November 11, 2020
Dr. Shakira Henderson has been announced as Vice President, Research Officer for UNC Health. This newly created role will integrate the research efforts of UNC Health and UNC School of Medicine.
November 11, 2020
Kenya McNeal-Trice, MD, has been named the Chief Graduate Medical Education Officer/ACGME Designated Institutional Official at UNC Hospitals and the Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education at the UNC School of Medicine, effective January 2021.
November 11, 2020
Dr. Tommy Koonce, MD, MPH, has been named Associate Chief Medical Officer for Outpatient Services for UNC Medical Center, also effective Dec.1. This promotion reflects an expansion of oversight and responsibilities for medical affairs, especially in our numerous outpatient areas, and with particular interest on quality improvement.
November 11, 2020
Dr. Lauren Schiff has been named the Associate Chief Medical Officer for Quality & Patient Safety for UNC Medical Center, effective Dec. 1, 2020. Dr. Schiff replaces Dr. Peggy McNaull who recently announced her move to become Chair of Anesthesiology at the University of Virginia.
November 5, 2020
Congratulations to Martin MacKinnon, of the BRIC Center for Animal MRI, winner of the first annual Bruker MRI award at the 2020 ISMRM for his entry on i-ZTE fMRI!
November 5, 2020
This week's Carolina Care Highlight features Millie Long, MD, MPH, of the Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
November 5, 2020
Matt Nielsen, MD, MS, FACS, has been named Chair of the UNC School of Medicine's Department of Urology. Since January 2020, Nielsen has served the Department as interim Chair.
November 5, 2020
The UNC Institute for Healthcare Quality Improvement (IHQI) invites letters of intent from clinicians interested in IHQI’s Improvement Scholars Program. Letters are due Dec 3, 2020.
November 5, 2020
Audiologist Patricia Johnson, AuD, offers practical advice for communicating effectively to patients with hearing loss while wearing a mask.
November 5, 2020
Maureen Kohi, MD, FSIR, FAHA, has been named Chair of the UNC School of Medicine’s Department of Radiology, effective December 31, 2020. Kohi comes to UNC from the University of California, San Francisco where she currently serves as Associate Professor and Chief of Vascular and Interventional Radiology.
November 4, 2020
The Vaishwik Bharatiya Vaigyanik (VAIBHAV) Summit of international scientists of Indian origin was a nearly month-long initiative of the prime minister of India, and sought to create a broader ecosystem of knowledge and innovation in the country through global interactions. Chirag Desai, MD, professor of Surgery, was invited to give an expert opinion and proposal for the development of Cell Transplant Programs.
November 3, 2020
The Center for Animal MRI (CAMRI) at the Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC), led by Ian Shih, PhD, received two National Institutes of Health grants totaling $2.6 million for a new MRI instrument and to upgrade an existing MRI system.