10 months ago
UNC Urology is proud to announce that Dr. Hersh Trivedi, a current resident in the class of 2027, has been named a recipient of the 2025 Robert C. Cefalo House Officer Award–an honor that recognizes house officers who demonstrate exceptional academic and clinical promise, along with a commitment to compassionate patient care.
10 months ago
Originally launched in June 2023, the AUA Data Research Program was created to address critical knowledge gaps and emerging research questions in urologic care, workforce development, and health policy. At the center of its inception were two leaders from UNC Urology: Dr. Hung-Jui (Ray) Tan and Dr. Matthew Nielsen.
11 months ago
Dr. Kristy Borawski has been appointed the department’s Vice Chair of Education, a new role that builds on her longstanding leadership in medical education and underscores the department’s commitment to shaping the future of urologic training across all levels.
11 months ago
UNC Urology faculty continue to lead the national conversation on advancing diagnostic excellence, as highlighted in a recent AUA Spotlight article authored by Drs. Zach Feuer, Hung-Jui (Ray) Tan, and Matthew Nielsen.
11 months ago
For many testicular cancer survivors, completing treatment is the beginning of a new and uncertain journey. That journey is met with expert guidance, compassion, and long-term care, thanks in large part to the Testicular Cancer Survivorship Clinic, co-led by UNC Urology’s Dr. Ray Tan and nurse practitioner Mary Dunn, MSN, NP-C, OCN, RN.
11 months ago
In an AUA Spotlight article, Drs. David Friedlander and Matthew Nielsen bring attention to how diagnostic excellence can help reduce disparities and improve prostate cancer care for all patients.
11 months ago
Dr. Angela Smith has been named Interim Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development for the UNC School of Medicine. She will assume the role on June 1, 2025.
11 months ago
Dr. Kathryn Hacker Gessner, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Urology, has been selected for the UNC School of Medicine’s Physician Scientist Training Program (PSTP). She is the first member of UNC Urology to receive this honor since the program’s inception in 2020.
12 months ago
Dr. Zachary Feuer, Urologic Oncology Fellow and incoming UNC Urology faculty member, has been named a recipient of the 2025 Pope Clinical Trainee Award.
12 months ago
Dr. Hans Arora, Assistant Professor and Director of Robotic Surgery in Pediatric Urology, was recently featured in Urology Times for his leadership in health policy and physician advocacy at the 2025 AUA Advocacy Summit
1 year ago
UNC Urology’s Dr. Matthew Nielsen joins a new NCI-funded project led by the University of Michigan to develop a mobile support tool that reduces distress in young adult cancer survivors.
1 year ago
Drs. Tan and Feuer shared how UNC Urology’s rapid access program for prostate cancer diagnosis program reduced biopsy wait times by 70% and improved cancer detection at the AUA’s Diagnostic Excellence Summit.