Dana Iglesias, MD, MPH

Dana Iglesias is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and the inaugural Medical Director of the UNC Health Chatham Maternity Care Center, where she offers comprehensive reproductive healthcare in a rural setting.  She also attends on the Family Medicine Family Center Perinatal Care services and provides full-scope outpatient care.  Her teaching interests include medical education for all cadres of medical professionals in order to build stronger interprofessional teams, community and rural health, professional sustainability, and well-being.

Dr. Iglesias completed a fellowship in surgical obstetrics at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and received a Master’s in Public Health from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. Since finishing residency training, she has been committed to providing full-spectrum family medicine and maternity care to marginalized populations in her local community. Dr. Iglesias worked for several years as a community physician in Salinas, California, and in the greater Triangle area. Her passion for international health has led her to many places across the globe. Most recently, she spent nearly five years serving as Head of Department and Director of Training for Family Medicine at Egbe Hospital in rural Nigeria, returning in 2018.

She currently lives in Chatham County and enjoys being involved in her local community, hiking North Carolina’s various trails, sharing meals with friends, and reading in her leisure time.