Renee Ducatte joined the Department of Pediatrics on May 17th as an APP in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. Ms. Ducatte completed her BSN at UNC-Chapel Hill in 2016 and went on to completed her MSN at the Duke University School of Nursing in 2020. Beginning in 2016, she worked for 2 years as a nurse in the PICU at Duke University and then in the Cardio Vascular Intensive Care Unit at Levine Children’s Hospital, in Charlotte

Dr. Sinha joined the Department of Pediatrics as faculty in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine on May 1st. Dr. Sinha completed his PhD in Pharmacometrics in 2019 from the Univeristy of Otago School of Pharmacy in Dunedin, New Zealand. Beginning in 2019 he has been a Post Doctoral researcher in the Eshelman School of Pharmacy at UNC.

Daniel Park, MD, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, was promoted to Associate Professor of Pediatrics as of May 1, 2021. Dr. Park has been a faculty member in Pediatric Emergency Medicine since 2016.

Tim Moran, MD, PhD, Division of Allergy-Immunology, was promoted to Associate Professor of Pediatrics as of May 1, 2021. Dr. Moran has been a faculty member in Pediatric Allergy/Immunology since 2015.

Anusha Penumarti, PhD, Division of Allergy-Immunology, was promoted to Assistant Professor of Pediatrics effective May 1, 2021. Dr. Penumarti has been an Instructor in Pediatric Allergy/Immunology since 2014.

As medical experts continue to learn more about the coronavirus, they’re studying its effects on children. While the illness typically produces weaker symptoms compared to older patients, it’s believed the virus is causing a new reaction in some kids. Dr. Eveline Wu works for UNC Health as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology. She says while there have been many children who have tested positive for COVID-19, only three have been hospitalized at the UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill from the virus.

Diagnosed with a congenital heart condition while still in utero, Suzi Leahy’s unborn son, Jett, was given “little chance of survival,” yet he beat the odds thanks to the life-saving care of the N.C. Pediatric Heart Center at UNC Children’s Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC.