Author Archives: Carter Helein

Each year, UNC Hospitals recognizes the outstanding achievements of a program coordinator with the Melanie Bolick Program Coordinator Award. This year, the department’s very own residency coordinator Julie Mullikin was the recipient of this high honor. Julie is a pillar of the UNC Internal Medicine Residency Program, always deeply committed...

Meet Dr. Sandy Whitlock the Associate Dean and Program director for the UNC School of Medicine Asheville Campus. Tell us a little about how got interested in education and your background (including any formal training)? During my fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Care, I was fortunate to have fantastic mentors...

Shana Ratner, MD, FACP, has been named the new chief of the UNC Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology. Having been on faculty with the department since 2011, she has served as Assistant Medical Director for Quality Improvement, Medical Director of the Internal Medicine Clinic, Vice Chief for Education...

C. Barrett Bowling, MD, MSPH, has been named as the new Chief for the UNC Division of Geriatric Medicine and Director of the Center for Aging and Health, effective November 2. Dr. Bowling is nationally recognized for his design of patient-centered care focusing on optimizing function and quality of life...

The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty and staff throughout the month of August 2026. Karina Whelan, MD, published the article “Improving the Ambulatory General Internal Medicine Experience in Undergraduate Medical Education: a Call for Action” has been published online in Journal...

Meet Dr. Kunal Patel, a pulmonologist in the UNC Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine and the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs in the Office of Medical Student Education. How did you get into medical education? I have always been interested in education but never really saw myself...

The UNC School of Medicine Student Government held the Fall Convocation and Awards Ceremony for 2026. At the event, several UNC Department of Medicine faculty and staff were recognized for their excellence in medical education.      

The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty and staff throughout the month of July 2026. Sean Callahan, MD, is co-first author on the article, “Nintedanib in Post-COVID Interstitial Lung Disease: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled Clinical Trial.” Spencer Dorn, MD, MPH, MHA, wrote...

Once Alex Duncan, MD, PhD, got a taste of being a Tar Heel, he never left. First joining the department as a resident in 2001, followed by fellowship training in infectious diseases, he has now attended on the Infectious Diseases Consult Service for 20-years while also building an exceptional career...

For the last 10 years, David Hemsey, MD, has demonstrated exceptional leadership as the Chief of the Division of Hospital Medicine. Under his guidance, the division experienced remarkable growth, expanding from 33 faculty and 4 APPs to 62 faculty and 12 APPs. Now, Dr. David Hemsey will bring his extraordinary...

Meet Dr. Diya Jost, a med-peds hospitalist and the site director for the Internal Medicine Clerkship at the WakeMed AHEC.  As a med-peds hospitalist and the site director for the Internal Medicine Clerkship at the WakeMed AHEC, I love that I get to know each student when they rotate with...

Meet Dami Aladesanmi, MD, MPH, an Assistant Professor in the Division of Cardiology who was a former UNC resident! What brought you to UNC Medical Center?  It all started when I completed my Master’s in Public Health (MPH) at UNC during medical school! My focus field was Health Care and...