Department of Medicine

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Neil Shah, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the division of gastroenterology and hepatology, has been appointed associate program director for the UNC Gastroenterology & Hepatology fellowship program. Shah earned his medical degree at UNC-Chapel Hill and completed internal medicine residency at the University of Virginia. He returned to UNC to complete his fellowship in …

With Astrazeneca putting its vaccine trials on hold, Cindy Gay, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases and principal investigator of UNC’s COVID-19 Moderna Trial, told WRAL there are measures in place and levels of safety oversight that begin at the individual participant level and extend to a broader review …

Emily Sickbert-Bennett, MD, associate professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases, was featured in a Popular Science article about exercising during the pandemic. “If you must go to the gym, bring plenty of cleaning wipes with you to scrub down the equipment before and after you use it, Sickbert-Bennett said. “Also be sure …

Marcella Boynton, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the division of general medicine and clinical epidemiology, talked with WRAL about a multi-institution projects that she participated in to test the effectiveness of different messages encouraging coronavirus safety measures such as wearing a mask or social distancing. They found that when President Trump’s name was associated …

Featured Physicians

Featured Physician

Dr. Keia Sanderson wrote an essay in the first grade describing how her pediatrician, an African American female, inspired her to achieve. “Very early in my life, she along with my parents made me feel like I could do anything,” said Sanderson, an associate professor of medicine in the division of nephrology and hypertension. She also says her grandmother gave her the best advice about lifelong learning.

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Dr. Michael Cunningham grew up in Raleigh, and studied biology at the College of Charleston. He was a research technician in the immunology department at Duke before attending medical school at the UNC School of Medicine. Dr. Cunningham enjoys the outdoors with his dog Misha and cooking with his wife.

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