In Memory of Dr. Ada Adimora – A Trailblazing Physician Scientist and Mentor
It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of our esteemed colleague, Ada Adimora, Sarah Graham Kenan Distinguished Professor of Medicine and professor of epidemiology. Dr. Adimora, a brilliant and compassionate physician scientist, left an indelible mark on our department and the broader medical community.
The funeral service for Dr. Adimora will be held on Monday, January 8 at 12 pm.
The Department of Medicine is honored to welcome new Tar Heel trainees! The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) released results for the 2023 Medicine and Pediatric Specialties Match on November 29.
More than 7,000 applicants matched to advanced training positions. After a successful Match, the following fellows will join Department subspecialties in July 2024.
Dr. Vavalle inspires and guides NC School of Science and Mathematics students
Throughout the school year, two high school students engage in mentorship sessions with Dr. John Vavalle to work on an independent research project.
This year, the accomplishments of the students, Divya and Ciara, reached new heights when both students presented their abstracts at the TVT Conference in Phoenix, AZ. Dr. Rajiv Patel, a research fellow, was co-author on the abstract.
Dr. Erin Steinbach, allergist, grew up with adopted and biological siblings.
Dr. Christopher Hurt, infectious diseases physician, is an AFOL (adult fan of LEGO).
Dr. Janice Hwang, endocrinologist, lived in South Africa when Nelson Mandela was elected president.
Dr. Todd Baron, gastroenterologist, races competition go karts and has won two Grand National Championships.
Dr. Amanda Nelson, rheumatologist, keeps moose hip bones from a research project in her office.
Dr. Nikolaos Mavroglorgos, infectious diseases physican, has climb Mt. Olympus twice.
WELCOME NEW FACULTY AND STAFF
Nelly Bellamy, MD, Assistant Professor, Hospital Medicine
Anne Komé, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner, Endocrinology Clinic at Eastowne
Previous Question: How many research centers are affiliated with the Department of Medicine? Congrats to Shruti Saxena-Beem for the correct answer of 11.
FEATURED PEOPLE
Featured Staff
Meet Lara Valerio!
Lara A Valerio, MS, RD, LDN, is a registered dietitian in the Division of Infectious Diseases. It's on her bucket list to write a book on all the nutrition tips and tricks she has learned over the course of being a dietitian. Lara is an avid traveler and has visited 13 countries so far.
Ben Eavenson, MD, is originally from Georgia. After graduating from Emmanuel College, he worked as a full time EMT and also served as a volunteer firefighter. Ben enjoys being outdoors, cycling, and running and has completed 3 ironman races!
An intense two-day education event, the Tar Heel Boot Camp is designed for APPs and physicians in adult clinical care settings. Save the date for April 5 &6 at the Friday Center. Registration opens soon.
Shape Your Workplace Future
Your candid feedback via the SHARE Survey has provided the Department of Medicine with valuable information to enhance our work environment and strengthen our team dynamics for our University and UNC Health staff members (non-APPs & non faculty).
To continue our commitment to you, we will be hosting a kick-off meeting on January 24, 2024 @ 1:00p in MacNider Room 133. Learn More.
Grand Rounds
January 4
"An Overview of Applied Machine Learning in Medicine at UNC"
Amanda Nelson, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology
January 11
Samuel Wilson, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology
January 18
"Do alpha-blockers incur cardiovascular risk in patients with BPH? Recent collaborative ventures in translational and clinical research"
Brian Jensen, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
UNC Division of Cardiology
January 25
"Finding, preventing, and reversing type 1 diabetes"
Kevan Herold, MD
C.N.H. Long Professor of Immunobiology and of Medicine
Yale School of Medicine
DIVISION NEWS
John Batsis, MD,attended the National Council on Aging’s Obesity Roundtable and was featured in a JAMA article detailing the annual ObesityWeek conference.
Andrea Coviello, MD,was quoted in an article regarding people seeking Ozempic alternatives.
Joshua Niznik, PharmD, PhD, explained when it's better to deprescribe medicine than to continue them.
Drs. Koyal Jain, Evan Raff, Lisa Rose-Jones, and Marco Aleman were extras in a video produced by the UNC SOM Class of 2026, "Carolina Blue."
David Rosen, MD, PhD, and Claire Farel, MD, spoke about the UNC Center for AIDS Research's dedication to ending HIV.
Vimel Derebail, MD, MPH, and Monica Reynolds, MD,were authors on a paper exploring the characteristics and outcomes of patients with pregnancy-related end-stage kidney disease.
Anne F. Peery, MD,was corresponding author on a study revealing how a screening tool can measure the prevalence of malnutrition among patients at the UNC Multidisciplinary Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic.
Nicholas J. Shaheen, MD, MPH,is involved in a clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of the ProTractX3™ TTS drug coated balloon for the treatment of benign esophageal strictures.
Yara Abdou, MD,discussed how characteristics of patients with breast cancer impact ADC treatment selection and highlighted some of the topline takeaways from breast cancer treatment to come out of the 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting.
Mildred Kwan, MD, PhD, and collaborators, develop an innovative, patient-initiated online platform designed to remove the penicillin allergy label from misdiagnosed pediatric patients.
David L. Rosen, MD, PhD, MSPH,was featured in NC Health News regarding his survey measuring the amount and type of health care staffing in jails.
Walker Redd, MD,led a study examining how multiple factors contribute to the miscommunication and understanding of the digestive disease, microscopic colitis.
Louise King, MD,is an investigator for the new National HIV Residency Pathway Consortium Site at UNC.
Lisa Carey, MD,was featured in the article, "More Awareness Needed of Heart Events Tied to Breast Cancer Drugs, Experts Say."
David Wohl, MD,provided tips for staying health during the holiday season.
Edward Barnes, MD, MPH, and John Haydek, MD, MSCS, published the first comprehensive medical guideline on the management of pouchitis.
MED MOMENTS
The Holiday Bake & Share was a sweet tooth satisfier! Check out the video highlighting the chef creations.
The Division of Nephrology gathered to celebrate the holidays.
Send Morgan_Duerden@med.unc.edu awards, grants, photos and news to include in the next monthly issue of DOM Digest.
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