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The UNC Urology Residency Program is excited to announce that it has received approval for a permanent resident complement increase, expanding the program to four residents per year effective this application cycle.

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.

Originaly published at news.unchealthcare.org Scars are often perceived as imperfections. But for Clifton Young, a 43-year-old man from Council, N.C., his surgical scars represent something more: Freedom. Dignity. Confidence. For the past 20 years, Young has lived with a chronic inflammatory skin condition called hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)—a disease that causes painful lumps in areas where …

UNC physician Marc Bjurlin teamed up with his colleagues from the Clinical Trialist Training Program on a unique series of studies aimed at improving and expanding clinical trials.

Dr. Smith at the 2025 SUO Meeting with Panel.

UNC Urology advanced national dialogue at the 2025 SUO Meeting, with faculty leading major panels and program development in urologic oncology.

Dr. Ray Tan explores how empathy, communication, and evidence-based tools improve decision making for patients with GU cancers.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, but many don’t know their risk factors or when to get screened. We talked to UNC Health urologist Matthew Nielsen, MD, and learned three things men need to know about prostate cancer.

Panelists (from left): Vick, Lewis-Wallace, Moore, Fitz

UNC Urology spotlights Omega Psi Phi’s Public Health Forum, where UNC Lineberger partners and community clinicians led discussions on prostate cancer, chronic disease, and men’s health awareness.

Fourth-year student Avani Desai and Dr. Angela Smith advance patient-centered urology research through mentorship and innovation at UNC.

Dr. Sherry Ross, UNC Urology’s Chief of Pediatric Urology and Associate Professor of Urology, who has been named the Associate Dean for Outreach Initiatives for the UNC School of Medicine.

UNC Urology proudly announces the promotion of Hans Arora, MD, PhD, FAAP, FACS to Associate Professor of Urology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.

Zachary Feuer, MD has been selected to serve on the American College of Radiology’s Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS) Quality Assurance and Practice Improvement Subcommittee.

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UNC Urology Residency Program Expands to Four Residents, Will Participate in This Year’s Secondary Match

2025: The Year in Review

Plagued with a Painful Skin Condition, One Man Finds Healing at UNC Health

NC TraCS Program Alumni Are Researching The Patient Side Of Clinical Trials

UNC Urology Faculty Featured Prominently at the 26th Annual SUO Scientific Meeting

Dr. Hung-Jui “Ray” Tan Featured on BackTable Podcast to Discuss Shared Decision Making in GU Cancer Care

3 Things to Know About Prostate Cancer

Advancing Men’s Health: Highlights from Omega Psi Phi’s Public Health Forum

Guided By Discovery: How Research And Mentorship Shape Future Physicians

Dr. Sherry Ross Named Associate Dean for Outreach Initiatives at the UNC School of Medicine

Dr. Hans Arora Promoted to Associate Professor of Urology

Dr. Zachary Feuer Appointed to National PI-RADS Quality Assurance and Practice Improvement Subcommittee