In memoriam
January 1, 2024 – 10:15 AM
It is with great sadness that we report that after a long illness, Dr. Ada Adimora, Sarah Graham Kenan Distinguished Professor of Medicine, and Epidemiology has passed.
Ada worked at UNC as a national and international leader for more than three decades. She was committed to improving the care of underserved populations and she was a tireless and fearless advocate for women living with HIV and at risk for HIV.
Ada was loved and admired by all those she touched, and her loss leaves a gap that cannot be filled.
We will miss Ada and her creativity, warmth, passion, and courage.
We will update you about local arrangements, and we will celebrate Ada and her contributions more broadly in the spring.
With heavy hearts,
Mike and Joe
Myron S. Cohen, MD
Yeargan-Bate Eminent Professor
Director, Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases
Joseph J. Eron, MD
Herman and Louise Smith Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
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Floris-Moore to Deliver Norma Berryhill Distinguished Lecture (67 min.), Thursday, June 20, 2024. The Norma Berryhill Distinguished Lecture was delivered by Michelle Floris-Moore, MD, MS in honor of Adaora A. Adimora, MD, MPH, who passed away this winter. Dr. Adimora was to deliver the Lecture in 2023 but was unable to do so due to illness.
Cristy Page MD, MPH introduced the Lecture and gave an appreciation of Dr. Adimora. Vani Vannappagari announced The Dr. Adaora Adimora Fellowship to train one infectious disease fellow and one epidemiology doctoral student each year. The fellowship is sponsored by ViiV Healthcare.
The Norma Berryhill Distinguished Lecture was established in 1985 to honor the medical school's "most able scientists and scholars." The lectureship is named after the Norma Berryhill, whose husband, Dr. Walter Reece Berryhill, was dean of the school from 1941 to 1964. Along with her husband, she is considered the co-founder of UNC's four-year School of Medicine.
Myron B. Cohen, MD, introduced Dr. Floris-Moore, who was recruited to UNC by Ada Adimora and mentored by her. A direct link to the video recording is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2YOCefeeYU. The video begins with a slideshow of photos of Ada, courtesy of Judith Auerbach, Michele Floris-Moore, and Kim Morris. - EpiVic's January 2024 Update #1 - Remembering Ada AdimoraEmail that Victor Schoenbach sent January 4, 2024
- Funeral Service, January 8, 2024January 8, 2024 funeral service at the World Overcomers Christian Church - includes program and recording
- IDSA and HIVMA announcementJoint announcement from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) & HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) on the Passing of ID & HIV Leader Adaora Adimora, MD, MPH, FIDSA
- IDSA Reflection on Ada Adimora - A bright light dimmed but not extinguishedReflections on Ada Adimora MD, MPH, FIDSA: A bright light dimmed but not extinguished
Michelle Floris-Moore, MD, MS, FIDSA, Celia J. Maxwell, MD, FACP, FIDSA, 1/22/2024
In this tribute to pioneering ID physician and researcher Adaora Adimora, MD, MPH, FIDSA, who died Jan. 1, 2024, two members of IDSA’s George W. Counts Interest Group, Michelle Floris-Moore, MD, MS, FIDSA, and Celia J. Maxwell, MD, FACP, FIDSA, reflect on her life and legacy. Dr. Adimora was a founding member of the group. - Information about funeral and ways to show supportFrom KJ, 1/4/2024: Ada's family would like to thank you all for the outpouring of support they have received from the entire UNC Infectious Disease community.
We’ve compiled a document with the information regarding funeral service, remembrances, and ways to support the family. Please feel free to share widely- we will update this document as additional information becomes available
- Obituary-DTH‘Tireless and fearless’: UNC community mourns loss of epidemiology professor. Adele Morris, Daily Tar Heel, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024
- Obituary-Healio ‘A true pioneer’: ID physician, researcher Adaora Adimora, MD, MPH, FIDSA, dies at 67.
By Gerard Gallagher; fact checked byShenaz Bagha. Healio, January 03, 2024 - Obituary-HPTNHPTN Remembers Adaora Adimora: A Champion for Science and Justice, Jan 3, 2024
- Obituary News and Observer - LegacyChapel Hill, North Carolina - Dr. Adaora (Ada) Alise Adimora was an extraordinary woman, mother, wife, scholar, clinician, mentor, friend, and advocate. Ada served as the Sarah Graham Kenan Distinguished Professor of Medicine at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A world-renowned physician epidemiologist, Ada dedicated her career to investigating and advocating for solutions to the pervasive racial and gender disparities heightened by the HIV epidemic. As a clinician, she provided unwavering and compassionate care to her patients. Ada departed this earth far too soon, on Monday, January 1, 2024, at age 67, surrounded by the love of her children and a wide circle of friends.
- UNC School of Medicine announcement of Dr. Adimora's passingIn Memory of Dr. Ada Adimora – A Trailblazing Physician Scientist and Mentor, January 3, 2024
- World Overcomers Christian Church - Funeral service programMonday, January 8, 2024, at noon; "virtual version" at https://tiny.cc/AdaProgram
