2 weeks ago
We invite you and your guests to join us for an Alumni and Friends Reception to be held in conjunction with the American Urological Association 2024 Annual Meeting in San Antonio. Please join us Friday, May 3, 2024, from 6-8 p.m. in the Grand Hyatt (Crockett CD, located on the 4th floor). Appetizers and drinks will be served. RSVP's are kindly requested by April 17th.
3 weeks ago
A newly launched “Quality Improvement” (Q.I.) initiative further enhances the patient experience by implementing a systematic yet dynamic means of identifying best practices and measuring outcomes in order to enhance all aspects of the Department’s three core activities; 1) Patient Care, 2) Research, and 3) Education of tomorrow’s leading urologists.
4 weeks ago
Hung-Jui (Ray) Tan, MD, MSHPM has been named one of the American Urological Association’s 2024 Young Urologists of the Year Award Winners, representing the Southeastern Section of the AUA.
4 weeks ago
Dr. Kathryn Hacker Gessner, MD, PhD, has been honored with one of The American Society for Clinical Investigation’s (ASCI) 2024 Emerging-Generation Awards. This recognition underscores Dr. Gessner’s engagement and meaningful contributions as a physician-scientist.
4 weeks ago
Chosen by the Class of 2024 medical students as one of two distinguished faculty speakers to speak to them on Match Day, Dr. Angela Smith, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development and Professor of Urology, delivered a heartfelt message. Watch the video below. Dr. Smith focused on the theme of adventure, highlighting that …
1 month ago
This semester, Honors Carolina students will get engaging and thought-provoking classroom discussions with UNC Urology’s Chair, Dr. Matthew Nielsen, MD, MS, FACS.
1 month ago
Dr. David Friedlander has been nominated to present at the "Early-Career Investigator's Showcase" during the upcoming 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA).
2 months ago
A multi-center Phase 3 clinical trial named “QUILT” is exploring a potential new treatment that involves administering BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) combined with an experimental drug known as N-803 (Nogapendekin alfa inbakicept), with the goal of providing a synergistic therapeutic effect to some Bladder Cancer patients.
2 months ago
The first series of the Genitourinary (GU) Oncology Nursing Education Program, Prostate Cancer 101, is part of an initiative spearheaded by UNC Urology’s Mary Dunn, MSN, NP-C, OCN, RN is an online education series designed to equip nurses, advanced practice providers (APPs), and other healthcare professionals actively engaged in the care of genitourinary cancer patients.
2 months ago
UNC Urology's Drs. Katherine Chan, Kathryn Hacker Gessner, and Angela Smith represented at the SWIU's 13th Annual Clinical Mentoring Conference
2 months ago
UNC Urology Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Trials, Dr. Marc Bjurlin, spoke on a recent ABC11 Eyewitness News segment addressing Prostate Cancer Awareness. The segment, led by Bianca Holman, sheds light on the heightened risk for prostate cancer faced by black men.
2 months ago
Congratulations Charlene Brown (UNC School of Medicine), Maggie Stroud (Medical University of South Carolina), and Krupa Nathan (UNC School of Medicine) - our UNC Urology Residency Class of '29. We look forward to greeting you all in Chapel Hill later this year.
