{"id":2124,"date":"2018-04-17T11:23:04","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T15:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.sites.unc.edu\/urology\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=2124"},"modified":"2026-04-13T12:16:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:16:38","slug":"r-matthew-coward-md-facs","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/r-matthew-coward-md-facs\/","title":{"rendered":"R. Matthew Coward, MD, FACS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>News<\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/tag\/coward\/\">View All<\/a><br \/>\n            <div class=\"wc-cards\"><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--zoom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/a-broad-presence-on-the-national-stage-unc-urology-at-aua-2026\/\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\"><div class=\"wc-card__header\"><p class=\"wc-card__date\">5 days ago<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">A Broad Presence on the National Stage: UNC Urology at AUA 2026<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__content\"><p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--3\">As colleagues gather in Washington this spring, attendees moving from session to session will encounter a consistent presence from UNC Urology. Their participation across the 2026 AUA Annual Meeting reflects the ongoing work taking place within our department \u2013 work that spans clinical care, research, and education and connects UNC Urology to the broader national community of physicians and scientists advancing the field.<\/p><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about A Broad Presence on the National Stage: UNC Urology at AUA 2026\"><span class=\"wc-card__more-text\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read more<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/article><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--zoom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/2022-resident-and-attending-of-the-year-awardees\/\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\"><div class=\"wc-card__header\"><p class=\"wc-card__date\">4 years ago<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">2022 End of Year Department of Urology Awards<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__content\"><p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--3\">This year\u2019s Resident of the Year Award was given to Katy Reines, MD, and the Attending of the Year award was presented to Matthew Coward, MD, FACS<\/p><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about 2022 End of Year Department of Urology Awards\"><span class=\"wc-card__more-text\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read more<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/article>            <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News View All<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2124","directory","type-directory","status-publish","hentry","odd"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>R. 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