DOM Grand Rounds- Dr. Janet Rubin presents: "Why Exercise Works."
2025-04-10 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Room 4008 Old Clinic Auditorium, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
Janet Rubin MD, is a Sarah Graham Kenan Professor of Medicine, Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Medicine at the University of North Carolina @ Chapel Hill and an endocrinologist who specializes in treating patients with metabolic disorders of bone.
Dr. Rubin’s research aims to understand molecular mechanisms by which physical forces regulate the behavior of cells involved in bone remodeling. This research has led her lab into studies of mesenchymal cell cytoskeleton and nuclear structure, which serve as paradigms for effects of the mechanical environment on all cells. The lab has contributed to more than 160 published articles and has been continuously federally funded since 1985.
Dr. Rubin further works within the Department of Medicine to ensure the success of junior physician-scientists and to improve and empower the scientific presence of research faculty in our 400+ faculty academic operation. Her work helping junior scientists to write excellent grants is one of her points of greatest pride.

Email: jrubin@med.unc.edu
Research information: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Janet-Rubin

DOM Grand Rounds- Dr. Josh Berkowitz & Dr. Stephan Moll presents: "Athletes and Venous Thromboembolism"
2025-05-08 12:00 - 13:00 | NC
Dr. Josh Berkowitz is an Associate Professor of Orthopaedics, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics and Chief of the Division of Nonoperative Sports and Musculoskeletal Medicine. He serves as a Team Physician for the Tar Heels, with primary responsibilities for Football, Women’s Basketball, Men’s Lacrosse and Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving while providing point-of-care ultrasound diagnostics and procedural intervention to student-athletes from all 28 athletics programs. In addition to covering dozens of NCAA competitions annually, Dr. Berkowitz serves as Team Physician for Chapel Hill High School, two local professional ultimate teams, and as an Event Physician for the National Basketball Association, providing event coverage locally, nationally and internationally including NCAA Championships, NBA All-Star and Basketball without Borders. In addition to anticoagulation in athletes, Dr. Berkowitz’s professional interests include patient care, event coverage, and advancing minimally-invasive management of musculoskeletal conditions.

Dr. Stephan Moll received his medical degree from Freiburg University, Germany, including a one year of clinical training in London (Hammersmith Hospital and Institute of Neurology at Queens Square), and performed a pathology residency at the Institute of Pathology, University of Aachen, Germany. He completed a residency and fellowship in Internal Medicine and a Hematology-Oncology at Duke, and a one-year Clinical Coagulation fellowship at UNC; he then worked as a coagulationist in the cardiology division of Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany. He has been at UNC as a faculty member in the Department of Medicine and the Division of Hematology since 1999.

His clinical focus is coagulation, particularly thrombosis, thrombophilia and anticoagulation, and his research interests include clinical trials on new anticoagulants and better use of established anticoagulants. He takes a special interest in clinical-medical education of healthcare professionals, patients and the public. His three main professional goals for the next 5 years are to (1) enhance national and local patient and health care provider education activities on venous thromboembolism, (2) continue to build the UNC “Athletes and Blood Clot Program”, (3) support trainees in their career development in the field of coagulation/non-malignant hematology.

DOM Grand Rounds- Dr. Stergios Moschos & Dr. David Ollila presents: " Do NOT Throw the Baby Out with the Bath Water"
2025-05-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Room 4008 Old Clinic Auditorium, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
Stergios Moschos, MD, has a research focus on identifying molecules that are important for melanoma development and progression, identifying mechanisms of action of FDA-approved and investigational agents in melanoma.
For example, he identified that Ubc9, the single SUMO E2 conjugating enzyme is highly expressed in melanoma-infiltrated lymph nodes and that targeting Ubc9 in melanoma cell lines enhances the cytotoxic effect of chemotherapeutic agents. Furthermore, he studied the mechanism of action of high-dose interferon as part of a neoadjuvant trial in patients with stage III melanoma.

