Hersh Shroff, MD, a transplant hepatologist and assistant professor of medicine, has seen the human impact of a recent, rising trend: Severe alcohol-related liver disease with high rates of death or need for liver transplantation. The new IHEAL Clinic at Eastowne addresses this trend.

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.

UNC School of Medicine’s Alex K. Gertner, MD, PhD, and Beat D. Steiner, MD, MPH, led a study on a new “enhanced primary care” model which resulted in lower blood pressure and hemoglobin A1c and increased screening for people with severe mental illness.

Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine led the pivotal multicenter, double-blinded, randomized clinical trial to show that unilateral focused ultrasound ablation reduced dyskinesia and motor impairment in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Vibhor Krishna, MD, co-led the study.

Led by Chirag Desai, MD, professor of surgery, the Chronic Pancreatitis and Autologous Islet Cell Transplant Program has been nationally recognized as an approved NPF Center by the National Pancreas Foundation.

Benny Joyner, MD, MPH, spoke about the rise in hospitalizations due to RSV in the inaugural podcast for UNC Children's Hospital.

The National Hemophilia Foundation selected Brenda Nielsen, MSN, RN-BC, as Nurse of the Year at its annual awards ceremony during this year’s NHF Bleeding Disorders Conference.

Patients sometimes receive treatment that is longer than needed for common infections. Evidence-based best practices can help reduce unnecessary antimicrobial exposure and reduce potential patient risk.

A home football game against Wofford is scheduled this Saturday, Nov. 20, at noon.

In honor of Hispanic Heritage month, WRAL-TV features Michelle Hernandez, MD, professor in the UNC Department of Pediatrics and director of the N.C. Child Health Research Network.

Appointments are currently available at both our Friday Center and Hillsborough Clinics for eligible co-workers and providers to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

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UNC Hospitals Meets Rising Need for Alcohol-Related Liver Disease

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

A New Primary Care Model Proves Effective for Patients with Severe Mental Illness

New Focused Ultrasound Effective for treating Parkinson’s, Movement Disorders

UNC Medical Center Chronic Pancreatitis & Autologous Islet Cell Transplant Program Earns NPF Center of Excellence Designation

UNC Children’s Hospital Launches Podcast Series

NHF Names Nielsen Nurse of the Year

Shortest Effective Durations of Antimicrobial Therapy focus of UNC Medical Center’s observance of World Antimicrobials Awareness Week

Reminder: Parking Availability for Physicians On Call During Home Games

WRAL Features Dr. Michelle Hernandez in Honor of Hispanic Heritage Month

COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments for Co-Workers and Providers Available at Friday Center, Hillsborough Vaccine Clinics