7 years ago
17th Annual Floyd A. Fried Advances in Urology Symposium
This year’s symposium featured keynote presentations from: Thank you to all who attended this year’s symposium and we look forward to hosting you again next year.
Category: News
7 years ago
UNC Children’s Named to U.S. News’ “Best Children’s Hospitals” for 11th Straight Year
Chapel Hill, N.C. – June 25, 2019 – UNC Children’s has been ranked among the nation’s top children’s hospitals, according to U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals 2019-2020.” UNC Children’s is nationally ranked in seven subspecialties, with two in the top 20. UNC Children’s is ranked 16th in the nation for diabetes and …
7 years ago
Urologic Oncology Fellowship Receives Accreditation From SUO
About The Society of Urologic Oncology The SUO was created in 1984 to enable qualified members interested in improving the care of patients with malignant genitourinary diseases. Learn More About SUO Fellowships
7 years ago
Dr. Matthew Coward Participates in the AUA/JUA Academic Exchange Program
During his time at Kobe University with andrologists Dr. Chiba and Dr. Okada, Dr. Coward noted that their Urology Department, including how it functions as a residency training program, the types of procedures they do, their surgical techniques and equipment, and overall urological care in Japan, are remarkably similar to ours here in the United …
7 years ago
Yousef Abu-Salha, MD: Serving The Underserved
After graduating this weekend, Yousef Abu-Salha will begin a five-year residency in UNC Hospitals' urologic surgery program. He hopes to follow in his family's tradition to caring for those who need it most. - By Emilie Poplett, University Communications, Monday, May 6th, 2019
7 years ago
Ben Hilliard, RN, BSN, CPN is UNC Pediatric’s May ‘Unsung Hero’
Announced in the monthly Pediatrics Chair’s Message, May’s “Unsung Hero” is UNC Urology’s Ben Hilliard, RN, BSN, CPN. Below is the Message from UNC Pediatric’s Chair Stephanie D. Davis, MD:
7 years ago
Dr. Angela Smith New Director of Urologic Oncology
“Across the board—from exceptional patient care, innovative research, and mentoring the next generation, Dr. Smith is a dynamic and internationally recognized leader in our field,” said Dr. Matthew Nielsen, Associate Professor and Director of Urologic Oncology since 2013. “We are grateful for Dr. Nielsen’s leadership of our oncology efforts for the past five years and …
7 years ago
Nielsen Appointed Chair of AUA Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Committee
Matthew Nielsen, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Urology, will serve as Chair of the American Urological Association Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Committee 2019-2022
7 years ago
Recent JAMA Publication by Bjurlin Suggests Small Kidney Tumors Can Be Managed Without Resection
A recent JAMA publication by UNC Urologist Marc Bjurlin, DO, MSc and two NYU Langone Health Physicians provide evidence to suggest many incidentally discovered small kidney tumors =< 4 cm (AJCC stage T1a) can be managed expectantly without resection because for some patients the risk is greater for mortality from nononcologic causes than from the kidney cancer.
7 years ago
In Memoriam: Dr. J. Flint Rhodes of the UNC Urology “John Sloan & John Flint Distinguished Professorship”
In 1990, the Rhodes Family established the John Sloan & John Flint Distinguished Professorship to provide much-needed support for faculty at the UNC School of Medicine Department of Urology and which is currently held by Raj Pruthi, MD, Chair of UNC Department of Urology. The Rhodes Family has had a deep connection with the Department …
7 years ago
Angela B. Smith, MD, MS, FACS named co-director of UNC Lineberger’s Urologic Oncology Program
Angela B. Smith, MD, MS, FACS was named co-director of UNC Lineberger's Urologic Oncology Program.
7 years ago
Urology Residency Match Results
This year's residency match results are in! William French (Vanderbilt University School of Medicine), Katy Reines (University of Virginia School of Medicine), and Yousef Abu-Salha (UNC School of Medicine), will be joining the UNC Urology Residency Program this summer.