Philanthropic support from the Winston family is among the largest ever given to UNC Rex Willis M. Wu, MD, FACC, one of the nation’s top interventional cardiologists and head of the Structural and Valvular Heart Care team at UNC Health … Read more

Professorship established in memory of Mr. Ingram will support Dr. Reuland’s research related to cancer screening and early detection. Dan Reuland, MD, MPH, program founder and co-director for UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Carolina Cancer Screening Initiative, and one of … Read more

By Mark Kimmel, UNC Health Foundation “We are facing what can only be described as a silent health crisis, and we are at a crossroads.” That passage is found in the opening paragraph of the North Carolina Men’s Health Report … Read more

By Mark Kimmel, UNC Health Foundation An overwhelming sense of gratitude filled UNC Health teammates as the delivery truck pulled up to the loading dock at UNC Hospitals. Shannon Hinton and the local Chapel Hill Wegmans “delivery team” wasted no … Read more

Annual event supports the Neonatal Special Gifts Fund By Mark Kimmel, UNC Health Foundation The cool Carolina air held a crisp bite, the morning sun painting the leaves in fiery autumn hues. In the heart of this vibrant landscape, Robert … Read more

Madeline Neal joined the UNC Health Foundation as Chief of Staff, effective January 8, 2024. Madeline has more than 15 years of work experience at UNC, time that has been spent in service of advancing health in North Carolina through research … Read more

YOU DID SOMETHING AMAZING! Thanks to donors like YOU, 200 soft and cuddly teddy bears were recently given to medically challenged kids at UNC Children’s. Patients from preemies to teenagers received bears. Kids in the emergency department, hematology oncology clinic, … Read more

Following the loss earlier this year of Connie Roads – mother-in-law and mother to Victor and Allison Kats, and grandmother to their four children – the Kats family decided to honor Connie’s life with a 2023 Tar Heal Tuesday Challenge … Read more

At 2 p.m. on September 6, the lobby of the N.C. Basnight Cancer Hospital folks gathered for a special event at the UNC Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Clinic. Ian Davis, MD, PhD, Chief of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, took the podium and welcomed everyone … Read more

An enthusiastic UNC School of Medicine community gathered with elected officials and leaders from UNC-Chapel Hill and the University of North Carolina system Monday to celebrate the opening of Roper Hall, UNC’s state-of-the-art new home for medical education. Named for … Read more