Faculty and Staff
Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program Faculty
Jan Busby-Whitehead, MD
Professor & Chief, Division of Geriatric Medicine
Director, Center for Aging and Health
Clinical Interests: Geriatric syndromes including urinary and fecal incontinence, memory disorders, delirium, falls, functional decline, polypharmacy
Research Summary: Dr. Busby-Whitehead is Principal Investigator on the HRSA-funded Carolina Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program and the Duke Endowment-funded Dementia Friendly Hospital Initiative; co-Principal Investigator on a CDC-funded Opioids and Falls Risk grant; and co-Investigator on an NIA-funded grant for delirium research (NIDUS).
Jena Ivey Burkhart, PharmD, BCPS, CPP
Director, Geriatric Pharmacy Residency Program
Geriatric Clinical Pharmacist, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Clinical Assistant Professor, UNC School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Geriatric depression, osteoporosis, dementia, medicare Part D and access to medications
Debra L. Bynum, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Clinical Interests: Geriatric medicine, hospital medicine, elder mistreatment, long-term geriatric care
“My main academic interests involve resident and medical student education, geriatric education, curriculum development, and elder mistreatment.”
Maureen Dale, MD
Associate Program Director for Education and Clinical Care
Clinical Interests: Outpatient primary geriatric care, geriatric syndromes including frailty and cognitive impairment, care of hospitalized older adults, graduate medical education in geriatrics.
Margaret Drickamer, MD
Director, Geriatric Fellowship Program
Clinical Interests: Geriatric Medicine, palliative care, frail elderly in the community, adaptations to change
I love watching the fellows evolve their thought processes over the year from that of a hospital-oriented, disease and organ focused care to the multi-factorial, goal-oriented holistic care of a geriatrician.
J. Ronald Davis, PharmD
Pharmacist, UNC Hospitals Hillsborough Campus, Geriatrics Inpatient Service
Ana Felix, MD, MBBCh
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine
John Gotelli, MSN, GNP
Nurse Practitioner, UNC Hospitals Hillsborough Campus, Inpatient Geriatrics Service
Clinical interests: care of the hospitalized elderly
Research interests: catheter-associated urinary tract infections; delirium and sleep disturbances in the hospitalized elderly.
“I enjoy getting to know and learning about all the varied backgrounds of all our geriatric fellows.
Laura C. Hanson, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine
Associate Director of the Fellowship Program
Director, UNC Palliative Care Program
Clinical Interests: Geriatric medicine, palliative medicine, long-term care
Research Summary: Dr. Laura Hanson is a clinical geriatrician and palliative care physician with training in epidemiology and health services research. She conducts funded research on end-of-life decision making, with a special focus on dementia care.
“I enjoy working with our outstanding Geriatric Medicine fellows on their scholarship projects, quality improvement and research!”
Margaret Helton, MD
Department of Family Medicine
Steve Kizer, MD
Vice Chief, Division of Geriatric Medicine
Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine
Director, UNC Geriatrics clinic
Clinical Interests: Internal medicine, geriatrics, complicated patients with serious illness, inpatient medicine
Julia Lunsford, MD
Geriatric Psychiatry, Division of General Medicine
Clinical Interests: Acute in-patient, long-term and ambulatory care of the elderly
Without fail, the various Fellows have been bright, energetic, curious, and compassionate. Although I overlap with them in several different settings, my favorite encounter with Fellows takes place at the Geriatric Specialty Clinic, where I go every Tuesday afternoon. There, I see patients, many of whom have been referred by one of the Fellows. The clinic has been a nice venue to discuss, share observations and concerns, and formulate treatment plans. In addition, I have occasionally had one of the Fellows reach out to me, requesting a time to shadow in my gero-psych clinic or to accompany me when I go to the one of the CCRCs. Their interest has been gratifying and I hope to continue to find more opportunities to work with them.
Serana Markham, ANP-BC
Adult Nurse Practitioner, UNC Geriatrics clinic
J. Marvin McBride, MD, MBA
Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine
Medical Director, The Cedars at Meadowmont Health Center and Galloway Ridge Health Clinic
Clinical Interests: Long term care, novel models of care for the frail elderly, patient and family decision-making re: goals of care
Working with our Fellows, I learn at least as much as I teach, which is wonderful. I enjoy helping prepare them for the “real world” once they finish their training.
Ellen Roberts, PhD, MPH
Research Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine
Gregg Warshaw
Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine
Clinical Interests: Memory loss and dementia; post-acute care
Lindsay Wilson, MD, MPH, FACP
Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine
Course Director for the AHEC Acting Internship Selective
Academic and Clinical Interests: Medical student education, geriatric education, curriculum development, and delirium; Geriatric syndromes including urinary incontinence and delirium, long-term and ambulatory geriatric care
“I love teaching and working with all levels of learners, Fellows included!”
Gary Winzelberg, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Care Program
Associate Director, Palliative Care Program
Clinical Interests: Physician-patient relationships, palliative care, long-term care quality
Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program Staff
Sharletta Hooks
Fellowship Coordinator | Program Support
104 MacNider CB# 7550
Phone: 919-445-6764
Email: sharletta_hooks@med.unc.edu