Therapy and Dosimetry Programs Faculty

All students in our programs are under the tutelage of radiation oncologists, medical physicists, radiation biologists, certified medical dosimetrists, and certified radiation therapists. Program faculty include UNC School of Medicine faculty and UNC Hospitals professional staff.

Program Leadership

Faculty Member

Education

Professional Interests

Robert Adams
Program Director

Assistant Professor
UNC Dept. of Radiation Oncology

RT (R)(T), CMD, MPH, EdD
Therapy Program: UNC Hospitals

BS: Averett University
MPH: UNC Chapel Hill
EdD: North Carolina State University

Radiation therapy clinical practice
Medical dosimetry
Quality assurance and safety
Radiologic science education
Education research

Administrative Directors

Faculty Member	Education	Professional Interests
Katharin Burkhardt Medical Physics Director Director of Medical Physics and Dosimetry UNC Dept. of Radiation Oncology	BS: University of Florida Gainesville MS: University of Florida Gainesville DABR, Therapeutic Radiological Physics	Clinical physics and dosimetry Quality assurance
Dana LaChapelle Radiation Therapy Director Chief Radiation Therapist UNC Dept. of Radiation Oncology	RT (R)(T) Therapy Program: UNC Hospitals	Radiation therapy clinical practice Clinical teaching
Joel Tepper, MD Radiation Oncology Director Hector MacLean Distinguished Professor UNC Dept. of Radiation Oncology	BS: Massachusetts Institute of Technology MD: Washington University	Gastrointestinal Cancers Sarcomas
Elaine Zeman, PhD Radiation Biology Director Associate Professor UNC Dept. of Radiation Oncology	AB: Brown University PhD: Colorado State University Post-Doc: Stanford University	Radiation and cancer biology Radiation therapy and medical dosimetry education Standardized testing Education research

Other School of Medicine Faculty

Faculty Member	Education	Professional Interests
Jun Lian Assistant Professor UNC Dept. of Radiation Oncology	BS: Tsinghua University MS: Chinese Academy of Sciences PhD: Case Western Reserve University Post-Doc: Stanford University DABR, Therapeutic Radiological Physics	Radiation therapy physics Medical image processing
Eric Schreiber Assistant Professor UNC Dept. of Radiation Oncology	BS: University of Notre Dame PhD: Duke University Post-Doc: UNC Chapel Hill DABR, Therapeutic Radiological Physics	Medical physics and computing Education research

Clinical Instructors and Facilitators

Instructor	Education	Professional Interests
Leslie Adams Radiation Therapist	BS, RT (R)(T) BS: Florida State University Therapy Program: UNC Hospitals	Radiation therapy clinical practice
Ernest Bowen Radiation Therapist	BS, MS, RT (R)(T) BS and MS: Clemson University Therapy Program: UNC Hospitals	Radiation therapy clinical practice Healthcare economics
Melissa Bass Radiation Therapist	BS, RT (R)(T) BS: East Carolina University Radiography Program: Pitt Community College Therapy Program: UNC Hospitals	Radiation therapy clinical practice
Anne Camp Radiation Therapist	RT (R)(T) Therapy Program: UNC Hospitals	Radiation therapy clinical practice
Jackie Carter Certified Medical Dosimetrist	BS, RT (R)(T), CMD BS: Thomas Edison State College Radiography Program: Vance Granville Community College Therapy Program: Forsyth Technical Community College Dosimetry Program: Pitt Community College/East Carolina University	Medical dosimetry Radiation therapy clinical practice
Jessica Church Classroom Instruction Program Administration	BS RT (R)(T), MPH BS: UNC Chapel Hill MPH: UNC Greensboro	Education research Radiation therapy and medical dosimetry education Program administration
Timothy Cullip Software Engineer	BS: San Diego State University MS: UNC Chapel Hill	PLUNC treatment planning software design and implementation
Raina Erwin Certified Medical Dosimetrist	BS, CMD BS: University of Kentucky	Medical dosimetry Radiation therapy clinical practice
Nadia Guthrie Radiation Therapist	BS, RT (R)(T) BS: Winthrop University Therapy Program: Spartanburg Technical College	Radiation therapy clinical practice
Ed Herrera Radiation Therapist	RT (R)(T) Therapy Program: UNC Hospitals	Radiation therapy clinical practice
Lesley Hoyle Certified Medical Dosimetrist	BS RT (R)(T), CTTS, CMD BS: Greensboro College Dosimetry Program: UNC Hospitals	Medical dosimetry Radiation therapy clinical practice
Mark Kostich Certified Medical Dosimetrist	RT (R)(T), CMD Therapy Program: University of Cincinnati	Medical dosimetry Radiation therapy clinical practice
Traci Leach Radiation Therapist	BS, RT (R)(T) BS: Greensboro College Therapy Program: UNC Hospitals	Radiation therapy clinical practice
Misty Lehman-Davis Certified Medical Dosimetrist	BS RT (R)(T), CMD BS: Weber State University Dosimetry Program: UNC Hospitals	Medical dosimetry Radiation therapy clinical practice
Kyle Metcalf Radiation Therapist	RT (R)(T) Therapy Program: UNC Hospitals	Radiation therapy clinical practice
Heather Morrison Radiation Therapist	RT (R)(T) Therapy Program: UNC Hospitals	Radiation therapy clinical practice
Wanda Nazar Radiation Therapist	RT (R)(T) Therapy Program: Montefiore School of Radiation Therapy	Radiation therapy clinical practice
Purvi Patel Certified Medical Dosimetrist	BS RT (R)(T), CMD BS: Virginia Commonwealth University Dosimetry Program: University of Wisconsin, La Crosse	Medical dosimetry Radiation therapy clinical practice
Talisha Person Radiation Therapist	BS RT (R)(T) BS: Virginia Commonwealth University	Radiation therapy clinical practice
Larry Potter Medical Physicist	BS: UNC Chapel Hill MS: UNC Chapel Hill	Medical physics and dosimetry
Craig Rifkin Radiation Therapist	BA, RT (R)(T) BA: Appalachian State University Therapy Program: UNC Hospitals	Radiation therapy clinical practice
Kevin Shivel Radiation Therapist	BS RT (R)(T) BS: Virginia Commonwealth University	Radiation therapy clinical practice
Deborah Waters Radiation Therapist	RT (R)(T) Therapy Program: Duke University Hospital	Radiation therapy clinical practice
Taylor Welborn Radiation Therapist	RT (R)(T) Therapy Program: Forsyth Technical Community College	Radiation therapy clinical practice
Philip Worsham Radiation Therapist	RT (R)(T) Therapy Program: Pitt Community College	Radiation therapy clinical practice