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Medicine Administration Staff

Karen AppersonKaren Apperson
Senior Executive Assistant to the Chair, also assisting Lee Berkowitz & Janet Rubin
Office: 125 MacNider Hall
919-966-9286
Email: karen_apperson@med.unc.edu 

Essence Harvey
Executive Assistant to Keisha Gibson and Spencer Dorn
Department of Medicine Grand Rounds Coordinator
Office: 125 MacNider Hall
919-966-4468
Email: essence_harvey@med.unc.edu 

Finance, Business Development and Analytics

Kevin Hodges
Manager of Accounting
Office: 043 MacNider Hall
919-445-4920
Email: Kevin_Hodges@med.unc.edu

Ron Crosby
Accountant
Office: 043 MacNider Hall
919-843-6492
Email: Ron_Crosby@med.unc.edu

Brian HatrickBrian Hatrick
Business Analyst
Office: 043 MacNider Hall
919-832-2331
Email: brian_hatrick@med.unc.edu

Scott KellerScott Keller
Director of Business Development
Office: 125 MacNider Hall
919-843-5206
Email: scott­_keller@med.unc.edu

Sherina Matlock
Business Analyst
Office: 043 MacNider Hall
919-843-6151
Email:

Ryan TerrellRyan Terrell
Director of Finance
Office: 043 MacNider Hall
919-843-5222
Email: ryan_terrell@med.unc.edu

Taylor WattsTaylor Watts, MBA, MHA
Business Analytics Specialist
Office: 043 MacNider Hall
919-843-6347
Email: stwatts@email.unc.edu

Communications


Morgan Duerden
Communication Specialist II
Email: Morgan_Duerden@med.unc.edu

 

Development

Kathryn-hunter-DoM-directoryKathryn Hunter
UNC Health Foundation
Director of Development
919-843-4155 (office)
703-994-7762 (mobile)
Email: Kathryn_Hunter@med.unc.edu

Internal Medicine Residency Program

Debra Bynum, MD, MMEL
Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program; Vice Chair of Education; Professor of Medicine
Office: 126 MacNider Hall
919-966-1043
Email:

Julie GoldingJulie Golding
Program Coordinator, Residency Program
Office: 126 MacNider Hall
919-966-1043
E-mail: julie_golding@med.unc.edu

Ammaris Jordan, M.S.
Program Coordinator-Internal Medicine Residency Program
Office: 126 MacNider Hall
919-966-1043
ammyj21@email.unc.edu

Medical Admitting Officers

Elizabeth Blakely, RN, BSNBeth Blakely
Medical Admitting Officer
919-667-4493
Pager: 919-216-0936
Email: elizabeth.blakely@unchealth.unc.edu
Steffi BrileyStephanie Briley, RN, BSN, CCRN
Medical Admitting Officer
919-667-4493
Pager: 919-216-5086
Email:

Joanne LowryJoanne Lowry, BSN, RN, MS-BC
Medical Admitting Officer
919-667-4493
Pager: 919-216-0936
Email: 

Renee WessonRenee Wesson, RN, BSN, CNML
Medical Admitting Officer
919-667-4493
Pager: 919-216-2766
Email: renee.wesson@unchealth.unc.edu

Tamara L. Williams, RN, BSN, PCCNTamara Williams, RN, BSN, PCCN
Medical Admitting Officer
919-667-4493
Pager: 919-393-1397
Email: tamara.williams@unchealth.unc.edu

Susan ZepedaSusan Zepeda, RN, BSN, CCRN
Medical Admitting Officer
919-667-4493
Pager: 919-216-5182
Email:  

Human Resources

Karen ClaytonKaren Clayton
HR Manager
Geriatric Medicine, Hospital Medicine
Office: 121 MacNider Hall
919-843-6490
Email: 

Terra Pike CorneliusTerra Pike Cornelius
HR Consultant
General Medicine, Nephrology
Office: 121 MacNider Hall
919-843-6489
Email: 

Cheryl LongCheryl Long
HR Consultant
Department Administration, Cardiology
Office: 121 MacNider Hall
919-843-6488
Email: 

Vicki S. PickardVicki S. Pickard
HR Specialist
McAllister Heart Institute, AHEC, TIM Administration
Office: 3201 Medical Biomolecular Research Building, CB #7126
919-962-8825
Email: 

Shelby Abbott-Lunsford
HR Consultant
Hematology & Oncology
919-843-9610
Email: shelby_abbott-lunsford@med.unc.edu

