News Archives | Department of Urology

UNC Urology is proud to be partnering with Outdoor MUSIC to extend a physician-led quality improvement program. UNC Urology is the first practice outside of the state of Michigan to collaborate with MUSIC with hopes of solidifying a sustainable model of collaborative learning and improvement.

Congratulations to Heather Schultz, FNP-C, MSN for being inducted into the Fellows Association of Urology Nurses and Associates (FAUNA).

Congratulations Drs. Elston Lafata and Smith for receiving two separate awards to improve the delivery, quality, and equity of care for patients facing cancer screening and treatment.

The Department of Urology at UNC-Chapel Hill delivers excellence in patient care, education, and research. In addition to their clinical work, our faculty are leaders nationally and internationally, advancing the field and mentoring the next generation of leaders in Urology. Please join us in celebrating the many recent accomplishments of the Department.

The AUA presented Dr. Angela Smith with the 2022 Gold Cystoscope Award, an award presented annually for outstanding contributions to the field of urology. Smith is being honored for her outstanding leadership and contributions in bladder cancer outcomes research and is only the 3 woman to earn the award since its inception in 1977.

Professor and Chair of Urology Matthew Nielsen, MD, MS, FACS opened the Malecare 2021 Prostate Cancer Patient Conference with a virtual Keynote and Dr. Angela Smith delivered a presentation on bladder cancer after prostate cancer.

Dr. Ray Tan, alongside co-investigators Alison Lazard, PhD, Lixin (LEE) Song, RN, PhD, FAAN, and Matthew Nielsen have been awarded a 3-year, $929,618 grant from the US Department of Defense to improve the decision-making experience for patients by personalizing how they receive information about their possible kidney cancer.

ACS NSQIP Recognizes UNC Hospitals for Achieving Meritorious Outcomes for Surgical Patient Care for the second year in a row.

Dr. Ray Tan, Assistant Professor of Urology and Urologic Oncology Fellowship Program Directory has been named the 2021-2022 James W. Woods Junior Faculty Award. The aim of the award is to support and retain promising young members of the UNC School of Medicine clinical faculty.

Congratulations to Karen Wynne, LPN one of UNC Urology's Triage Nurses on receiving one of the 2021 UNC Health Carolina Care All Star of the Year awards.

Congratulations to Dr. Tan for being selected to serve as an inaugural member of the Advisory Committee for the Prostate MR Image Quality Improvement Collaborative - a collaborative of the newly-formed American College of Radiology Learning Network.

More About Dr. Arora Dr. Hans Arora received his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, followed by Urology residency at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation Glickman Urologic & Kidney Institute. He went on to complete a pediatric urology fellowship at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, …

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UNC Urology Proud to Partner With Outdoor MUSIC Pilot

Heather Schultz, FNP-C, MSN Inducted into Fellows Association of Urology Nurses and Associates (FAUNA)

Elston Lafata and Smith Land Two Healthcare Delivery, Quality, and Equity Improvement Grants

2021: The Year in Review

American Urological Association Honors Smith With Gold Cystoscope Award

Nielsen Delivers Keynote and Smith Speaks at 2021 Prostate Cancer Patient Conference

Tan, Lazard, Song, and Nielsen Awarded Nearly $1M US Department of Defense Kidney Cancer Research Grant

UNC Named ACS NSQIP Meritorious Hospital for 2020 for Both ALL CASES and HIGH RISK CASES Categories

Tan Named 2021-2022 James W. Woods Junior Faculty Award

Karen Wynne, LPN Awarded UNC Health Carolina Care All Star of the Year

Tan To Serve on Advisory Committee for the Prostate MR Image Quality Improvement Collaborative

UNC Urology Welcomes Hans Arora, MD, PhD