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Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: February 1 – February 29, 2024

The ºÚÁÏÍø Department of Medicine ranked 23rd in the country in total National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding for federal fiscal year 2023 and 8th among peer public universities, according to a new report published by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology Saira Sheikh, MD, Vimal Derebail, MD, MPH, and Tessa Englund rece … Read more

Jensen Receives $1.4M to Study How MEK and Drugs that Inhibit MEK Affect Mitochondria in Heart Muscle and Breast Cancer Cells

Brian Jensen, MD, PI, received a R01, $1.4M direct, grant from the NIH’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. The researches will investigate how MEK (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase) and drugs that inhibit MEK affect mitochondria within two types of cells: cardiomyocytes (heart muscle cells) and triple-negative breast cancer cells. This study aims to understand the … Read more

Accolades, Awards and Appointments Archive

Congratulations to department faculty who received the following accolades, awards and appointments,  April 1 – April 30, 2025. Kevin Friede, MD, FACC, FSCAI, received SCAI’s 30 in their 30s award. Paul Armistead, MD,PhD, was promoted to Professor of Medicine. Sam Rubinstein, MD, was promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine. Rimma Osipov, MD, PhD, was promoted to Clinical Asso … Read more

Dr. Vavalle inspires and guides NC School of Science and Mathematics students

John Vavalle’s, MD, MHS, associate professor in the Division of Cardiology, mentorship extends beyond traditional boundaries, propelling high school seniors at the NC School of Science and Mathematics into the forefront of medical research. Divya Chawla, Ciara Everly and Dr. Vavalle at the TVT Conference. A Unique Mentorship Program Every Tuesday and Thursday throughout the schoo … Read more

2024 Fellows Match to the Department of Medicine

The Department of Medicine is honored to welcome new Tar Heel trainees! The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) released results for the 2023 Medicine and Pediatric Specialties Match on November 29. More than 7,000 applicants matched to advanced training positions. After a successful Match, the following fellows will join Department subspecialties in July 2024. Division of … Read more

Novel study finds aspirin-free regimen benefits patients with LVAD

The ARIES-HM3 Randomized Clinical Trial assessed the safety and efficacy of excluding aspirin from the antithrombotic regimen in patients with advanced heart failure who have undergone implantation of a fully magnetically levitated left ventricular assist device (LVAD). “There has been no consensus in the field about use of or dose of aspirin in the LVAD population until this stu … Read more

Buse, Smith Recognized in Global Highly Cited Researchers 2023 List

Drs. Buse and Smith John Buse, MD, PhD, and Sidney Smith Jr., MD, along with 18 ºÚÁÏÍø and 21 other ºÚÁÏÍø-Chapel Hill researchers have been named in Clarivate’s 2023 list of Highly Cited Researchersâ„¢. These scientific pioneers from around the world are drawn from the publications that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and publication year in the Web of Scien … Read more

Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program Accredited as Comprehensive Care Center

The Adult Congenital Heart Association (ACHA) has awarded the ºÚÁÏÍø Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) Program the status of an Accredited Comprehensive Care Center. As an accredited center, ºÚÁÏÍø will be able to better serve the congenital heart disease community. Due to the advancement of pediatric cardiac surgeries and invasive procedures, patients born with congenital heart di … Read more

Featured Advanced Practice Provider: Julie Lewis

Julie Lewis, ANP, cares for general cardiology patients. She is a North Carolina native, ºÚÁÏÍø School of Nursing graduate and a Swiftie. Julie enjoys baking, cooking and exercises daily. She is also a pizza lover! 

Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: August 1 – August 31, 2023

Division of Hematology Brandi Reeves, MD, received a 5-year, NHLBI K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award for the research project, “Evaluating the Role of Hypoxia Inducible Factor in Myeloproliferative-Associated Thrombosis.” Daniel Richardson, MD, received a $150K grant for developing a patient-reported measure to identify treatment priorities of patients with advanc … Read more

Drs. Weickert, Shifali, Elected to the Medical Staff Executive Committee

Congratulations to the newly elected at-large members of the Medical Staff Executive Committee. The new members from the Department of Medicine, who will serve a 2-year term, include: Drs. Weickert and Arora Thelsa Weickert, MD Shifali Arora, MD Also, a huge thanks to our departing members whose terms have expired – Cody Deen, MD, and Jennifer Mentee. The MSEC consists of the off … Read more

Ruihai Zhou, MD, MSc, FACC, RPVI, an assistant professor of medicine published an electrocardiogram education case in Challenges in Clinical Electrocardiography.