

Shawn Ahmed, PhD
Professor Cancer Genetics
Professor Department of Biology
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Professor Cancer Genetics
Professor Department of Biology
Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology
Co-director of Methodology Core for Multi-disciplinary Clinical Research Center
Research Health Scientist, Durham VA Medical Cente
Mildred Kaufman Distinguished Professor, Department of Nutrition
Director, Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Instructor, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Associate Professor, UNC Departments of Medicine and Nutrition
NC State Department of Plant and Microbial Biology
Director, Microbiome Core Facility
Adjunct Associate Professor, Orthopaedics Professor, Exercise and Sport Science Adjunct Associate Professor, Physical Therapy Associate Dean and Director, Undergraduate Research Assistant Department Chair, Exercise and Sport Science
Associate Director, Head and Neck Oncology Fellowship
Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Division of Head and Neck Oncology
MSTAR Program Director
Professor and Chief & Director, Center for Aging and Health
M. Andrew Greganti Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Research Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology
Assistant Professor
Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies
Department of Pharmacology
Assistant Professor, UNC School of Nursing
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Assistant Professor Assistant Director of the Program on Integrative Medicine
Chair, Henry L. Smith & James L. Olsen Distinguished Professor
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Research Associate Professor Director of the Program on Integrative Medicine
Associate Director for Education and Outreach, Biomedical Research Imaging Center
Professor, Department of Psychology & Neuroscience
Professor, Director of Neuroscience Curricula
Associate Professor, Opthamology
Associate Professor
Coordinator of Undergraduate Minor in Speech and Hearing Sciences
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology, Division of Cardiology
Professor, Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology
MSTAR Program Co-Director
Director, UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center
Joseph P. Archie, Jr. Eminent Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology
Professor Pathology
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine
Research Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
Associate Chair of Research
Professor, Genetics
Associate Chair for Research
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology
MSTAR Associate Program Director, Evaluator and Advisor
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine & Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy
MSTAR Program Advisor
Hematology/Oncology Research Associate Professor
Assistant Professor, Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery
Director of Quality Improvement
Associate Director, UNC Institute for Healthcare Quality Improvement
Professor & Chair, Department of Exercise & Sport Science
Adjunct Professor, Department of Orthopaedics; Biomedical Engineering; Allied Health Sciences
Associate Director, MOTION Science Institute
Adjunct Associate Professor, Orthopaedics
Associate Professor, Exercise and Sport Science
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy
MSTAR Associate Program Director, Evaluator and Advisor
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Lab
Program Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
Co-Director of Cardiology Clinical Trials
Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Professor, Biology
Professor, Genetics
Director, Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology
Assistant Professor - Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology
MSTAR Program Co-Director
Distinguished Professor & Director of Academic Advancement, Department of Family Medicine
Associate Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology
Ernest and Hazel Craige Distinguished Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine
Chief, Division of Cardiology
Co-Director, McAllister Heart Institute
Physician in Chief, UNC Heart & Vascular Service Line
Nancy A. Dreyer Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Epidemiology
Associate Professor Pharmacy
Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy
Associate Professor Pharmacy Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy
Healthcare Scientist in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Director of Analytics and Research in the VA’s National Center for End-of-Life Care
Associate Professor and Beerstecher-Blackwell Distinguished Term Scholar
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Oncology
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine
Professor Pathology
Associate Professor of Radiology Radiochemistry Program
University Kenan Distinguished Professor
Co-Director, Program on Aging, Disability, and Long-Term Care, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
Director of Aging Research, School of Social Work
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Associate Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gillings School of Global Public Health
Associate Professor
Cancer Cell Biology
Associate Director, UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center
Mary Link Briggs Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Professor, Departments of Social Medicine and Orthopedics
Director, Osteoarthritis Action Alliance
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology
Co-Director of Cardiology Clinical Trials
Associate Professor, Neuroscience Research
Professor UNC Neuroscience Center, Cell Biology and Physiology
Co-Director UNC MD/PhD Program
Assistant Professor, Glaucoma
Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine
Assistant Medical Director, UNC Geriatrics Clinic
Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine
Medical Director, UNC Palliative Care Program
Associate Director, Geriatric Fellowship Program
Professor, Department of Dermatology
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Associate Residency Program Director
Assistant Professor, Division of Voice and Swallowing of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management
Adjunct Professor, Economics, UNC College of Arts and Sciences
Urologic Oncology Fellowship Program Director
Assistant Professor of Urology
Irene and Robert Alan Briggaman Distinguished Professor, Dermatology
Melanoma Program
Cancer Epidemiology
Assistant Professor Opthamology