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Elizabeth Pleasants, DrPH, MPH, of the Center for Women’s Health Research at ´óÏó´«Ã½, has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open (JAMA-NO). Dr. Pleasants is the lead author of “Adolescents and Young Adults’ Sources of Contraceptive Information.” Click here to view the publication.  In the...

Andrea Knittel, MD, PhD, from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Health’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, has contributed to the article titled “Fellowship for Academic Generalists in Obstetrics and Gynecology: Is It Overdue?” published in Obstetrics & Gynecology, also known as “The Green Journal,” the official publication of the American College of Obstetricians and...

Benjamin Chi, MD, MSC, from the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, has successfully renewed a K24 mentoring grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. This will be the second five-year grant cycle for which Dr. Chi has received this award. ...

Hendrée E. Jones, PhD, senior advisor of the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Horizons Program, has won the 2024 American Psychological Association’s Division 28 MED Associates Brady-Schuster Award. This award is given based on nominations from her peers and for making substantial contributions in the areas of scientific research, mentorship, and service in the...

Help us welcome our newest member to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gretchen Guggenheim, CNM, NP. Gretchen will be joining the Division of General Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Midwifery as a midwife. Gretchen was born in Raleigh, NC, and grew up in Greenville, SC. She received a Bachelor of Arts...

Kavita Shah Arora, MD, MBE, MS, from the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, has been promoted to Full Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Previously, Dr. Arora served as an Associate Professor in the department since August 2021 and was an Associate...

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology wants to congratulate the following residents on matching into Urogynecology & Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery Fellowships on August 7th, 2024.   Dr. Anna Leone: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Chapel Hill Dr. Rodrigo Munoz: Duke University Dr. Ugo Okoroafor: Cleveland Clinic

  The Division of General Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Midwifery is excited to announce the addition of Dr. Paige Anderson and Dr. Grace Trompeter to the ´óÏó´«Ã½ General OB/GYN Research Fellowship program. Their appointment marks a significant enhancement to the fellowship, underscoring the program’s commitment to advancing obstetrics and gynecology through...

A joint team of investigators from the University of North Carolina and the University of Zambia has published a landmark clinical study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The study, led by ´óÏó´«Ã½ Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Jeffrey S. A. Stringer, demonstrates that artificial intelligence (AI)...

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine’s Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine has enrolled the first patient in the world in a groundbreaking international Azalea Trial. The Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine, in collaboration with the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Fetal Care Center, is conducting a trial for a...