November 14, 2019
UNC Pediatrics Carolinas Collaborative Award
The Department of Pediatrics is pleased to share that the UNC has received three years of funding as part of the Carolinas Collaborative.
Category: Pediatrics And Children’s Health
November 14, 2019
Steiner Elected to National APA Board
The Department of Pediatrics is excited to announce that Michael Steiner, MD, MPH, has been elected 2020 Secretary/Treasurer for the national Academic Pediatric Association.
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.
July 18, 2019
Golden Buzzer for Former NC Children’s Patient
Tyler Butler-Figueroa of Raleigh is an 11-year-old with a lot of talent and a ton of heart. Diagnosed with leukemia when he was just six, he was victim of bullying at his school because of his illness. Finally, he decided that instead of being known as the kid with leukemia, he'd be known as something else. If you haven't seen this "America's Got Talent" clip, do yourself a favor and watch now!
July 10, 2019
UNC Children’s Named to U.S. News’ “Best Children’s Hospitals” for 11th Straight Year
UNC Children’s is nationally ranked in seven subspecialties, with two in the top 20. UNC Children’s is ranked 16th in the nation for diabetes and endocrinology, and is also ranked 16th for pulmonology.
June 17, 2019
UNC Health Care Announces Initiatives to Restore Confidence in Pediatric Heart Surgery Program
Steps include releasing data on patient outcomes, forming an external advisory board, pausing some complex surgeries temporarily, investing in program enhancements and more.
March 15, 2019
AI and MRIs at birth can predict cognitive development at age 2, UNC study finds
Findings by UNC researchers may help identify children at risk shortly after birth, making early intervention possible; John H. Gilmore, MD, from the department of psychiatry is senior author.
February 14, 2019
UNC Surgery Profile: Andrea Hayes, MD
Andrea Hayes-Jordan, MD, is a Professor of Surgery and the Chief of the Division of Pediatric Surgery in the Department of Surgery at UNC-Chapel Hill. She is also the Surgeon-in-Chief of the NC Children's Hospital. In this video, she discusses how the work she does effects generations of children, what gets her up in the morning, and her life-changing research for a rare cancer.
November 20, 2018
Can Genetic Therapy Help Kids with Angelman Syndrome Overcome Seizures?
The UNC School of Medicine lab of Ben Philpot, PhD, discovered key details for how a deficiency in the gene UBE3A affects the brain and how replacing it could benefit children with the neuro-genetic disorder.
September 13, 2018
Findings could improve treatment for challenging acute leukemia in children
There is no consensus on the best way to treat mixed phenotype acute leukemia, a rare blood cancer with survival rates of between 47 and 75 percent for children. Researchers from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, led by Thomas Alexander, MD, MPH, have made important discoveries about the genetics of this disease that could lead to better treatments.
August 30, 2018
Davis returns to UNC as Chair of Pediatrics
Stephanie Duggins Davis, MD, began her new role as Chair of the Department of Pediatrics and Physician in Chief at NC Children’s Hospital in late July. It’s a return home for the North Carolina native who previously spent 12 years as a member of the pediatrics faculty.
August 23, 2018
Early research indicates vaping impairs lung immune function
Lung cell impairment can occur with exposure to e-cigarettes, but other short and long-term effects of vaping remain unknown.