April 2, 2020
UNC Surgery Profiles: Adeyemi “Yemi” Ogunleye, MD (No Higher Calling Than Treating Sick Patients)
Adeyemi "Yemi" Ogunleye, MD, is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon as well as an assistant professor of surgery with UNC Surgery.
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March 19, 2020
King Steps in as New Chief of the Burn Surgery Division
Booker T. King, MD, joins the Department of surgery as Chief and Professor, in the Division of Burn Surgery and the Director of the NC Jaycee Burn Center. He sat down to discuss what inspired him to become a doctor, the contributions he has made to science to help burn patients, and his goal to help the burn center be the best academic burn center in the country.
March 11, 2020
Healing Little Hearts in Kosovo
Kosovo: a country left to rebuild after crisis. Most affected are those who have the least control. At times, this can leave some of the most vulnerable, such as children with congenital heart disease, with few options for survival. In the wake of rebuilding a country, resources and necessary infrastructure to perform such life-saving interventions on the sick were lacking. It’s in these moments that organizations like Gift of Life International and healthcare volunteers from across North America team up to make a difference.
February 27, 2020
A Wild Story: Adult Congenital Patient Receives Modified Ross Procedure
From the age of 14, Bill Wild knew he had a heart condition. His pediatrician detected a slight heart murmur which turned out to be bicuspid aortic valve. It's a congenital condition in which the main artery that leads to the body—the aorta—has two cusps instead of three. It is one of the most common congenital heart defects, affecting about 20 per 1000 babies born. Years later, at the age of 42, Bill faced the difficult decision of what kind of congenital heart surgery he felt best served his life.
January 21, 2020
Serrano wants to give people better access to health care
Pablo Serrano, MD, assistant professor of surgery at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, sits down to discuss what drew him to medicine and the Latino Transplant Clinic he is spearheading at UNC Medical Center.
January 15, 2020
Trista Reid, MD, Loves Helping People Every Day
Trista Reid, MD, is an assistant professor in the UNC Department of Surgery in the Division of General and Acute Care Surgery. She discusses how her faith led her to become a doctor, what it means to be a General & Trauma Surgeon, and what gets her up in the morning.
January 9, 2020
Ollila Committed to the Complete Care of the Cancer Patient
David Ollila, MD, is the James and Jesse Millis Distinguished Professor of Surgery at UNC and a Surgical Oncologist with the Lineberger Cancer Center. He discusses why he chose cancer care, his work with the Sentinal Lymph Node, and his honesty and clarity with patients about their disease.
January 9, 2020
Meet Gene Deune, UNC Surgery’s New Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon
Gene Deune, MD, MBA, joins the UNC Department of Surgery as a Professor, in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He sat down to discuss what brought him to UNC Surgery, his aspirations, goals while here, and the advice he would share with his younger self.
November 26, 2019
Hurricane Florence no Match for Doctors at UNC Children’s Hospital
Margot Halpin was born at Mount Sinai in New York City with a ventricular septal defect (VSD). Three months later the Halpin family moved to Chapel Hill and met with the Cardiology & Surgery teams at UNC Children’s Hospital NC Pediatric Heart Center to plan her care.
November 11, 2019
Rabia Nizamani, MD, On How They Follow the Patient Plan Through
Rabia Nizamani, MD, an assistant professor of surgery in the division of burn surgery at UNC-Chapel Hill, discusses why she chose to become a burn surgeon, her love of teaching, and why UNC is one of the best places to learn.
November 11, 2019
UNC Children’s Heart Program Fights for Infant’s Life … Culminating in Successful Heart Transplant
Diagnosed with a congenital heart condition while still in utero, Suzi Leahy’s unborn son, Jett, was given “little chance of survival,” yet he beat the odds thanks to the life-saving care of the N.C. Pediatric Heart Center at UNC Children’s Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC.
November 7, 2019
Nakayama discussing how he establishes trust with pediatric patients
Don Nakayama, MD, is a pediatric surgeon and professor of surgery at UNC Surgery in Chapel Hill. In this video, he talks about why he chose to become a pediatric surgeon and how he establishes trust with parents.