John Batsis, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Batsis’ academic work focuses on three main aspects: (a) understanding the relationships between obesity and sarcopenia (loss of muscle mass, strength and function with aging) and important … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Geriatric Medicine, Carolina Population Center, Center for Aging & Health, Department of Medicine (DOM), Gillings School of Public Health, Nutrition, Thurston Arthritis Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Aging/Geriatrics, Clinical Trials, Obesity, Other, Sarcopenia |
Victoria Boggiano MD, MPH, DipABLM, FAAFP |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Lifestyle medicine, peripartum care, narrative medicine, primary care transformation research |
| Mentors: | Medical Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Family Medicine |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Education Research, Obesity, Other, Sexual and Gender Minorities, Social Medicine, Women's Health |
Gaurav Dave, MBBS, MPH, DrPH |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am a Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). I have over 20 years of experience in clinical and public health research, c … Read more |
Colston Edgerton, MD, MSCR |
| Clinical / Research Focus: General and minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgery; bariatric surgery; abdominal wall and inguinal hernia; biliary disease; foregut surgery; stomach and esophageal surgery; surgical educat … Read more |
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MARKET(S): CoastalINSTITUTE(S): Surgical |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Education Research, Global Health, Health Equity, Obesity, Surgery |
NOVANT HEALTH
Elizabeth Gleeson, MD, MPH |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am a surgical oncologist researching improving outcomes after complex hepatobiliary surgery. I aim to develop preoperative behavioral interventions that will improve both surgical outcomes an … Read more |
| Mentors: | Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Surgery |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Behavior, Bioinformatics, Cancer, Clinical Trials, Health Services, Obesity, Surgery |
Andrea Horimoto, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research focuses on population genetics, genetic epidemiology, and statistical genetics, with a particular focus on Alzheimer’s disease and cardiometabolic conditions, including stroke and c … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Genetics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Bioinformatics, Cardiovascular disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, Computational Biology, Diabetes, Genetics, Obesity, Population-based, Women's Health |
Justin Lee, MD, CAQSM, FAAFP, DipABLM |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Lifestyle medicine, osteoarthritis and tendinopathy, running medicine, stress fractures, plant-based nutrition, exercise and affect on mood/depression, supplements as it relates to vegan diets and tra … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Family Medicine |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Arthritis, Obesity, Orthopaedics, Quality of Life, Regenerative Medicine, Sleep |
Brooke Matson, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine with a clinical focus in general diabetes and endocrinology and research interests in translational human physiology, specifically in t … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: (DOM) Endocrinology & Metabolism, Department of Medicine (DOM) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Diabetes, Gastrointestinal Biology, Metabolism, Neurobiology, Obesity |
Keia Sanderson, MD, MSCR |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research explores how experiences early in life, even before and shortly after birth, can shape kidney and heart health as children grow. I focus on understanding which infants and children … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Kidney Center, Pediatrics |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cardiovascular disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, Health Equity, Implementation Science, Obesity, Pediatrics, Social Determinants of Health |
Laura Marie Thornton, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Eating disorders Suicide Pediatric obesity |
| Mentors: | Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Psychiatry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Diabetes, Genetics, Obesity, Other, Women's Health |
Carmina G. Valle, PhD, MPH |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Other Research and/or Clinical Interests: mHealth, Digital Health Interventions, Physical Activity, Cancer Survivorship |
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AFFILIATIONS: Gillings School of Public Health, Lineberger Cancer Center, Nutrition |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Apps-Devices, Behavior, Cancer, Clinical Trials, Obesity, Other |
Melinda Yates, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research program is focused on cancers that form in the lining of the uterus (endometrium) with a particular emphasis on premalignant biology. My lab studies the earliest molecular changes t … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Lineberger Cancer Center, Pathology & Lab Medicine, Translational Medicine, Women's Health |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer, Cancer Biology, Drug Delivery, Health Equity, Obesity, Other, Pathology, Pharmacology, Social Determinants of Health, Toxicology, Translational Medicine, Women's Health |








