News Archives | Department of Urology

This year’s Resident of the Year Award was given to Katy Reines, MD, and the Attending of the Year award was presented to Matthew Coward, MD, FACS

On Jun 18th, 2022 the UNC Department of Urology celebrated the graduations of the Resident Class of 2022 and our Andrology, Endourology/Minimally-Invasive Surgery, and Oncology Fellows.

Dr. Marc Bjurlin was recently interviewed by Dr. John Davis for the American Urological Association’s podcast, the AUA PUB Stream. On the podcast Drs. Bjurlin discussed his recent work on multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) and the standard operating procedures for diagnosis, staging, and management of prostate cancer.

Welcome to UNC - Residency Class of '27.

We are excited to welcome Zach Feuer, MD as our 2023-2025 Urologic Oncology Fellow.

Congratulations to Dr. Kathryn Hacker Gessner, MD, PhD who has been awarded one of BCAN’s 2022 John Quale Travel Fellowship Awards. This award will support Dr. Gessner’s attendance the 2022 BCAN Bladder Cancer Think Tank, which is being held this August in Denver, Colorado.

Dr. Ibardo Zambrano, has been selected to receive one of 2022's prestigious Pope Clinical Trainee Awards.

Congratulations to Katherine Chan, MD, MPH who has received a 2022 UNC Caregivers at Carolina Program Award. This award will further support Dr. Chan’s ongoing research in hypospadias care.

Dr. Angela Smith honored with SUO's 2020 Young Investigator Award. The Young Investigator Award recognizes clinical practice and/or basic research that has or will contribute to the improvement of clinical care and progress in science.

May is #BladderCancer awareness month, and as part of the annual campaign, the UNC Urology family joined the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN) on its annual Chapel Hill Event.

Congratulations to Dr. Friedlander on being awarded an NC TraCS $5-50K pilot grant. This grant will fund 1 year of Dr. Friedlander’s continued research into the medical and surgical management of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

The KOELIS® MRI Fusion Biopsy System was brought to UNC by the Prostate Cancer Diagnostic & Treatment Research Program. At the end of April 2022, Dr. Marc Bjurlin performed the first transperineal MRI-Ultrasound fusion prostate biopsies utilizing this new system.

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2022 End of Year Department of Urology Awards

Celebrating the Department of Urology’s 2022 Graduating Residents and Fellows

Bjurlin Featured on AUA’s Podcast About Prostate Cancer and mpMRI

Welcome UNC Urology Residency Class of ’27

UNC Urology matches Zach Feuer, MD for Urologic Oncology Fellowship

Dr. Kathryn Gessner Recipient of 2022 BCAN John Quale Travel Fellowship Award

Ibardo Zambrano, MD, MS Receives Prestigious Pope Clinical Trainee Award

Chan Awarded Funding from UNC Caregivers at Carolina Program for Latinx Adaptation of the Hypospadias Hub

Smith Talks Bladder Cancer on AUA’s Podcast – PUB Stream

UNC Urology Walks to End Bladder Cancer

Friedlander Awarded NC TraCS Pilot Grant to Lay Foundation for Point of Care Decision Aid for At-risk BPH Populations

KOELIS® MRI Fusion Biopsy System Introduced at UNC Health