I have been an independently funded NIH investigator for over 30 years, with a consistent focus on conducting clinical and translational research targeting the major complications of kidney disease, a public health problem affecting 850 million people worldwide, 37 million US adults, and is the 10th leading cause of death in the US. In 2008 … Read more
I am deeply interested in and committed to patients with kidney diseases. It is a privilege to take care of complex diseases and be involved with patients and families who come to UNC Kidney Center. In addition to providing personalized care, one of our major strengths is patient-centered approach to research and clinical trials. I … Read more
Dr. Eric Garland, PhD, LCSW is a Distinguished Endowed Chair in Research, Distinguished Professor, and Associate Dean for Research at the University of Utah College of Social Work and Director of the Center on Mindfulness and Integrative Health Intervention Development (C-MIIND). Dr. Garland is the developer of an innovative mindfulness-based therapy founded on insights derived … Read more
Dr. Reeder-Hayes is a health services researcher with a focus on Black-White racial breast cancer disparities and the comparative effectiveness of cancer treatments in diverse populations. In addition to her clinical training as a medical oncologist specializing in breast cancer, her research training includes a master’s degree in clinical research from the UNC School of … Read more
Raj Kasthuri is a Professor in the Division of Hematology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Kasthuri completed his residency training in Internal Medicine at the Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago before pursuing a fellowship in Hematology and Medical Oncology at the University of Minnesota. He joined the … Read more
Dr. Hathorn is a board-certified gastroenterologist specializing in Bariatric Endoscopy and Advanced/Interventional Endoscopy. She completed her medical training at Duke University School of Medicine and subsequently completed her Internal Medicine Residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. After residency, she remained at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where she completed her general gastroenterology fellowship and a … Read more
John Buse, MD, PhD is the Verne S. Caviness Distinguished Professor, Director of the Diabetes Center, Director of the NC Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute and Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Research at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He received his MD and PhD from Duke … Read more
Dr. Louise King an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in the Dept of Internal medicine, in the Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology. She received her medical degree from Harvard University and did her residency in Internal medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She has a special interest … Read more
After completing a residency in Family Medicine and a 2-year Robert Wood Johnson fellowship, Dr. John Abramson practiced as a family physician for 20 years in a small town an hour north of Boston. He also served for 7 years as chair of the department of family practice at Lahey Clinic. He has been on … Read more
Mariana Castells, M.D., Ph.D. is a clinician-scientist with over 30 years of experience in allergy and immunology. Additionally, she is a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School with over 200 publications. She is the Director of the Brigham and Women’s Mastocytosis Center one of the few nationally and internationally recognized centers of excellence which … Read more