13 years ago
The UNC School of Medicine is considering a proposed change to it’s Constitution that will create a new Department of Urology. The decision to establish this department is the result of extensive review and discussion by the leadership team and with the input and support of Tony Meyer, Chair of the Department of Surgery, and …
13 years ago
Each year the Society of Urologic Nurses Association’s President has the honor of selecting members for recognition for outstanding contributions to the profession and medical field. At the 2012 National SUNA Conference, Heather Schultz, FNP was award the prestigious President’s Trophy for Outstanding Contributions to Urologic Nursing in recognition of her outstanding work creating the cystoscopy guidelines …
13 years ago
Dr. Angela Smith, Assistant Professor of Surgery/Urology, has been selected as a Clinical Research Scholar on the UNC Clinical Translation Science Award – K12 Scholars Program (KL2). The goals of this national consortium are to transform how clinical and translation research is conducted, ultimately enabling researchers to provide new treatments more efficiently and quickly to …
14 years ago
The Division of Urologic Surgery welcomes Angela Smith, MD. Dr. Smith received her medical degree from the University of North Carolina. She recently completed urology residency training at UNC. Her clinical interests include urologic oncology, robotic surgery, and urologic laparoscopy.
14 years ago
On Saturday, May 19, 2012 at the American Urological Association Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, Dr. Eric Wallen, received the 2012 AUA Teacher of the Year Award. Nominations are submitted to the AUA Residents Committee and a finalist chosen. Angela Smith, MD, one of the chief residents in 2012 for urology, was the author of …
14 years ago
On March 2, 2012, Dr. Eric Wallen was notified by the 2012 AUA Residents Committee that he was this year’s recipient of the “AUA Teacher of the Year award.” This award, initiated by the AUA Residents Committee and approved by the AUA Board, is presented annually to recognize an outstanding urology educator or program director …
14 years ago
February 1, 2012 – UNC Urologic Surgeons Mathew Raynor, MD, and Michael Woods, MD completed the first surgeries in the Triangle Area using a new near-infrared fluorescence imaging guided system with the da Vinci Surgical System this week. The specially designed camera and endoscopes allow Raynor, Woods, and other UNC urologic surgeons to capture real-time …
14 years ago
On November 1, 2011, Eric Wallen, MD was promoted to Clinical Professor of Surgery/Urology. Dr. Wallen joined the Division in 2003 and currently serves as the Residency Program Director and the Director of Laparoscopic Surgery. Dr. Wallen specializes in urologic oncology and is a member of the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and CARES Advisory Board.
15 years ago
On Sunday, May 15, 2011, Dr. J. Patrick Selph participated in the moderated poster session “Penis/Testis/Urethra: Benign and Malignant Disease”. His poster “A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of dorsal penile nerve block (DPNB) prior to penile prosthesis implantation for post-operative pain control.” was chosen as the Best Poster of the session. Authors of the abstract/poster …
15 years ago
Effective January 1, 2011, Dr. Raj Pruthi assumed the role as the Chief of Urologic Surgery. Former chief Dr. Culley Carson III will continue to be an integral part of UNC Urology department and participate in patient care, education, and research.
15 years ago
Dr. Culley Carson was notified by the AUA Awards Committee that he was selected as a recipient of the 2010 Distinguished Contribution Award.
15 years ago
On December 2, 2010, the Urology Resident Review Committee of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education approved UNC Urology’s request to increase their current placement of two residents per year to three residents per year effective June 24, 2011. UNC’s Urology residency is a five-year program with the intern year spent in General Surgery …