David Ollila, MD, is a general surgical oncologist with broad training in all aspects of surgical oncology. His special areas of interest are in melanoma, breast cancer, and the surgical management of endocrine disorders, with a focus on providing a translational step for basic scientists between the laboratory and the clinic. During his training at John Wayne Cancer Institute, Ollila became very familiar with the polyvalent melanoma vaccines being studied there. At UNC, he has initiated two vaccine clinical trials that will lead to further immunotherapy research and clinical applications in this area. Ollila is planning collaborative work on melanoma sentinel nodes in an epidemiology study being run by the UNC School of Public Health.
Ollila’s breast cancer research interests include work derived from his expertise in sentinel node biopsy, a technique for identifying the lymph node most likely to contain cancer metastasis. He was one of the first to examine the use of sentinel lymph node biopsy as a method to improve the ability to determine tumor extent and minimize surgery in women undergoing neoadjuvant, or preoperative, chemotherapy. He has also developed a method using a new technique for identifying cancer, positron emission tomography (PET) to help guide surgery after chemotherapy. This method is being tested in an ongoing clinical trial.

DOM Grand Rounds- '24-'25 Chief Residents presents: Chief Grand Rounds-"Friends Edition"
2025-05-22 12:00 - 13:00 | Room 4008 Old Clinic Auditorium, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
Inpatient Chief: Jacob Amburn, MD
Jacob Amburn grew up in a military family and moved around the country throughout his childhood. He graduated with a degree in Biochemistry, Cellular, and Molecular Biology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and took his talents across the state of Tennessee to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis for medical school before making his way to Chapel Hill for residency. Here he has found a passion for oncology and teaching, and after his chief year, he plans to pursue a fellowship in hematology and oncology and continue on in a career in academic medicine with an emphasis on medical education. His wife is a chief resident in Emergency Medicine at Duke, and when not in the hospital they enjoy exploring all of the restaurants the Triangle has to offer, having recently enjoyed their 100th unique restaurant in the area.

Medicine-Pediatrics Chief: Emma Bick, MD
Emma Bick is a Chapel Hill native and life long Tar Heel fan. She attended Williams College where she majored in Mathematics with a minor in Public Health before returning to UNC for her MD and MPH. While at UNC she was very involved in the student run free clinic (SHAC). She decided to stay at UNC for residency, drawn to its strong Med-Peds tradition and amazing Med-Peds faculty as well as the supportive and inclusive community. She is delighted to give back to the program and follow in the footsteps of the former med peds chiefs whom she admires so much. Following training, Emma plans to pursue a fellowship in Adult Pulmonology and Critical Care. In her free time she enjoys spending time outdoors with her corgi, Alis, hosting dinner parties, and taking day trips to the beach.

Outpatient Chief: Christopher Lee, MD
Christopher Lee is from Indianapolis, IN and attended Wheaton College, where he majored in both Spanish and Applied Health Science. He graduated from the Indiana University School of Medicine prior to moving to North Carolina to compete his residency in Internal Medicine and now serves as the Ambulatory Chief Resident for the program. Following his chief residency year, he plans to pursue a fellowship in gastroenterology and plans to remain active in medical education and research. In his free time, he is an avid runner and enjoys other hobbies such as fly fishing, hiking, photography, cooking, and traveling.
Inpatient Chief: Portia Nleya, MD
Portia Nleya was born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, but moved to the United States when she was eight. Portia has spent most of her life in North Carolina. She attended UNC for college, where she studied Biology, and later earned a Master of Public Health with a concentration in Epidemiology at IU-Bloomington. Before returning to UNC for medical school, Portia worked as a public health advisor for the CDC in Richmond, Virginia, focusing on community outreach and immigrant health. Portia was excited to match at UNC for her Internal Medicine Residency, making her a triple Tar Heel. She looks forward to her role as inpatient chief, engaging in education at all levels and fostering an open environment. After her chief year, Portia plans to continue her career in academic primary care, with a focus on being a clinician-educator. In her free time, she enjoys board games, playing the guitar, videography, and is an avid film enthusiast.
WakeMed Chief: Ryan Searcy, MD
Ryan Searcy grew up in North Carolina where he later attended UNC and received his bachelor’s in biology. He loved Chapel Hill and everything the Triangle has to offer, leading him to stay at UNC for medical school, where he was inducted into the AOA Honor Society and was active in student government. He solidified his status as a tarheel “Lifer” when he decided to stay at UNC for residency, drawn to the resident-led culture and focus on quality patient care above all else. He is excited to be continuing his journey at UNC this year as the Wake Med Chief in Raleigh. During his free time, Ryan enjoys traveling, trying new restaurants around the Triangle, and watching Carolina sports (Go Heels!).

