{"id":23308,"date":"2025-10-16T13:32:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T17:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/?page_id=23308"},"modified":"2025-10-22T15:35:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T19:35:45","slug":"2026-course-leadership-speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/carolina-refresher-course\/2026-course-leadership-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Leadership & Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Course Directors<\/h2>\n
\n
\n\"\"<\/a>Rob Isaak, DO<\/strong><\/a>
\nCourse Director
\n<\/strong>UNC Anesthesiology
\nProfessor of Anesthesiology
\nVice Chair of Education
\n<\/span><\/div>\n
\n\"\"<\/a>Jacob Acton, MD<\/strong><\/a>
\nCourse Co-Director<\/strong>
\nUNC Anesthesiology
\nAssistant Professor of Anesthesiology<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Visiting Professors<\/h2>\n
\n
\n\"\"<\/a>
\nGina Linganna, MD<\/strong>
\nUPenn Perelman School of Medicine
\nAssociate Professor of Anesthesiology
\n& Critical Care
\nAssistant Residency Program Director
\n<\/span><\/div>\n
\n\"\"<\/a>
\nDebnath Chatterjee, MD<\/strong>
\nUniversity of Colorado
\nProfessor – Anesthesiology-Pediatric Anesthesiology
\nDirector of Fetal Anesthesia
\nEditor-in-Chief, OpenAnesthesia<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
<\/div>\n<\/span><\/div>\n

UNC Anesthesiology Speakers<\/h2>\n
\n \n
\n
\n \t\t\n
\n \"Greg\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
\n

\n Greg Balfanz <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Professor of Anesthesiology
\nVice Chair of Patient Safety & Quality Improvement<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

\n
\n \t\t\n
\n \"Samuel\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
\n

\n Samuel Blacker <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
\nDirector, Neuroanesthesia
\nMedical Director, Anesthesia Support Services<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

\n
\n \t\t\n
\n \"Catherine\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
\n

\n Catherine Campbell <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Clincal Lead - SRNA<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

\n
\n \t\t\n
\n \"Alexander\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
\n

\n Alexander Doyal <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

\n
\n \t\t\n
\n \"Lindsey\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
\n

\n Lindsey Gouker <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

\n
\n \t\t\n
\n \"J\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
\n

\n J Mark Hylton Jr. <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

UNC Health Wayne
\nAnesthesiologist<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

\n
\n \t\t\n
\n \"Sharon\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
\n

\n Sharon Kapeluk <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

\n
\n \t\t\n
\n \"Russell-John\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
\n

\n Russell-John (RJ) Krom <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

\n
\n \t\t\n
\n \"Matt\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
\n

\n Matt Mauck <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
\nVice Chair of Research<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

\n
\n \t\t\n
\n \"Christine\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
\n

\n Christine McKenzie <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

\n
\n \t\t\n
\n \"Nate\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
\n

\n Nate Painter <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
\nDivision Chief, Ambulatory Anesthesiology<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

\n
\n \t\t\n
\n \"Andres\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
\n

\n Andres Rojas <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

\n
\n \t\t\n
\n \"Meghann\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
\n

\n Meghann Runyon <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

CRNA<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

\n
\n \t\t\n
\n \"Ted\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
\n

\n Ted (Tetsuro) Sakai, MD, PhD, MHA, FASA <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Professor and Chair of Anesthesiology<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

\n
\n \t\t\n
\n \"Wade\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
\n

\n Wade Weigel <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Professor of Anesthesiology<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n

\n
\n \t\t\n
\n \"Tracy\n \"\"\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n <\/div>\n
\n

\n Tracy Wester <\/a>\n <\/h2> \n \n

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
\nSection Chief of Pediatric Regional Anesthesia
\nPediatric Anesthesia Fellowship Program Director<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n \n