{"id":12100,"date":"2025-09-02T05:00:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T09:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/?p=12100"},"modified":"2025-08-29T10:04:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T14:04:18","slug":"research-presented-at-swiu-by-dr-angela-smith-and-avani-desai-underscores-simple-patient-directed-strategies-to-ease-anxiety-and-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/research-presented-at-swiu-by-dr-angela-smith-and-avani-desai-underscores-simple-patient-directed-strategies-to-ease-anxiety-and-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Presented at SWIU by Dr. Angela Smith and Avani Desai Underscores Simple, Patient-Directed Strategies to Ease Anxiety and Pain"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/angela-smith-md-ms\/\">Dr. Angela Smith<\/a> and <a 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href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SWIUorg\/status\/1956194991019073976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>A Tradition of National Thought Leadership Among UNC Urology Faculty Focused on Education, Research and Excellence in Patient Care<\/h2>\n<p>Dr. Angela Smith, UNC Urology Professor and Vice Chair of Academic Affairs, is widely recognized as a leading urology expert and thought leader. Among her many professional roles, she serves as a Board Member and President Elect of the <a href=\"https:\/\/swiu.org\/home.aspx\">Society of Women in Urology<\/a> (SWIU), and is chair for the organization\u2019s upcoming annual meeting. In addition to being an expert presenter at numerous national scientific meetings and a widely recognized published researcher, Dr. Smith has received many professional awards and recognition. A few of which include the AUA Gold Cystoscope award, the Christina Manthos Mentoring Award from SWIU, and being inducted into UNC\u2019s most prestigious honor society, the Order of the Golden Fleece.<\/p>\n<p>Avani Desai, a UNC MD candidate (Class of 2026), has been featured in several published articles, with a focus on addressing key issues related to patient care and medical education.<\/p>\n<p>UNC Urology is Proud of the Ongoing Achievements of its Team Members\u2019 Many Achievements<\/p>\n<p>Examples include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kristy Borawski, Katherine Chan, Sherry Ross, Angela Smith, and Mary Beth Westerman were among the recipients of the recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/unc-urology-faculty-recognized-as-2025-castle-connolly-top-doctors\/\">2025 Castle Connolly Top Doctors listing<\/a>. In addition, Drs. 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She is also a nationally recognized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/people\/mary-dunn\/\">speaker and award recipient<\/a> in topics such as bladder cancer, and has served in positions with the AUA and BCAN, in addition to being a leader and advocate among Urology APPs.<\/li>\n<li>Kristy Borawski, who has received numerous awards and is widely recognized as a leader in medical education, was recently selected as UNC Urology\u2019s new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/unc-urology-announces-dr-kristy-borawski-as-new-residency-program-director\/\">Residency Program Director<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Kathryn Gessner has been honored with being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/dr-kathryn-hacker-gessner-named-to-uncs-physician-scientist-training-program\/\">selected for the UNC Physician Scientist Training Program<\/a>, in addition to having received many other awards and recognition such as the 2023 BCAN Young Investigator Award, the ASCI Emerging Generation Award, and the Tomasello \u201cWomen Who Conquer Cancer Young Investigator\u201d award.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/brooke-spratte\/\"> Brooke Spratte<\/a>, a 4th year resident, recently received the Urology Department\u2019s \u201cExcellence in Research\u201d award. 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