Speaker: David Weber, MD, MPH, Medical Director of UNC’s Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Occupational Health ServiceTopic: “Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria: Outbreak Related to Heater-Cooler Units.”
Dr. Goyal has a strong foundation in academic gastroenterology, pancreato-biliary endoscopy, therapeutic bariatric endoscopy, endocrinology, clinical study design, and understanding the regulatory processes involved in development and approval of investigational drugs and devices. His long-term interest is to develop a comprehensive translational endoscopic bariatric research program with the goal of conducting multidisciplinary clinical and translational investigations ino the physiology of obesity and diabetes
Because of the prevalence, seriousness, and treatability of sepsis, UNC Hospitals launched Code Sepsis, an initiative that aims to implement reliable screening for early detection of sepsis, educate multidisciplinary teams in evidence-based therapies, and standardize tools and treatment bundles for our specific patient populations. Most patients and their families have never heard of sepsis, a … Read more
In each e-newsletter we profile research being done by one of our 40+ faculty members. This winter/spring we are highlighting Dr. Shehzad Sheikh from our IBD program.
In each e-newsletter we highlight one of our outstanding clinical programs. Today, we interview Dr. Sarah McGill who leads our fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) program to cure Clostridium difficile infection.
Starting July 1, 2017, Dr. Millie Long assumes directorship of the GI Fellowship Program from Dr. Ryan Madanick, who served as Director from 2009-2017. Dr. Madanick’s tenure saw the graduation of 30 core fellows and 11 advanced fellows, as well as bringing our program into the 21st century to be more flexible and responsive.
Every year the NC Chapter of the American College of Physicians (ACP) Meeting brings residents, researchers and physician educators together to share internal medicine advances and connect with colleagues. This year it was UNC’s turn to showcase exceptional faculty and excellence in medical education.
Dr. Magness’ research program focuses on the genetic regulation of intestinal stem cell maintenance and differentiation and development of novel approaches to single-cell biology. He is the founder and director of Center for GI Biology and Disease’s (CGIBD) Advanced Analytics Core that offers single-cell and high-throughput genomics services. His talk will focus on the state of single cell genomics platforms and the services offered by the AA Core.
Dr. Stephan Moll’s expertise is in thrombosis and anticoagulation. In this presentation, he will set forth clinically important facts about the pathophysiology, prevalence and thrombotic risk of inherited and acquired thrombophilias. In addition, he will describe which patient and family members to test for thrombophilia, what tests to obtain, and at what time to test. … Read more