Chirag Desai, MD, FACS, an abdominal organ transplant and hepatobiliary-pancreatic surgeon at UNC Hospitals, and his team at the UNC School of Medicine’s Department of Surgery performed a "domino" liver transplant which helped two patients from a single donor without splitting a liver.

UNC Health is the only academic healthcare system in North Carolina and the South participating in the randomized trial, which aims to assess the safety and efficacy of a combination immunotherapy for newly diagnosed glioblastoma patients.

Matthew Miller, MD, Daniel Rubinstein, MD, and Hussam Banna, MD, from the UNC School of Medicine joined forces to perform the first corneal neurotization procedure at UNC, a life-changing surgery for patients who have neurotrophic keratitis.

Kristalyn Gallagher, DO, Kevin Chen, MD, and Shawn Gomez, EngScD, in the UNC School of Medicine have developed an AI model that can predict whether or not cancerous tissue has been fully removed from the body during breast cancer surgery.

Washington, N.C man with squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue experiences positive life-changing results after participating in an induction therapy clinical trial at the UNC School of Medicine.

Meredith Stiehl (left) and Kenan Stiehl (right)

Meredith Stiehl received a partial-liver transplant from her daughter Kenan, the first-ever living donor procedure at UNC Hospitals to be conducted in twenty years. Chirag Desai, MD, FACS, led the care team that performed the procedure.

Dominique Higgins, MD, PhD, led research into how a specialized diet can induce a new type of programmed cell death to help kill brain tumor cells.

Anthony Charles, MD, MPH, and Jared Gallaher, MD, MPH, co-wrote a review article in the Journal of the American Medical Association on acute cholecystitis, a gallbladder condition diagnosed in approximately 200,000 people in the United States each year.

Throughout his many years as a teacher and a church music director, Skip Morris touched the lives of many in his community. It is then no surprise the outpouring of support he received during his battle with necrotizing pancreatitis and the complicated recovery following surgery at UNC Health.

Andrea Hayes-Jordan, MD, Byah Thomason Doxey-Sanford Doxey Distinguished Professor, Chief of the division of general pediatric surgery, has been elected a governor of the board of directors for the American Pediatric Surgical Association.

The ELSO Excellence in Life Support Award recognizes those centers that demonstrate an exceptional commitment to evidence-based processes and quality measures, staff training and continuing education, patient satisfaction and ongoing clinical care. UNC's ECMO Director is Anthony Charles, MD, MPH.

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UNC Hospitals Performs First Domino Liver Transplant in Decades

New, Promising Clinical Trial for Glioblastoma Starting at UNC Health

New Procedure at UNC Restores Eyesight, Sensation for Patients with Rare Eye Condition

Researchers Develop AI Model to Improve Tumor Removal Accuracy During Breast Cancer Surgery

Clinical Trial Improves Man’s Quality of Life with Tongue Cancer

A Daughter’s Gift: UNC Hospitals Performs First Living Donor Liver Transplant in Twenty Years

Researchers Leverage Cell Self-Destruction to Treat Brain Tumors

Charles, Gallaher Co-Author Review of Acute Cholecystitis in JAMA

Lonely Ride to the Hospital – Pancreatitis During COVID-19

Hayes-Jordan Elected to American Pediatric Surgical Association Board of Directors

UNC Medical Center’s ECMO Program Wins Gold ELSO Award

UNC Neurosurgery News: December – March 2020