4 years ago
Congratulations to Angela B. Smith, MD, MS, FACS on being presented with one of this year's Best of BCAN awards at the 2019 Bladder Cancer Summit for Patients and Families
4 years ago
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Sherry Ross was appointed the Medical Director for the UNC Hospital's Children's Specialty Clinic. In this role, Dr. Ross will be responsible for coordinating with providers and hospital leadership in efforts to improve clinical outcomes, patient safety, throughput, and patient/provider experience at each of the Specialty Clinic.
5 years ago
Brooke Namboodri, UNC Medical Student, Class of 2022 was honored with the “Excellent Clinical Sciences Oral Presentation” Award at this year’s Student Research Day for her work on predicting other cause mortality for men with prostate cancer. Brooke’s mentor for this project and another recent project supported by a prestigious AUA Summer Medical Student Fellowship was UNC Urology Assistant Professor Hung-Jui (Ray) Tan, MD, MSHPM.
5 years ago
A recently approved funding proposal through NC TraCS and NYU to characterize carcinogenic biomarkers found in the urine of young adult e-cigarette users will soon be underway. The proposal put together by UNC Urologist Dr. Marc Bjurlin, Dr. Ilona Jaspers, and Dr. Terry Gordon hopes to not only better understand the types of bladder cancer-causing biomarkers in e-cigarette user urine, but also strengthen the foundation for future e-cigarette research and regulations.
5 years ago
"I am honored to represent our AUA partners in Latin America and the Caribbean, who have welcomed me as family. The collaborations and new initiatives within Latin America are truly exciting, and I look forward to future opportunities on behalf of the AUA." - Angela B. Smith, MD, MS, FACS | AUA Assistant Secretary
5 years ago
Raj S. Pruthi, MD, MHA, FACS was recently appointed as the new chair of the UCSF Department of Urology effective January 1, 2020. Dr. Pruthi most recently served as the Rhodes Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Urology at UNC.
5 years ago
Hematuria, or blood in the urine, is commonly encountered in clinical practice, with over 2 million American patients referred to urologists annually. The association of this finding with occult urinary tract cancer led to the development of several guidelines, with differing recommendations for evaluation. A study led by investigators at UNC published in this week’s print edition of JAMA Internal Medicine explores the tradeoffs of these different approaches. Matthew Nielsen, Associate Professor of Urology and Adjunct Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Health Policy & Management, was the corresponding author for the study. Other UNC-affiliated investigators include Mihaela Georgieva, Stephanie Wheeler, and Daniel Erim, from the Department of Health Policy and Management, and Mathew Raynor from the Department of Urology.
5 years ago
It is with great pleasure to announce that Nurse Navigator Joan Martinho, RN, BSN, CURN, OCN and Intake Specialist Sondra Peloquin were nominated and recognized at the 2019 UNC Oncology Excellence Awards. These annual awards recognize oncology employees at UNC who demonstrate exceptional work and devotion to individuals with cancer, their families and the oncology profession.
5 years ago
About UNC Faculty Physicians UNC Faculty Physicians is the clinical service component of the UNC School of Medicine. Previously known as UNC Physicians and Associates, the name was changed at the beginning of 2013 to UNC Faculty Physicians to better reflect the academic focus of the School of Medicine clinical faculty. With more than 1,700 …
5 years ago
Courtney Rowe, MD, a urologist at Connecticut Children’s, discusses labial adhesions, a condition that affects about 2 percent of girls, most commonly between the ages of three months and 6 years old.
5 years ago
Time is of the essence when treating testicular torsion, a rare condition that affects about 1 in every 4,000 boys. That’s why urologist Dr. Courtney Rowe says, “I don’t want you to freak out, but I do want you to take this pretty seriously.”
5 years ago
David A. Zvara, MD, FAHA to Serve as Interim Chair of Department of Urology, effective September 11, 2019. During his time in this interim position, he will retain his current titles as Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology and Chief Operating Officer of UNC Faculty Physicians.
