The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) would like to congratulate Jeffrey Lawson, MD, and Philip Brown, Jr., MD, on recent achievements in the field of medicine.

Dr. Lawson, a vascular surgeon, and a team of physicians at Duke University Hospitals “performed the first U.S. implantation of a bioengineered blood vessel,” a new technology they hope “will eventually replace synthetic grafts.” Read the full article from The News & Observer here.

Dr. Brown, a Wilmington Health vascular surgeon, is the first physician in the U.S. to place an Endurant Aorto-Uni-lliac Stent Graft System (Endurant AUI), allowing his patient to have a minimally invasive operation and a faster recovery. Read the full article on Wilmington Health’s website.

Congratulations to both doctors on their life-saving  advances!