Biographical Information
Rick Moore is a family medicine physician with UNC’s Family Medicine Residency program. He began his career within a community health center setting, providing both primary care as well as care for those living with HIV, viral hepatitis, and substance use disorders. He completed his Bachelor of Arts in English at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA. He then also completed his medical degree at Virginia Commonwealth University and completed family medicine residency training in an integrated HIV and Hepatitis C training program at Lawrence Family Medicine Residency in Massachusetts. He continues to provide care for patients with HIV, viral hepatitis, and substance use disorders in addition to providing comprehensive primary care. He is the medical director for the NC DHHS Viral Hepatitis Program, a role which he began in 2021.
Outside of work, he loves spending time with his wife and three children, as well as playing music (guitar, banjo), reading, and playing sports with family and friends.
Areas of Interest
Dr. Moore’s chief interests lie in optimizing care of individuals with HIV and viral hepatitis in the context of primary care, and in how providing this care in primary health settings can allow for enhanced treatment outcomes for local populations. He began the HIV and viral hepatitis area of concentration for the UNC family medicine residency program in 2021. He directs the HIV and viral hepatitis programs for Rural Health Group, a federally-qualified health center in northeastern North Carolina. He helped to form and continues to provide training in primary care delivery of viral hepatitis treatment through the Carolina Hepatitis Academic Mentorship Program. He has been medical director for the NC DHHS viral hepatitis program since 2021. He lectures throughout the state on primary care delivery models for viral hepatitis and HIV treatment, as well as optimizing treatment of opiate use disorder in primary care.
Related Links
Carolina Hepatitis C Academic Mentorship Program (CHAMP)
