February 21, 2019
On February 15, UNC cardiologists performed an X-ray free atrial fibrillation ablation, a first for UNC. The procedure was performed by Dr. Faisal Syed, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology, and clinical cardiac electrophysiology fellow Dr. Greg Harris. X-ray free atrial fibrillation ablation is available in only a limited number of medical centers regionally.
October 4, 2018
Boyce Griffith, PhD, Associate Professor of Mathematics, member of the McAllister Heart Institute, and Adjunct Faculty in the Departments of Applied Physical Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, has received a $2.8-million award from the National Institutes of Health for a new 5-year project, Multiscale Modeling of Clotting Risk in Atrial Fibrillation. This is a multi-institutional project led by UNC but also involving Duke and the University of Utah. UNC co-investigators include John Vavalle, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology.
September 13, 2018
Cardiology fellow Sameer Arora, MD Congratulations to Cardiology fellow Dr. Sameer Arora who has been selected as a finalist for the 2018 Elizabeth Barrett-Connor Research Award for Young Investigators in Training. This highly selective award recognizes excellence in research related to cardiovascular function and diseases by early career investigators; finalists will present their research at …
August 13, 2018
Silvio Antoniak, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Member of the McAllister Heart Institute, was awarded a $1.9-million, five-year grant from the NIH-NHLBI to investigate the potential therapeutic approach in inhibiting the coagulation factor Xa or PAR2 in viral myocarditis and H1N1 influenza A virus infection. Read more here.
August 2, 2018
Li Qian, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, member of UNC McAllister Heart Institute, has received the inaugural Transformational Project Award from the American Heart Association. This award aims to “support highly innovative, high-impact projects that build on work in progress that could ultimately lead to critical discoveries or major advancements that will accelerate the field of cardiovascular and stroke research.”
July 19, 2018
UNC’s McAllister Heart Institute founder and namesake Dr. Hugh “Chip” A. McAllister, Jr. passed away at his home in Houston, Texas on June 15, 2018.
May 16, 2018
Dr. Shivanshu Madan UNC Cardiology fellow Dr. Shivanshu Madan is a Featured Fellow in TCTMD, where he is interviewed and discusses his fellowship at UNC, his career goals, and his love of medicine: Throughout my medical career, I have encountered very sick patients and I have observed my mentors in interventional cardiology be very intelligent …
May 10, 2018
Two genomic-based studies from Heart Healthy Lenoir were published in the last month. Heart Healthy Lenoir was a multidisciplinary research project that aimed to reduce cardiovascular disease in Lenoir County, North Carolina by developing new approaches to care, from prevention to treatment. The lead investigator of the Heart Healthy Lenoir genomics study is Jonathan Schisler, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacology and McAllister Heart Institute.
December 12, 2017
A view of UNC’s new Radial Lounge UNC’s Cardiac Cath Radial Lounge is now open for patients! What does this mean for patient care? Cardiac catheterization can be performed via two access points, one of which is the radial (wrist) artery. With radial access, a pressure wristband, also known as a TR band, is placed …
August 17, 2017
Three UNC Cardiology faculty are on the Best Doctors in America® List for 2017-2018:Dr. Kirkwood Adams Jr., Dr. Anil K. Gehi, Dr. Larry Klein. Physicians are peer selected for this designation by a biennial poll.
May 11, 2017
Dr. Paula Miller Dr. Paula Miller is a UNC Department of Medicine featured physician this month. Read the Q&A about Dr. Miller’s career and care philosophy, among other topics.