Rhonda V. Nord
HR Consultant
Infectious Diseases; Pulmonary Diseases & Critical Care Medicine
919-962-9949
Rhonda_Nord@med.unc.edu


Department Divisions

Cardiology

George A. Stouffer III, MD, Chief
919-966-5141

Randall Borror, MBA, PMP, Associate Chief of Administration
919-843-5429

Endocrinology & Metabolism

Janice Jim Hwang, MD, MHS, Chief
919-843-7275
Janice_hwang@med.unc.edu

Christina McMillan, Associate Chief of Administration
919-966-2369
Christina.McMillan@unchealth.unc.edu

Jill Cunnup, Division Administrator
919-966-0134 
jcunnup@med.unc.edu 

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Nicholas J. Shaheen, MD, MPH, Chief
919-966-7047
nicholas_shaheen@med.unc.edu

Jennifer Layton, Associate Chief of Administration
919- 843-5741
jalayton@med.unc.edu

General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology

Darren DeWalt, MD, MPH, Chief
919-966-2276 

 

Malinda Williams, Division Administrator
919-966-2276 

Geriatric Medicine

Jan Busby-Whitehead, MD, Chief
919-966-5945
 

Faith R. Patterson, Business Analyst
919-445-6778 

Hematology

Jonathan Serody, MD, Chief
919-966-4431 

jonathan_serody@med.unc.edu 


Hospital Medicine

David Hemsey, MD, Chief

Infectious Diseases

Joe Eron, MD, Chief
919-966-2537

Miranda Pennachi, MHA, Associate Chief of Administration
mpennach@email.unc.edu

Nephrology and Hypertension

Gerald Hladik, MD, Chief
919-445-2644
 

Trina Pugh, Division Administrator
919-445-2648 

Oncology

Ethan Basch, MD, Chief
919-966-4431


Pulmonary Diseases & Critical Care Medicine

Shannon Carson, MD, Chief
919-966-2531
scarson@med.unc.edu 

Matt Kretzschmar, MBA, Associate Chief of Administration
919-445-2430
matthew_kretzschmar@med.unc.edu

Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology

Beth L. Jonas, MD, FACR, Chief
866-827-2862

Christina McMillan, Associate Chief of Administration
919-966-2369
Christina.McMillan@unchealth.unc.edu


Department Centers

Center for Aging and Health

Jan Busby-Whitehead, MD, Director
919-966-5945
 

Faith R. Patterson
Business Analyst
919-445-6778

Blood Research Center

Nigel Key, MD, Director
919-966-3311
 

Raj Kasthuri, MD, Associate Director Clinical Research
919-966-3311
raj_kasthuri@med.unc.edu

Nigel Mackman, PhD, Associate Director Basic Science
919-843-3961
nigel_mackman@med.unc.edu

Christine Hill, MHA, BRC Center Administration
919-843-3960
christine_hill@med.unc.edu

Center For Gastrointestinal Biology & Diseases (CGIBD)

Robert Sandler, MD, Director
919-966-1757

Joanna Herath, Associate Chief of Administration
919-966-2369

Center for Functional GI & Motility Disorders (FGID)

William E. Whitehead, PhD, Director
919-843-6961

Yehuda Ringel, MD (Currently on Sabbatical), Associate Director

Diabetes Care Center

John Buse, MD, PhD, Director
919-966-0134

Jill Cunnup, Division Administrator
919-966-0134 
jcunnup@med.unc.edu 

Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases

Myron S. Cohen, MD, Director
919-966-2536

Diana Stanley, MSPH, Administrative Director for Research and Compliance
919-843-7935
 

Lineberger Cancer Center

Shelton Earp, MD, Interim Director

Marsico Lung Institute

Richard C. Boucher, MD, Director
919-966-7064

Michael R. Knowles, MD, Co-Director
919-966-6780

McAllister Heart Institute

Vicki Bautch, PhD, Co-Director
919-966-6797

Rick Stouffer, MD, Co-Director
919-843-5201 

Thurston Arthritis Research Center

Richard F. Loeser, Jr., MD, Director 

UNC Kidney Center

Ron Falk, MD, Co-Director
919-966-2561

Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD, PhD, Co-Director
prabir_roy-chaudhury@med.unc.edu

Abhi Kshirsagar, MD, MPH, Deputy Director
919-445-2684
sagar@med.unc.edu

Trina Pugh, Center Administrator
919-445-2648