December 9, 2020
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute grants $2.3 million to study fundamentals of immune cell activation
The large collaborative group receiving the grant includes UNC SOM's Wolfgang Bergmeier, PhD.
Category: Vascular Health
June 25, 2020
Customized Stent-Graft to Treat Aortic Aneurysms Saved the Life of Former UNC Professor Harvey Jeffries
Retired Professor in the UNC Gilling's School of Public Health, Harvey Jeffries, has received care from UNC since 2002. In 2009 he was diagnosed with a juxtarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm, which was closely monitored until 2017 when his aneurysm reached a size requiring surgical intervention. He worked with Dr. Mark Farber, a leading UNC Vascular Surgeon, and his dedicated team of nurses and health care staff, who created a customized stent-graft to repair Harvey's aneurysm.
May 5, 2020
Luigi Pascarella Receives Craver Medical Student Teaching Award
It is with great pleasure we announce that Luigi Pascarella, MD, associate professor of vascular surgery and surgery clerkship director, has been chosen by the Academy of Educators as the recipient of the 2019-2020 Craver Medical Student Teaching Award.
April 2, 2013
After suffering from open wound for almost two years, patient in UNC Center for Heart and Vascular heals in a matter of weeks as participant in clinical trial
Patient Jessica Riley was referred to the UNC Wound Healing Center, part of the UNC Center for Heart and Vascular Care, for her venous leg ulcer and entered a clinical trial led by William Marston, MD **Graphic images included**