2 years ago
UNC Urology Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Trials, Dr. Marc Bjurlin, spoke on a recent ABC11 Eyewitness News segment addressing Prostate Cancer Awareness. The segment, led by Bianca Holman, sheds light on the heightened risk for prostate cancer faced by black men.
3 years ago
Dr. Bjurlin was honored with an invitation to lead a plenary lecture focusing on the intricate relationship between smoking and bladder cancer at the 8th Annual European Conference on Tobacco Control (ECTC) hosted in Florence, Italy
3 years ago
Urologists at UNC are at the forefront of performing a highly effective procedure called “transperineal biopsies” of the prostate, in which the biopsy needle enters through the patient’s perineum instead of the rectum. At UNC, traditional transrectal biopsies have a very low risk of serious infection.
3 years ago
We only need to make a single incision instead of multiple incisions, which typically translates into less post operative pain, and the patient being able to leave the hospital sooner,” says Dr. Bjurlin.
3 years ago
A team of UNC researchers’ work has earned them a coveted spot in the American Urological Association's (AUA) 2023 Annual Meeting Press Program including Hannah E. Kay, MD, UNC Urology 2nd Year Resident
4 years ago
Congratulations to Marc Bjurlin, DO, MSc, and NYU PI Stella Kang, MD, MSc, who have been awarded a National Institute of Health R01 Grant for “Tailored Screening for Urinary System Cancers in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.”
4 years ago
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.
4 years ago
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.
5 years ago
Marc Bjurlin, DO, MSc, FACOS announced as one of the 2021 Clinical Trialist Training Program (CTTP) Scholars
5 years ago
Congratulations to Marc Bjurlin, DO, MSc, FACOS on his recent selection to the AUA's Clinical Trails Education (CTE) Steering Committee.
5 years ago
Congratulations to Marc Bjurlin, DO, MSc, FACOS on his recent selection to lead the Imaging Team, a sub-team of the AUA's New Technologies & Imaging Committee.
6 years ago
Congratulations to Marc Bjurlin, MD along with co-investigators Drs. Rebecca Fry, and William Kim, MD on their recent UNC Lineberger Innovation Award for “Evaluating the carcinogenic effects of electronic cigarettes on the urothelium.”