Junior Researchers
C. Adrian Austin, MD, MSCR
Clinical Instructor – Intensivist, Pulmonologist and Geriatrician
Honors and Awards
- Butler-Williams Scholars Program, The National Institute on Aging (NIA), 2023
- Critical Care Assembly Early Career Professional, The American Thoracic Society (ATS) Assemblies, 2023
- Two-year, $500K grant for the project Development and Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy of a Telemedicine-Based Delirium Assessment Tool, The National Institute on Aging (NIA), 2023
- Network for Investigation of Delirium Across the US (NIDUS) Delirium Boot Camp Awardee, 2017
- Phillip Bromberg UNC Research Fellow Award, 2017
- American Thoracic Society Fellowship Symposium Awardee, 2016
- John A. Hartford Foundation Center of Excellence Scholar, 2015
- UNC Department of Medicine Resident Teaching Scholar, 2013
- UNC Internal Medicine Chairman’s Award for Scholarly Excellence and Consistent Delivery of High Quality Care, 2013
Clinical Interests
- Preserving older adults functionality by focusing on disorders of the respiratory system
- Managing issues faced by survivors of severe critical illness
Research focus
- Reducing the incidence and impact of delirium
- Using pharmacogenetics driven medication selection to reduce delirium in the ICU setting
- Using telemedicine for delirium assessment
Martin Casey, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine
Honors and Awards
- Scholar, 2023, National Foundation of Emergency Medicine
- Intensive Junior Investigator Program, 2022, US Deprescribing Research Network
- Advanced Research Methodology Evaluation and Design (ARMED) Scholarship, 2020, Society of Academic Emergency Medicine
- Outstanding Achievement in Research, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 2020, Department of Emergency Medicine Residency
- Visiting Scholar Research Fellow, 2017, American Board of Medical Specialties
- Distinction in Medical Research, 2015, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Margaret E. Mahoney Research Fellow, 2013, New York Academy of Medicine
- Merit Scholarship, 2011, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Clinical Interests
- Addiction/Substance Use Disorder
- Aging/Geriatrics
- Clinical Trials
- Health Services
- Implementation Science
- Pharmacology
Research focus
- Identifying inappropriate medication use and identifying opportunities to reduce use of such harmful medications among older adults in the emergency department.
Anna Kahkoska, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition
Adjunct Assistant Professor, UNC School of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Honors and Awards
- Pathway to Stop Diabetes® Accelerator Award, 2023, American Diabetes Association
- Healthy Longevity Global Competition Catalyst Award, 2022, National Academy of Medicine
- Gene Orringer Junior Faculty Career Development (TraCS KL2) Program Scholar, 2021, North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute
- Young Investigator of Excellence in Precision Health, 2020, Precision Medicine Leaders’ Summit
- George A. Bray Doctoral Dissertation Award, 2019, The Obesity Society
- Clinical Emerging Leader Award Competition, First Place, 2018, American Society for Nutrition
Clinical Interests
- Precision health and diabetes care/management
- Health disparities in diabetes management and outcomes
- Nutrition
- Obesity
Research Activities
- Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
- Aging and Older Adults
- Precision Health Analytics
- Stakeholder-Engaged System Mapping
- Health Equity
- Team-Based Science
David Lynch, BMBS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Inpatient Geriatrics Service
Honors and Awards
- UNC Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) medical honor society, Spring 2023 inductee
- Dementia Clinical Trials Training Program Scholar, 2023
- Transdisciplinary Aging Research Pilot Grant recipient, 2022, Clin-STAR
- Butler Williams Scholars Program, 2022
- Chief Resident, 2019-2020
- UNC Academy of Educators, 2018
Clinical Interests
- Managing patients with a range of complex medical issues
- Guiding patients through challenging transitions
- Using research to answer questions arising in clinical practice
Research Activities
- Physical function in older adults, specifically biological and environmental factors that impact functional trajectories.
Hillary Spangler, MD
Geriatric Medicine Fellow, Clinical Provider
Honors and Awards
- UNC Curnen Denny Resident Award, 2021
- UNC Med-Peds Quality Improvement and Research Excellence Award, 2021
- UNC Institution for Healthcare Quality Improvement Scholar, 2021-2022
- Quality Improvement Research Winner, UNC Internal Medicine Research Day, 2021
- “Best Clinical Research,” UNC Pediatrics Day of Scholarship, 2019
- “Best Off-Service Resident,” by UNC Emergency Medicine Residency Program, 2018
- Sepsis Alliance “Sepsis Hero,” 2016
Clinical Interests
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Research Activities
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