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Category: Infectious Diseases

  • Floris-Moore Delivers the Norma Berryhill Distinguished Lecture, Honoring the Work of Adaora Adimora

    Michelle Floris-Moore, MD, MPH, professor of medicine and a member of the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, delivered the 2024 Norma Berryhill Distinguished Lecture on June 20. Her presentation honored the trailblazing work of her mentor, the late Adaora Adimora, who was selected as the 2023 distinguished lecturer but was not able to present the lecture last ye … Read more

  • Featured Fellow: Stephanie Sweitzer, MD, MSPH

    Stephanie Sweitzer, MD, MSPH, a third-year infectious disease fellow, is passionate about bridging clinical expertise with global health impact. Between working with leaders like Dr. Michael Herce to conducting impactful research in Lesotho, she’s committed to improving lives worldwide. Beyond medicine, you’ll find Dr. Sweitzer and her husband hiking North Carolina’s Mountains-to … Read more

  • Faculty and Staff in the News Throughout May.

    The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty throughout the month of May. The second annual Thomas C. Shea Clinical Cancer Symposium will be returning in-person on September 23rd, 2024  in Cary, North Carolina. Millie Long, MD, MPH, completed bowel ultrasound training in NYC to better care for patients with IB … Read more

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    Accolades, Awards and Appointments Archive

    Congratulations to department faculty who received the following accolades, awards and appointments, May 1 – May 31, 2024. Stanley L. Lemon, MD, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Casey Gazda, MD, has been named co-director of the cardiology block of the Circulation Course for the Offices of Medical Student Education (OMSE). Samantha Morrissey, MD , PhD, receiv … Read more

  • Stanley M. Lemon, MD

    Lemon Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

    Stanley M. Lemon, MD, professor of medicine in the UNC Division of Infectious Diseases and a member of the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Membership is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and is considered one of the highest honors that a scientist can receive. Lemon came to UNC’s Department o … Read more

  • From Sea to Shining IV: OPAT Program Improves Outcomes, Decreases Hospital Readmissions

    As health care shifts from reimbursement based on numbers of patients seen or procedures performed, to reimbursement based on quality of care, the infectious diseases specialty is challenged to accurately reflect the complex, expert care that ID physicians provide. One way could be outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy, or OPAT, which monitors patients who are discharged fr … Read more

  • ID Continuous Quality Improvement Project Calls For STD and Mammography Screening

    The Division of Infectious Diseases has introduced a new Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) project designed to increase STD and mammography screening in HIV positive cis-female patients. As rates of STDs continue to rise in the U.S., with CDC data showing increases year after year, patients with HIV historically have lower rates of screening mammography, not only because of th … Read more

  • Cindy Gay, MD, MPH

    New Trial Highlights Incremental Progress Towards a Cure for HIV-1

    Cynthia L. Gay, MD, MPH, associate professor of infectious diseases, and David Margolis, MD, the Sarah Kenan Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Microbiology & Immunology, and Epidemiology in the UNC School of Medicine, published results of a clinical trial showing that vorinostat and immunotherapy may modestly shrink the latent HIV reservoir. Antiretroviral therapies (ART) … Read more

  • JN.1 COVID variant spreading in NC, highest infection rate in 18 months

    North Carolina is experience the highest peak of COVID-19 infectious it has seen in 18 months. According to CDC data, around 16% of emergency department visits in the state are due to a respiratory virus. David Weber, MD, MPH, spoke with The News & Observer about the surge in respiratory illnesses, the new coronavirus strain and ways to protect yourself against infection in t … Read more

  • Adaora A. Adimora, MD, MPH

    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. A true pioneer, Dr. Adimora made history as the first African Amer … Read more

  • Parr elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation

    Jonathan Parr, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases and researcher with the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, has been elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), a nonprofit medical honor society that seeks to support the scientific efforts, educational needs, and clinical aspirations of physician-scientist … Read more

  • Rosen featured in NC Health News regarding health care staffing in NC jails

    On any given day, about 20,000 people are incarcerated inside North Carolina’s county jails. These individuals are more likely than the general population to have substance use disorders, mental health problems, chronic diseases and infectious diseases, according to years of research. A new survey conducted by , MD, PhD, MSPH, associate professor in the Division of Infectious Dis … Read more