Joshua Alexander, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My clinic work supports children and adolescents with congenital and acquired disabilities and their families. Conditions I commonly treat include cerebral palsy, spina bifida, and spasticity manageme … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering, Pediatrics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Pediatrics, Rehabilitation |
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AFFILIATIONS: Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma & Lung Biology (CEMALB), Pediatrics, Toxicology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Immunology, Pediatrics, Pulmonary |
Bianca Allison, MD, MPH |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I care for pediatric patients of all ages, from infants through young adults, but have expertise in caring for adolescents and young adults. My passion is helping adolescents and young adults with com … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Children's Research Institute, Pediatrics, Sheps Center for Health Services Research |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Behavior, Health Equity, Health Services, Implementation Science, Medical Education, Pediatrics, Population-based, Sexual and Gender Minorities, Social Determinants of Health, Social Medicine, Women's Health |
Elizabeth Barton, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am a pediatric physiatrist interested in improving function and quality of life for children with disabilities. I enjoy the breadth of pediatric rehabilitation medicine including acute consults in t … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Pediatrics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Apps-Devices, Biomechanics, Hearing-Speech, Imaging, Medical Education, Occupational Science/Therapy, Orthopaedics, Pediatrics, Physical Therapy, Quality and Patient Safety, Quality of Life, Rehabilitation |
Josh Berkowitz, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Treating musculoskeletal conditions with traditional and novel therapies. Helping people achieve and maintain their personal activity and fitness goals. Working with athletes of all ages, interests an … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Department of Medicine (DOM), Orthopaedics, Pediatrics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Orthopaedics, Other, Pediatrics |
Varina L. Boerwinkle, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Resting-state fMRI in epilepsy for localization of seizure onset zones for epilepsy surgery evaluation, which correlates with intracranial EEG and seizure outcomes. Also resting state fMRI in coma to … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Neurology, Neuroscience Center, Neurosurgery, Pediatrics, Radiology, Translational Medicine |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Clinical Trials, Imaging, Neurobiology, Pediatrics, Translational Medicine |
Stephanie Brennan, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Much of my clinical work is focused on the interface of pediatrics and psychiatry, including a psychiatry consult clinic within the pediatrics primary care clinic, providing primary care consultation … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Pediatrics, Psychiatry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Medical Education, Mental illness, Pediatrics |
Wesley Burks, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The UNC Food Allergy Institute (UNCFAI) was established in 2012 to address the growing needs of children and adults with food allergy. Program investigators study the biologic basis of food allergy in … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Microbiology & Immunology, Pediatrics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Cell Signaling, Drug Discovery, Immunology, Translational Medicine |
Katherine H. Chan, MD, MPH |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Chan is a diplomate of the American Board of Urology and is board certified in general and pediatric urology. She specializes in pediatric urology and is an expert in the surgical treatment of hyp … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Pediatrics, Urology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Clinical Trials, Comparative Effectiveness, Health Equity, Health Services, Pediatrics, Quality of Life, Surgery |
John Cotton, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am working with Joe Muenzer MD, Division of Pediatric Genetics and Metabolic Disease, on seven ongoing Hunter patient trials involving both gene transfer and medical therapies. I am also leading the … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Center for Maternal & Infant Health, Pediatrics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cardiovascular disease, Pediatrics |
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AFFILIATIONS: Children's Research Institute, Pediatrics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Immunology, Microbiology, Women's Health |
Ian Davis, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My lab studies the impact of epigenetics and chromatin on cancer development and treatment. While our primary areas of interest are in sarcomas of children and young adults, lab projects span a range … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Children's Research Institute, Genetics, Lineberger Cancer Center, Pediatrics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Chemical Biology, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Genetics, Genomics, Molecular Biology, Stem Cells, Translational Medicine |











