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The Department of Pediatrics is proud to share a two part-webinar series on Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, with content by Carl Seashore, MD, Professor of Pediatrics at UNC. This series provides…
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 Department of Pediatrics is excited to announce that Michael Steiner, MD, MPH, has been elected 2020 Secretary/Treasurer for the national Academic Pediatric Association.
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…
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…
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…
Steps include releasing data on patient outcomes, forming an external advisory board, pausing some complex surgeries temporarily, investing in program enhancements and more.
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
Sebastian Gonzalez and his family traveled from Costa Rica to North Carolina for one reason: to be treated by Andrea Hayes-Jordan, MD. Hayes-Jordan serves as Chief of the Division of…
This week, Andrea Hayes-Jordan, MD, FACS, FAAP, joins the UNC School of Medicine Department of Surgery as Professor and Chief of Pediatric Surgery, as well as Surgeon in Chief for…
A new study led by UNC Lineberger’s Eliza M. Park, MD, shows that parenting concerns can have a significant impact on the mental and emotional health of women with advanced…
Andrea Hayes-Jordan, MD, FACS, FAAP, a pioneering surgeon and researcher, has been named Chief of the Division of Pediatric Surgery at the UNC School of Medicine, and Surgeon in Chief…
Stephanie D. Davis, MD, has been appointed Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the UNC School of Medicine and Physician in Chief of UNC Children’s Hospital effective July 23,…