DOM Grand Rounds- Dr. Samuel C. Durso presents: "Trust- Reflections and Lessons on the Topic."
2025-05-29 12:00 - 13:00 | Room 4008 Old Clinic Auditorium, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
Graduated with honors from Baylor College of Medicine in 1978, Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Alabama Teaching Hospitals (1979 – 1981), Masters of Business Administration from the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in 2007.
Private practice of Internal Medicine in Columbia, SC until joining faculty in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology in 1995. Clinical concentration on caring for older adults with complex health needs in the office and hospital settings. Academic concentration on teaching, program development in education and clinical care.
Roles in the Division included Fellowship Program Director (2003 – 2006), Clinical Director and Director of Education (2004 – 2008), Interim Director of the Division (2008 – 2009) and Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology.
In 2020 became Executive Vice Chair for the Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, and 2021 Director of the Department of Medicine for the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, both positions he holds currently.

DOM Grand Rounds- Dr. Rick Stouffer, Dr. Alan Hinderliter, & Dr. Raven Voora presents: "Lifestyle modification, medications, or renal denervation- Which is the optimal treatment for resistant hypertension? A Debate"
2025-06-05 12:00 - 13:00 | Room 4008 Old Clinic Auditorium, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
George (Rick) Stouffer, MD is the Ernest and Hazel Craige Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Professor of Biomedical Engineering and serves as the Chief of Cardiology, Physician in Chief of the Heart and Vascular Service Line and Co-Director of the McAllister Heart Institute. He is an interventional cardiologist with basic science research interests in atherosclerosis and smooth muscle cell growth regulation and clinical research interests in precision medicine for cardiology, renal denervation, renal artery stenosis and disparities in access to cardiovascular care.

Alan Hinderliter is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology at the University of North Carolina. His principal clinical interests are hypertension, echocardiography, valvular heart disease, and preventive cardiology. He is a hypertension specialist and sees patients with high blood pressure that is difficult to control in the multidisciplinary UNC Hypertension Clinic. He also serves as the medical director of the UNC Hospitals echocardiography laboratory. His research has focused on the effects of exercise, diet, and weight loss on high blood pressure, novel therapies for resistant hypertension, and the relationships of high blood pressure to cardiovascular structure and function.

Dr Raven Voora is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. She completed her Nephrology Fellowship training at the University of Pennsylvania. While at UNC, she helped to develop the UNC Hypertension Clinic which has been certified by the AHA as a Hypertension Center of Excellence. In addition to work in hypertension, Dr Voora is the Associate Program Director for the Nephrology Fellowship Training Program.

DOM Grand Rounds- Dr. Brian T. Klausner presents: "Better Understanding the Expensive Suffering of Chronic Homelessness in the Evolving World of Value-Based Care"
2025-06-12 12:00 - 13:00 | NC
Dr. Brian Klausner has spent his career advocating for patients and driving quality improvement. He joined WakeMed Primary Care in 2011 after working for Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program as the medical director of their Boston Medical Center outpatient clinic.
Dr. Klausner serves as Medical Director for WakeMed’s Community Population Health program, which works to improve the health of uninsured and homeless patient populations. As medical director, he drives collaboration with community partners to ensure patients are connected with a medical home and get the resources they need, whether it is blood pressure medication, counseling, housing or legal assistance. He also serves as Chief Medical Officer of WakeMed Key Community Care, where he advocates for enhancing the quality and coordination of care while reducing costs.
Dr. Klausner earned his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine and completed his internal medicine residency at University of Chicago Hospitals. He was recognized as a 2017 Health Care Hero by the Triangle Business Journal and received the 2019 T. Reginald Harris Award, awarded each year by the North Carolina Medical Society to a physicians with outstanding achievements in health care quality and service to the medical community.

DOM Medicine Grand Rounds- Chair, Dr. Darren DeWalt presents: "What's Important for the UNC Department of Medicine in 2025"
2025-09-11 12:00 - 13:00 | Room 4008 Old Clinic Auditorium, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

DOM Medicine Grand Rounds- Dr. Seth Berkowitz presents: "Understanding Food is Medicine Interventions"
2025-09-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Room 4008 Old Clinic Auditorium, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

DOM Medicine Grand Rounds- Dr. Hanna Sanoff presents: "Advances in Colorectal Cancer"
2025-10-02 12:00 - 13:00 | Room 4008 Old Clinic Auditorium, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

