Shawn Ahmed, PhD
Professor Cancer Genetics
Professor Department of Biology
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Professor Cancer Genetics
Professor Department of Biology
Associate Professor, UNC Departments of Medicine and Nutrition
NC State Department of Plant and Microbial Biology
Director, Microbiome Core Facility
Associate Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gillings School of Global Public Health
Beverly Long Chapin Distinguished Professor
Affiliations: Program in Molecular Biology & Biotechnology
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology
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
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 Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology
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 of Medicine, Division of Hematology
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Associate Director for Education and Outreach, Biomedical Research Imaging Center
Professor, Department of Psychology & Neuroscience
Professor, Director of Neuroscience Curricula
Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology
Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology, Geriatrics
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
Professor, Department of Dermatology
Director, UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center
Joseph P. Archie, Jr. Eminent Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology
Professor Pathology
Research Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
Associate Chair of Research
Professor, Genetics
Associate Chair for Research
Clinical Assistant Professor, Geropsychology
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Associate Professor, Division of Oncology
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
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Neurosurgery
Associate Program Director
Director of UNC Global Neurosurgery Program
Director of Neurosurgery Skull Base Lab
Research Director for Neurosurgery
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Lab
Program Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
Co-Director of Cardiology Clinical Trials
Associate Professor
Section Chief of Cerebrovascular & Skull Base Neurosurgery
Professor, Biology
Professor, Genetics
Director, Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology
Distinguished Professor & Director of Academic Advancement, Department of Family Medicine
Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management
Adjunct Professor, Economics, UNC College of Arts and Sciences
Nancy A. Dreyer Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Epidemiology
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
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine
Associate Professor, Director of the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences
Associate Professor – Stroke and Vascular Neurology
Director, Neurosciences Clinical Trials Unit
Adult Nurse Practitioner
Associate Professor of Radiology Radiochemistry Program
Assistant Professor Opthamology
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 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
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Research Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
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
Research Associate Professor Director of the Program on Integrative Medicine
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
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Oncology
Associate Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Department of Family Medicine
Assistant Professor Glaucoma
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine & Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy
Assistant Professor Psychiatry
Assistant Professor, Division of Voice and Swallowing of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
Assistant Professor - Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology
Vice Chair of Academic Affairs
Director of Urologic Oncology
Associate Professor of Urology
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
Urologic Oncology Fellowship Program Director
Assistant Professor of Urology
Associate Professor Pharmacy
Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Oncology
Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Adjunct Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director, UNC Center for Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders
Professor Pathology