5 months ago
A multi-center Phase 3 clinical trial named “QUILT” is exploring a potential new treatment that involves administering BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) combined with an experimental drug known as N-803 (Nogapendekin alfa inbakicept), with the goal of providing a synergistic therapeutic effect to some Bladder Cancer patients.
5 months ago
The first series of the Genitourinary (GU) Oncology Nursing Education Program, Prostate Cancer 101, is part of an initiative spearheaded by UNC Urology’s Mary Dunn, MSN, NP-C, OCN, RN is an online education series designed to equip nurses, advanced practice providers (APPs), and other healthcare professionals actively engaged in the care of genitourinary cancer patients.
5 months ago
UNC Urology's Drs. Katherine Chan, Kathryn Hacker Gessner, and Angela Smith represented at the SWIU's 13th Annual Clinical Mentoring Conference
5 months ago
UNC Urology Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Trials, Dr. Marc Bjurlin, spoke on a recent ABC11 Eyewitness News segment addressing Prostate Cancer Awareness. The segment, led by Bianca Holman, sheds light on the heightened risk for prostate cancer faced by black men.
5 months ago
Congratulations Charlene Brown (UNC School of Medicine), Maggie Stroud (Medical University of South Carolina), and Krupa Nathan (UNC School of Medicine) - our UNC Urology Residency Class of '29. We look forward to greeting you all in Chapel Hill later this year.
5 months ago
Congratulations to Drs. Borawski, Bukowski, Chan, Figler, Friedlander, Johnson, Nielsen, Raynor, Ross, Smith, Sutherland, Tan, Viprakasit, and Wallen received the 'Top Doctor' designation from Castle Connolly.
5 months ago
UNC Urology is thrilled to welcome Dr. Rebecca Heidenberg to the residency training program as a member of the class of 2028. After completing her surgical internship she will join the residency as a PGY2.
6 months ago
Dr. Angela Smith has become a credentialed coach in the UNC SOM Coaching Academy by attaining the prestigious Professional Credentialed Coach (PCC) certification from the International Coaching Federation (ICF).
6 months ago
Kathryn Gessner, MD, PhD, co-wrote an opinion piece providing perspectives regarding recently published work provided by other researchers on this important topic.
6 months ago
The Department of Urology at UNC-Chapel Hill delivers excellence in patient care, education, and research. In addition to their clinical work, our faculty are leaders nationally and internationally, advancing the field and mentoring the next generation of leaders in Urology. Please join us in celebrating the many recent accomplishments of the Department.
7 months ago
Dr. Eric Wallen, Professor of Urology and UNC Men's Health Program Director, is co-leading the effort to improve diagnostic and health outcomes for all North Carolinians with prostate cancer, including Black Men and Native Americans, who are disproportionately affected. Prostate cancer is the 2nd leading cause of cancer death for men in North Carolina.
7 months ago
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Hersh Trivedi, a Second Year Resident in the UNC Urology residency program, was honored with the “NC Jaycee Burn Center Intern Award” by the Department of Surgery this past July.
