-PLS-KugarMeredith-170629-200.jpg\" alt=\"Meredith Kugar, MD\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/>Congratulations to Meredith Kugar, MD, Plastics PGY5, for receiving the Robert C. Cefalo House Officer Award, which\u00a0recognizes members of the Hospitals\u2019 house staff. Dr. Kugar was selected based on her demonstrated empathy for patients and their families, effectiveness in patient communications, advocacy for patient care, and professionalism. We are proud to have her represent the Department of Surgery and the Division of Plastic Surgery. Many thanks to Dr. Kugar for her exemplary service. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/facultyaffairs\/awards\/housestaff-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">More information<\/a> about the award.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations to Meredith Kugar, MD, Plastics PGY5, for receiving the Robert C. Cefalo House Officer Award, which\u00a0recognizes members of the Hospitals\u2019 house staff. Dr. Kugar was selected based on her demonstrated empathy for patients and their families, effectiveness in patient communications, advocacy for patient care, and professionalism. 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