DOM Medicine Grand Rounds- "2025 Craige Lecture" Dr. Robert Harrington presents: "35 Years of RCT's: Lessons Learned"
2025-10-09 12:00 - 13:00 | Room 4008 Old Clinic Auditorium, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
Dr. Robert A. Harrington is a cardiologist and serves as the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine and Provost for Medical Affairs of Cornell University. His research areas of focus include evaluating antithrombotic therapies to treat acute ischemic heart disease and to minimize the acute complications of percutaneous coronary procedures and trying to better understand and improve upon the methodology of clinical research, including the use of technologies to facilitate the conduct of clinical trials. A previous American Heart Association (AHA) president, Dr. Harrington remains a member of AHA’s Board of Directors. He is also an elected member of the Association of American Physicians, the Association of University Cardiologists, and the National Academy of Medicine. In addition, he has served as a chair and member of the US Food and Drug Administration Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee. Among his numerous awards and recognition, Dr. Harrington was named a Master of the American College of Cardiology in 2016, was awarded the AHA’s Clinical Research Prize in 2017, and earned the AHA Council on Clinical Cardiology (CLCD) Distinguished Achievement Award in 2022. In 2022, he was awarded the Stokes Medal, and in 2023, Honorary Fellowship in the Irish Cardiac Society. From the AHA he received both the 2024 Chairman’s Award and the Gold Heart Award for his leadership. The Cardiovascular Research Foundation recognized him with the 2024 TCT (Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics) Career Achievement Award as an outstanding individual who has made extraordinary contributions to the field of interventional cardiology and made a transformative impact on cardiovascular care through clinical excellence, pioneering research and mentorship

DOM Medicine Grand Rounds- Dr. David Wohl presents: "How Internists Will End the U.S. HIV Epidemic"
2025-10-30 12:00 - 13:00 | Room 4008 Old Clinic Auditorium, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

DOM Medicine Grand Rounds- Dr. Hyman B. Muss presents: "How To Become The Best Doctor You Always Wanted To Be- Caring For Older Patients With Cancer."
2025-11-06 12:00 - 13:00 | Room 4008 Old Clinic Auditorium, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

DOM Medicine Grand Rounds- Jason Mock presents: "Translating the Nobel: Regulatory T Cells in Medicine.
2025-11-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Room 4008 Old Clinic Auditorium, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

DOM Medicine Grand Rounds- Dr. Barbara LeVarge presents: From Mystery to Mechanism: Invasive CPET in the Evaluation of Exertional Dyspnea."
2025-12-04 12:00 - 13:00 | Room 4008 Old Clinic Auditorium, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
Dr. Barbara LeVarge is a clinical associate professor within the division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at UNC. Dr. LeVarge serves as the Associate Director of the Pulmonary Hypertension Program as well as the Medical Director of Pulmonary Diagnostics (Pulmonary Function Lab). She is a pulmonary vascular disease specialist with clinical focus on the treatment of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension, chronic pulmonary embolism, and sickle cell related lung disease. She has additional clinical and research interests in the use of exercise testing and invasive hemodynamics in a variety of cardiopulmonary diseases.

DOM Medicine Grand Rounds- Dr. Brian Jensen & Jo Ellen Rodgers, PharmD presents: Cardio-Oncology: 2025 Update
2025-12-11 12:00 - 13:00 | NC

DOM Medicine Grand Rounds: 2026 Blythe Lecturer Dr. Crystal Gadegbeku presents: "The Predictive Power of the Urine Dipstick: At the Heart of Early Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome Management."
2026-02-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Room 4008 Old Clinic Auditorium, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

DOM Medicine Grand Rounds- Anya Plutynski, PhD presents: Polanyi on Expertise: What AI can't Do?
2026-02-19 12:00 - 13:00 | NC
Anya Plutynski is a historian and philosopher of biology and medicine. Her most recent book is Explaining Cancer: Finding Order in Disorder (2018, OUP). She has also written on the history and philosophy of evolutionary biology and genetics, the role of modeling in science, and scientific explanation.

Dr. Plutynski has just received the ACLS (American Council of Learned Societies) Fellowship for a book project on the nature of mental health, and the history and philosophy of scientific research on clinical expertise in psychotherapy.

