Stuart Gold named division chief for pediatric hematology and oncology
Dr. Stuart Gold has been named chief of pediatric hematology and oncology in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Gold, a faculty member of the UNC Department of Pediatrics and member of UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer center, succeeds Dr. Julie Blatt as chief of the division.
Feb. 20, 2008
Stuart Gold named division chief for pediatric hematology and oncology
Dr. Stuart Gold has been named chief of pediatric hematology and oncology in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Gold, a faculty member of the UNC Department of Pediatrics and member of UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer center, succeeds Dr. Julie Blatt as chief of the division.
As division chief, Gold is responsible for developing the division's clinical care programs, translational research, and training of residents and fellows. He will continue running a monthly outreach clinic at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, N.C.
Gold has Board certifications in pediatrics and pediatric hematology-oncology. He established the late effects clinic at UNC to serve the needs of children long off treatment but at risk for late occurring side effects of their chemotherapy. He serves on many hospital- and School of Medicine-related committees and on several committees of the Children’s Cancer Group, a national pediatric oncology network, and serves on the boards of several local and regional philanthropic organizations.
"Stuart Gold's accomplishments in the arenas of patient care, clinical research, and teaching position him to be an exemplary leader for the division of pediatric hematology and oncology," said Dr. Alan Stiles, chair of pediatrics in the UNC School of Medicine and physician in chief at N.C. Children’s Hospital. "Beyond his extensive professional accomplishments, however, I believe it is his steadfast and personal dedication to his patients and their families that best qualify him to further develop and enhance UNC's program as an international leader in childhood cancer treatment and research."
A native of Atlanta, Ga., Gold earned his medical degree from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. in 1981. He joined the UNC School of Medicine faculty in 1989.
Note: A photo of Gold is available at http://www.unchealthcare.org/site/newsroom/goldstuart.jpg
N.C. Children's Hospital media contact: Danielle M. Bates, (919) 843-9714
or dbates@med.unc.edu
UNC School of Medicine contact: Stephanie Crayton, (919) 966-2860 or scrayton@unch.unc.edu
UNC Lineberger contact: Dianne Shaw, (919) 966-7834 or dgs@med.unc.edu
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The UNC Health Care System is a not-for-profit integrated health care system owned by the state of North Carolina and based in Chapel Hill. It exists to further the teaching mission of the University of North Carolina and to provide state-of-the-art patient care. UNC Health Care is comprised of UNC Hospitals, which is ranked among the top 50 in the nation in six specialties by U.S. News & World Report and ranked one of the country’s 41 best on the Leapfrog 2007 Top Hospitals list; the UNC School of Medicine, a nationally eminent research institution; community practices; home health and hospice services in seven central North Carolina counties; and Rex Healthcare and its provider network in Wake County. UNC Health Care also manages Chatham Hospital in Siler City.
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