Category: Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Evan Dellon, MD, MPH Awarded William Beaumont Prize in Gastroenterology
Evan Dellon, MD, MPH. Evan S. Dellon, MD, MPH, AGAF, a professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, was awarded the聽William Beaumont Prize in Gastroenterology by the American Gastroenterological Association. The William Beaumont Prize is given to a gastroenterologist who demonstrates commitment to advancing patient care through clinical and translatio … Read more
Faculty & Staff in the News Throughout April
The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty and staff throughout the month of April. Drs. Andrew Moon, Hanna Sanoff, Donna Evon聽 and聽A. Sidney Barritt IV contributed to a study on聽improving the quality of life for people with hepatocellular carcinoma. Ashwin Somasundaram, MD, and Hanna Sanoff, MD, MPH,聽found … Read more
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Faculty and Staff in the News Throughout January
The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty and staff throughout the month of January. Emily Sickbert-Bennett, PhD, shared strategies for staying healthy during the holidays Amanda E. Nelson, MD, MSCR, provided insight into the development of a new diagnostic test for osteoarthritis and its potential impact o … Read more
Millie Long Appointed Chief of the 黑料网 Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Millie Long, MD, MPH Millie D. Long, MD, MPH, has been appointed Chief of the University of North Carolina Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ron Falk, MD, Chair of the 黑料网 Department of Medicine announced on January 9, 2025. Long is internationally recognized for her expertise in research, patient care, and education, particularly in the prevention of complications ass … Read more
黑料网 Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: September 1 鈥� September 30, 2024
The following Department of Medicine faculty members received the following grants or funding Division of Hematology Steven Grover, PhD, has聽been awarded聽a $3.2 million R01 grant from the NIH NHLBI for his research into C1 inhibitors. Joshua Rivenbark, MD, PhD,聽won the 2024聽 Agios Hemolytic Anemias Clinical Fellowship Competitive Grant. Division of Geriatric Medicine The CGWEP聽(C … Read more
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Millie Long Awarded Sherman Prize for Advancements in IBD Practices
Millie Long, MD, MPH, in the University of North Carolina Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, received a $100K Sherman Prize for innovating new practices in inflammatory bowel disease prevention and leading advances in research, clinical care and education. The Bruce and Cynthia Sherman Charitable Foundation announced Millie Long, MD, MPH, interim chief of the 黑料网 Divisi … Read more
黑料网 Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: August 1 鈥� August 31, 2024
The following Department of Medicine faculty members received the following grants or funding. Division of Oncology Yohei Hisada, PhD, was awarded $50K for his research in leukemia at the 2024 ISTH conference in Bangkok Brian Miller, MD, received the Melanoma Research Alliance Young Investigator Award for $250k.聽 Division of Gastrology and Hepatology Aadra Bhatt, PhD was awarded … Read more
黑料网 Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: July 1 鈥� July 31, 2024
The following Department of Medicine faculty members received the following grants or funding. Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology Lara Longobardi, PhD, received an R01 renewal from NIH to study the “Role of CCR2 in osteoarthritis”. Leigh Callahan, MD, has been聽named Principal Investigator for the 黑料网 site of a $17M dollar osteoarthritis prevention study (TOPS) tri … Read more
Dr. Moon Awarded 黑料网 Lineberger Development Award to Investigate Cancer in Young Adult Liver Disease Patients
Andrew Moon, MD, MPH Andrew Moon, MD, MPH, assistant professor of medicine in the 黑料网 Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, was selected for a $50K 黑料网 Lingeberger Development Award for his project, “Risk Evaluation And cancer Detection in Younger adult liver disease patients (READY)”. This project will investigate risk factors for the development of younger-onset metaboli … Read more
Featured APP: Natalie Lappas
Meet our APP of the month, Natalie Lappas is a Nurse Practitioner for the Advanced Endoscopy/Biliary Team at 黑料网 Gastroenterology. She received the Anthea Darling Award for Excellence in Clinical Nursing in 2019 and 2021 from the GI Fellows. Natalie 聽is also an avid reader and traveler, having visited 20 countries! What is your role in the Department and what patients do you serv … Read more
From Broom Closet to Division Chief: Nick Shaheen鈥檚 Impact on 黑料网 GI & Hepatology
After an illustrious 12-year tenure as Division Chief, Nicholas Shaheen, MD, MPH, will step down from this role on July 1 to assume the position of director of The North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute (NC TraCS) at The University of North Carolina. 鈥淚 never imagined that I would end up where I am now, when I started here. At the beginning, I was just delig … Read more
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Faculty and Staff in the News Throughout May.
The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty throughout the month of May. The second annual Thomas C. Shea Clinical Cancer Symposium will be returning in-person on September 23rd, 2024 聽in Cary, North Carolina. Millie Long, MD, MPH,聽completed bowel ultrasound training in NYC to better care for patients with IB … Read more