{"id":10915,"date":"2019-05-28T14:04:49","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T18:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=10915"},"modified":"2026-01-29T14:42:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T19:42:24","slug":"dana-iglesias-md","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/directory\/dana-iglesias-md\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana Iglesias, MD, MPH"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Biographical Information<\/h2>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">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.\u00a0\u00a0She also attends on the Family Medicine Family Center Perinatal Care services and provides full-scope outpatient care.\u00a0 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.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">Dr. Iglesias completed a fellowship in surgical obstetrics at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and received a Master\u2019s 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.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">She currently lives in Chatham County and enjoys being involved in her local community, hiking North Carolina\u2019s various trails, sharing meals with friends, and reading in her leisure time.<\/div>\n<h2>Interests<\/h2>\n<p>Dr. Iglesias\u2019 interests lie in community health and development, reproductive justice, health disparities, social drivers of health, and as a midwifery enthusiast.<\/p>\n<h2>Related Links<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chathamhospital.org\/ch\/locations\/profile\/chatham-hospital-maternity-care-center\/\">UNC Chatham Hospital Maternity Care Center<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/unchealthfoundation.org\/chathamhospital\/\">Give to Chatham County Maternity Care &amp; Rural Residency Track Initiatives<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biographical Information 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.\u00a0\u00a0She also attends on the Family Medicine Family Center Perinatal &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/directory\/dana-iglesias-md\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Dana Iglesias, MD, MPH\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":10918,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-10915","directory","type-directory","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","odd"],"pp_force_visibility":null,"pp_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_force_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_subpost_visibility":null,"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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