5 years ago
Bubba Cunningham – UNC Director of Athletics
"It’s about doing things that are positive for you personally and from a health benefits standpoint." - Bubba Cunningham
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5 years ago
Ken Mack – Class of ’79, UNC Football Letterman and Former Assistant Coach
"You've got to get an annual physical that's top of the list. The second thing is you have to listen to your body. There is a tendency for us to ignore little things - "we're tough, we're guys we're tough." Pay attention to your body, if something is happening to you, get it looked at." - Ken Mack
5 years ago
Dr. Smith Receives Best of BCAN Award at 2019 Bladder Cancer Summit for Patients and Families
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
5 years ago
Dr. Sherry Ross Appointed Medical Director for the UNC Hospital’s Children’s Specialty Clinic
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
UNC Medical Student Brooke Namboodri Wins Harold C. Pillsbury, MD Student Research Award for Excellent Clinical Sciences Oral Presentation
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
Funding Approved For Pilot Analysis Of Bladder Carcinogens In The Urine Of Young Adult E-Cigarettes Users
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
AUA Assistant Secretary Dr. Angela Smith On Serving in Latin America and the Caribbean
"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 Appointed New Chair of the UCSF Department of Urology
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
UNC-led Study Comparing Tradeoffs Between Benefit, Harm, and Cost In Hematuria Evaluation Published in JAMA Internal Medicine
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
2019 Oncology Excellence Nursing Awards | Joan Martinho & Sondra Peloquin Recognized
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
Mathew Raynor, MD, FACS Elected to the UNC Faculty Physicians Board
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
Don’t Freak Out About Labial Adhesions
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.