UNC Urology is proud to announce that Dr. Hannah Kay, MD (Residency Class of 2026), has successfully matched into the Urologic Oncology Fellowship at UC San Diego—a premier training program renowned for its excellence in cancer research and surgical innovation.
Dr. Kay’s fellowship match marks a remarkable milestone in a residency career already distinguished by numerous honors and high-impact contributions. She was named UNC Urology’s “Resident of the Year” in 2023 and received the department’s “Excellence in Research” award in 2024—recognition of both her clinical acumen and scholarly achievements.
Her research in bladder cancer survivorship has garnered national attention. Dr. Kay served as lead author on several impactful studies investigating the intersection of tobacco use and health-related quality of life in bladder cancer patients. Most notably, her abstract was one of only six selected from more than 3,000 submissions for the American Urological Association (AUA) 2023 Annual Meeting Press Program. Her work alongside UNC faculty has bene published in respected journals such as The Journal of Urology and Clinical Genitourinary Cancer, and offers comprehensive data on how smoking impacts long-term quality of life in bladder cancer survivors.
Dr. Kay’s success highlights the strength of UNC Urology’s commitment to training the next generation of academic leaders in urology. We congratulate her on this exceptional achievement and look forward to following her continued contributions to the field of urologic oncology.
We also extend our warm congratulations to Dr. Brandon Wilson, a current urology resident at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) who matched into our 2026–2028 Urologic Oncology Fellowship, following the 2025 Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO) Fellowship Match.