{"id":1618,"date":"2016-06-14T17:59:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T21:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med-fammed.sites.unc.edu\/directory\/gary-asher-md-mph\/"},"modified":"2023-09-29T10:36:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T14:36:13","slug":"gary-asher-md-mph","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/directory\/gary-asher-md-mph\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary Asher, MD, MPH"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Biographical Information<\/h2>\n<p>Dr. Asher is Director of Integrative Medicine Services at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Medical Director of Emergency Medicine at UNC Chatham Hospital.\u00a0 He has been a practitioner, teacher, and researcher in the field of Integrative Medicine for over 20 years.\u00a0 He earned his medical degree at the Columbia University-Ben Gurion University Medical School for International Health, completed residency training in Family Medicine at MAHEC in Western North Carolina, and completed both a Master\u2019s in Public Health and a clinical research fellowship at UNC.\u00a0 When not at work, he can be found playing with his four children anywhere in North Carolina from the mountains to the sea.<\/p>\n<h2>Areas of Interest<\/h2>\n<p>Dr. Asher\u2019s research focuses on the use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine for chronic conditions such as hypertension and cancer, with a primary focus on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of botanical agents. Has been involved in several acupuncture studies, as well as systematic reviews of acupuncture for pain and non-pharmacologic treatments for depression. He is currently leading clinical and translational trials of curcumin for prevention and treatment of colorectal cancer.<\/p>\n<h2>Related Links<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"link-external\"><a class=\"external-link\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/unclineberger.org\/people\/gary-asher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biographical Information Dr. Asher is Director of Integrative Medicine Services at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Medical Director of Emergency Medicine at UNC Chatham Hospital.\u00a0 He has been a practitioner, teacher, and researcher in the field of Integrative Medicine for over 20 years.\u00a0 He earned his medical degree at the Columbia University-Ben Gurion &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/fammed\/directory\/gary-asher-md-mph\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Gary Asher, MD, MPH\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1619,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-1618","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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