Bradley Olson, Author at Department of Urology

Angela Smith, MD, MS has been awarded one of the 2020 Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prizes for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement for her groundbreaking and innovative research at UNC.

Participate in fun activities and meditations via Zoom sessions and learn tools to help navigate the emotional ups and downs of being a teen.

The Campaign for Southern Equality is collecting stories from those who have faced discrimination in a healthcare setting.

Congratulations to Marc Bjurlin, MD along with co-investigators Drs. Rebecca Fry, and William Kim, MD on their recent UNC Lineberger Innovation Award for “Evaluating the carcinogenic effects of electronic cigarettes on the urothelium.”

The Department of Urology would like to extend its congratulations to Dr. Matthew Coward on his recent election to the Board of the Society for the Study of Male Reproduction (SSMR). Dr. Coward will serve a 2-year term on the Board and is currently holding the position as the Member-At-Large.

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Congratulations to Dr. Kristy Borawski, Associate Professor of Urology for her nomination and selection into the Academic Career Leadership Academy in Medicine (ACCLAIM) program.

That struggle inspired Willey to start Hands of Hope, a program that drew on her familiarity with the UNC hospitals and her desire to improve cancer care for patients in the Outer Banks. The program, which offered rides to UNC hospitals as well as other services, grew in leaps and bounds, and Willey has since passed the reins to new leaders. “It’s like watching your baby grow up,” she said.

Members of the department celebrated the graduates of 2020 and Resident of the Year Dr. Solomon Hayon and Attending of the Year Dr. Richard Sutherland.

The Department of Urology would like to extend its congratulations to Dr. Matthew Coward on his recent elections to the Board of the Society for Male Reproduction and Urology (SMRU). Dr. Coward will serve a 3-year term on the Board and is currently holding the position as the Member-At-Large.

Dr. Brad Figler received the 2019-2020 faculty LGBTIQA+ Advocacy Award for his work creating the UNC Transgender Health Program as a way to support coordination and quality of care for transgender patients.

Dr. Matthew Nielsen, Professor and Interim Chair of the Department, was a panelist and contributing author to the American Urological Association’s new 2020 Guideline for the evaluation of hematuria, released this week. The guideline will be presented by panel co-Chairs at the AUA Live Virtual Experience at 3:45pm on Saturday, June 27.

Author Archives: Bradley Olson

2020 Hettleman Prize Awarded to Dr. Angela Smith

UNC Research Study Offers Online Mindfulness & Self-compassion Course for Transgender or Gender-Expansive Teens

Campaign for Southern Equality: Have You Experienced Anti-Transgender Healthcare Discrimination?

Drs. Bjurlin, Fry, and Kim Awarded Lineberger Innovation Award for Evaluating the Carcinogenic Effects of E-Cigarettes on the Urothelium

Matthew Coward, MD, FACS Elected to Board of the Society for the Study of Male Reproduction

Protected: Ruth Downey, RN Selected as a 2020 Great 100 Nurse of N.C.!

Dr. Kristy Borawski Selected for UNC’s Academic Career Leadership Academy in Medicine (ACCLAIM)

Patient a Friend to Others on Bladder Cancer Journey

Celebrating the Resident Class of 2020

Matthew Coward, MD, FACS Elected to Board for the Society for Male Reproduction and Urology

Dr. Brad Figler Receives 2019-2020 Faculty LGBTIQA+ Advocacy Award

New 2020 AUA Hematuria Guidelines