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UNC Health Care Researcher Recognized the 6th annual society for women’s Health research (swHr) Medtronic Prize for scientific Contributions to women’s Health was presented to Denniz Zolnoun, MD, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the UNC school of Medicine. Dr. Zolnoun is a celebrated researcher at UNC Health Care specializing in women and gynecological pain and is the director of the Vulvar Pain Clinic. Her area of research is pain mechanism, especially gynecological pelvic pain. Persistent pain affects millions of women, but little is known about it. Dr. Zolnoun discovered that sensory nerves, perception and dysfunction are well-described and traced Denniz Zolnoun, MD, associate proin men but not in women. she now fessor of obstetrics and gynecology strives to identify how sex differences affect sensory nerves to help determine the cause of women’s pelvic pain. the swHr Medtronic Prize is given to a female scientist in her early to mid-career who has devoted a significant part of her work to sex-differences research and has served as a role model and mentor for both colleagues and students. UNC HealtH Care News New Hospital Patient Satisfaction Scores Place UNC Health Care at the top UNC Hospitals ranked No. 1 among Triangle hospitals in all 10 categories of the latest Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Provider Systems (HCAHPS) survey. HCAHPS is a 27-question standardized survey that measures patients’ satisfaction and gathers feedback about their hospital experiences. All results are publicly reported at www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov. Rankings Announced In the new U.S.News & World Report metropolitan Best Hospitals rankings, UNC Hospitals ranked second of 18 hospitals listed for the RaleighDurham area, which includes Cary and Chapel Hill. Rex Hospital, part of the UNC Health Care system, ranked fifth overall in the region. The UNC programs for Diabetes and Endocrinology, Kidney Disorders, Orthopaedics, Pulmonology, and Urology are all designated as highperforming specialties. These groups joined the nationally ranked Cancer; Ear, Nose and Throat; Gastroenterology; and Gynecology to help UNC achieve excellence in the metro ranking. Top LefT pHoTo: peTeR BRALey www.unchealthcare.org 3 http://www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov http://www.unchealthcare.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Well - Summer 2011

Well - Summer 2011
Contents
UNC Health Care News
Community
Radio City Rockettes Visit Children’s Hospital
Prostate Protection
Surgery Through Oxlee’s Eyes
Nutrition
Calendar

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