Adesola Akinkuotu, MD, MPH |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Health literacy, surgical outcomes in pediatric patients, congenital anomalies, fetal interventions |
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AFFILIATIONS: Surgery |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Health Equity, Health Services, Pediatrics, Population-based, Surgery |
Marc A. Bjurlin, DO, MSc |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Molecular epidemiology of smoking related bladder cancer and e-cigarette use. Dr. Bjurlin’s clinical practice is focused on urologic oncology—in particular, the treatment of bladder, prostate, … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Kidney Center, Lineberger Cancer Center, Surgery, Urology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cancer, Quality of Life, Surgery |
Thomas G. Caranasos, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Clinical Interests Director, Adult Cardiac Surgery; Medical Director, UNC Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) program. Adult cardiac and thoracic surgery including heart and lung transplanta … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Surgery |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cardiovascular disease, Clinical Trials, Stem Cells, Surgery |
Erin T. Carey, MD, MSCR |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am a clinician scientist with a long-standing interest in identifying therapeutic treatments for chronic pelvic pain syndromes in women. I am board certified in OBGYN with sub-specialty training in … Read more |
| Mentors: | Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Obstetrics & Gynecology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Apps-Devices, Health Equity, Surgery, Women's Health |
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 |
Anthony G. Charles, MD, MPH |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Trauma, Critical Care, and Acute Care Surgery Adult ECMO |
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AFFILIATIONS: Institute for Global Health & Infectious Disease, Surgery |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Global Health, Population-based, Surgery |
J. Madison Clark, MD, FACS |
| Clinical / Research Focus: J. Madison Clark, MD, FACS, is the W. Paul Biggers Distinguished Professor of Otolaryngology/HNS, Chief of the Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (FPRS), Director of the Facial Plas … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, Surgery |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Aging/Geriatrics, Behavior, Medical Education, Physiology, Sleep, Surgery |
Chirag Desai, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Interest and specialty: Chronic pancreatitis, Islet Cell Transplant, liver transplantation, intestinal and multivisceral transplantation, and liver and pancreatobiliary disorders. |
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AFFILIATIONS: Surgery |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Clinical Trials, Diabetes, Global Health, Surgery |
Matthew Eckert, MD, MHPE |
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| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Surgery |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Medical Education, Rural Health, Surgery, Veteran’s Health |
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
Thomas M. Egan, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Clinical Interests Lung transplantation, lung cancer, Cyberknife (stereotactic radiosurgery) for lung cancer, esophageal cancer, airway diseases and problems. Because of a disability that limits prolo … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Surgery |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Surgery, Translational Medicine |
Mark A. Farber, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: SPECIALTIES Minimally invasive aortic surgery, endovascular aortic repair, thoracic aneurysms, fenestrated aortic repair, branched aortic repair, aortic transections, aortic dissections, abdominal aor … Read more |











