April 14, 2021
Lee Conner was diagnosed with influenza A, a severe strain of the flu, coupled with Strep pyogenes pneumonia. This combination left Lee unconscious, forcing his family to make the decision to put him on ECMO. His pregnant wife and family stayed by his side as he fought to heal.
February 25, 2021
Congratulations Gita Mody, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery. The American College of Surgeons and its Scholarship Program Committee announced Dr. Mody, as one of only four Faculty Research Fellowship award recipients for 2022-2024.
February 25, 2021
Congratulations to Kristalyn Gallagher, DO, Associate Professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery for being elected for membership in the Society of University Surgeons (SUS). Membership into the Society is given to persons of well-established professional position and demonstrated scholarly or creative ability that positively impacts their field.
February 17, 2021
Three years after performing its first case, the program, created and led by Chirag Desai, MD, FACS, has performed its 50th case, making UNC one of the most significant centers for surgical therapy for this disease.
January 28, 2021
Linda Kelly, a 66-year-old mother of four daughters, was diagnosed with breast cancer 20 years ago and received treatment that included a mastectomy and radiation. The medical intervention saved her life but led to some later complications that forced her to seek additional care. COVID-19 almost brought a complete stop to Linda's medical care but after meeting with doctors at UNC, they immediately admitted her and started her on the road to recovery.
September 17, 2020
Stephen Heisler, DPM, MHSA, is a podiatrist and an assistant professor in the division of vascular surgery at UNC Surgery in Chapel Hill, NC. He discusses why he became a podiatrist, what kind of ailments he sees in his clinic, and how education for his patients is the first step in the process in helping them with their well-being.
July 16, 2020
Mark Farber, MD, is a professor and Chief of the Vascular Surgery Division in the Department of Surgery at UNC.
July 8, 2020
JAMA Surgery journal scores again with another record-setting impact factor of 13.625, maintaining its status as the top surgery journal in the world and the highest ranked surgical journal in history.
November 11, 2019
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 7, 2019
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.
February 14, 2019
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 8, 2018
The program’s major milestone was celebrated in the lobby of the UNC Children’s Hospital Monday morning with speeches from physicians that have made the program possible, along with a kidney transplant patient and his living donor.