About Book Club The LGBTQ Center Book Club is a twice-monthly meeting of lit nerds and casual readers who love to discuss books, fanfic, and other readings with LGBTQIA+ themes. . We meet on a pattern of discussing things we love/late to read on the 1st Friday and meeting to discuss the group's chosen works on … Read more
Sarah McGIll, MD MSc is a gastroenterologist, endoscopist, and researcher at UNC. Her interests include gastrointestinal manifestation of the alpha-gal syndrome, innovations in colorectal cancer screening and fecal microbiota transplant. In 2020 she published the first description of gastrointestinal-isolated alpha-gal syndrome in the GI literature. Dr. McGill is a North Carolina native and a … Read more
Dr. Gehi’s clinical interests include pacemaker and defibrillator implantation and device extraction, as well as catheter ablation for SVT, VT, atrial flutter, and atrial fibrillation. Dr. Gehi’s research focus includes techniques of ablation for atrial fibrillation (including hybrid ablation), processes of care in the management of atrial fibrillation, and outcomes research in atrial fibrillation through … Read more
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