DOM Medicine Grand Rounds: Dr. Amanda Snyder & Dr. Hank Van Deventer presents: "VEXAS Syndrome Uncovered: Recognizing and Treating a Novel Adult Onset Autoinflammatory-Hematologic Disorder."
2026-02-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Room 4008 Old Clinic Auditorium, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

DOM Medicine Grand Rounds: Carey Levine presents: "The Art of Medicine"
2026-03-05 12:00 - 13:00 | Room 4008 Old Clinic Auditorium, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
Cary Levine is Professor of Contemporary Art History. He received his Ph.D. from the Graduate Center, City University of New York, and was a recipient of a year-long J. Paul Getty Postdoctoral Research Fellowship. His first book, Pay for Your Pleasures: Mike Kelley, Paul McCarthy, Raymond Pettibon (University of Chicago Press, 2013) examines the work of these artists in terms of post-60s politics, popular culture, mass media, and strategies of the grotesque. His second book, The Future is Present: Art, Technology, and the Work of Mobile Image (with Philip Glahn), focuses on an important telecommunications art collective and the intersections of art, politics, and technology. This book received the 2025 Frank Jewitt Mather Award, one of the most prestigious distinctions in the field. He was also the 2020 recipient of the Art Journal Award and a 2014 recipient of the Hettleman Prize for Scholarly Achievement at UNC. He has lectured nationally and internationally, has written for various magazines and museum catalogues, and previously worked at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

DOM Medicine Grand Rounds: Dr. Mary Beth Westerman presents: "Contemporary Workup of Microscopic and Gross Hematuria."
2026-03-12 12:00 - 13:00 | NC
Mary Beth Westerman is a urologic oncologist and associate professor of urology at UNC Chapel Hill. She is also a member of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. She treats patients with all genitourinary malignancies and has an interest in innovative methods of health care delivery and optimization across systems. She is a member of the American Urologic Association Practice Guideline committee and was a member of the 2025 AUA microhematuria guideline amendment panel.

DOM Medicine Grand Rounds- Dr. Anson Snow & Dr. Paul Armistead presents: "Immunotherapy Approaches for AML."
2026-04-30 12:00 - 13:00 | Room 4008 Old Clinic Auditorium, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

DOM Medicine Grand Rounds- Dr. Larry Klein & Dr. Joseph Sivak presents: "Eat a cookie, Learn about Coronary CTA (and yes, there will be cookies provided!)"
2026-05-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Room 4008 Old Clinic Auditorium, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

DOM Medicine Grand Rounds: Dr. Devine Mann presents: "Digitally Enabled Care in a Learning Health System: From Innovation to Impact."
2026-05-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Room 4008 Old Clinic Auditorium, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
Dr. Devin Mann is the Director of the Section of Digitally Enabled Care (SoDEC) at NYU Langone Health, where he leads a cross-disciplinary team advancing digital health research, innovation, and implementation across the health system. Housed under SoDEC, the Healthcare Innovation Bridging Research, Informatics, and Design (HiBRID) Lab, founded and directed by Dr. Mann, anchors the section’s research portfolio with a focus on designing and evaluating digital tools – including remote monitoring, clinical decision support, and AI-enhanced assistants – to improve patient and provider experience. SoDEC also includes the Behavioral Design Team (Nudge Unit), which applies behavioral science and human-centered design to promote high-quality, equitable care. Dr. Mann also directs FuturePractice, NYU Langone’s internal technology innovation lab, which brings together innovation managers, UX designers, and technologists to accelerate the development and deployment of next-generation care models. In addition, he serves as Strategic Director of Digital Health Innovation within the MCIT Department of Health Informatics, an enterprise leadership role that bridges clinical operations, digital strategy, and informatics.

DOM Medicine Grand Rounds: 2025-2026 Internal Medicine & Med Peds Chief Residents Grand Rounds
2026-05-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Room 4008 Old Clinic Auditorium, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

DOM Medicine Grand Rounds- Amy Mottl, Md., MPH., and Anita Yang, PharmD presents: Chronic Kidney Disease: Moving the Needle Towards Cure
2026-05-28 12:00 - 13:00 | NC

DOM Medicine Grand Rounds- Dr. Jerry Hladik, Dr. Vimal Derebail, Dr. Druthi Chen, Dr. Leigh Anne Daniels, Dr. Ashley Henderson, and Dr. David van Duin presents: "The Intersection of Vasculitis and Infection"
2026-06-04 12:00 - 13:00 | Room 4008 Old Clinic Auditorium, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
