Author Archives: Peggy Felix
Department of Medicine Grand Rounds Presentation
Dr. Julie Sharpless, Associate Professor and Director of UNC Multidisciplinary Pituitary Adenoma program, co-presented with Drs. Andrew Greganti and Frances Collichio at the Department of Medicine Grand Rounds on June 9th about the recently recognized and frequently fatal pituitary complications of immunotherapy for melanoma. Dr. Sharpless discussed how the new CTLA-4 inhibitor and PD-1 immunotherapies, … Read more
Neurosurgery Clinic to open in Hillsborough
UNC Hospitals Neurosurgery is pleased to announce the opening of a new clinic in Hillsborough, NC in early June. The UNC Hospitals Neurosurgery Clinic is opening a new location at the Hillsborough Medical Office Building on June 2nd. Physicians may schedule referral appointments with Neurosurgery by calling (984) 974-4210. Dr. Kenneth Price will begin seeing … Read more
Head for the Cure 5k Run/Walk
The Head for the Cure Walk/Run raises money and awareness about the need for research on brain tumors. The Head for the Cure Foundation is dedicated to raising awareness and funding for research in the fight against brain cancer. The organization works to inspire hope for the community of brain cancer patients, their families, friends, … Read more
Dr. Simon Khagi to join UNC’s Brain Tumor program
Dr. Khagi will join the Division of Oncology as an assistant professor in late August with a joint appointment in Neurosurgery. At present, Dr. Khagi is a neurological oncology fellow at Duke University. In June 2015, he completed a fellowship in hematology and medical oncology from Tufts University School of Medicine after finishing his residency … Read more
Neurosurgery chief resident travels to UNC Project-Malawi
UNC Neurosurgery chief resident Dr. Carolyn Quinsey visited UNC Project-Malawi in March to determine neurosurgical needs in Malawi.
2016 Neurosurgery residents announced
The UNC Neurosurgery Residency program welcomes Randaline (Randi) Barnett and Martin Piazza.
UNC and Duke University Neurosurgery Departments to offer joint international fellowship
An innovative collaboration between UNC and Duke has resulted in the creation of the Elizabeth Bullitt / Allan H. Friedman International Fellowship in Neurosurgery. The fellowship was announced on February 9th, 2016 at the Robert H. Wilkins Lectureship in Academic Neurosurgery held at the Carolina Inn. The goal of this partnership is to encourage collaboration … Read more