Organization: UNC / UNC Health

Cancer Screening in Primary Care Practice Informed and Shared Medical Decision Making

Infectious diseases epidemiologist with interests in primary care delivery, implementation science, vaccination, vaccine development, global health and underserved populations in the US, epidemiologic methods and data analysis.

At the University of North Carolina, in collaboration with the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center as a full member of Cancer Prevention and Control Program, I have lead two cancer exercise research programs: The Get REAL & HEEL Cancer Research program, designed to examine the physical and psychological needs of cancer...

Our research program is multifaceted, encompassing the fields of organic and peptide synthesis, photochemistry, enzymology, cell and molecular biology, microscopy, and the application of drug delivery systems to mouse models of human disease. The research group’s expertise lies in the design, synthesis, characterization, and application of light-responsive agents, including sensors...

Rumey Ishizawar, MD, PhD, is a general rheumatologist seeing all rheumatic conditions. She has been involved in prior research focused on cancer cell signaling pathways and functional genomic research in rheumatoid arthritis. Dr. Ishizawar’s current research interest is understanding mechanisms leading to immune related adverse events (irAEs) from immune checkpoint...

Emily Ray, MD, MPH, is a medical oncologist specializing in breast cancer with a research focus in cancer outcomes and cancer care delivery. Her research interests and ongoing projects include understanding healthcare utilization and cost of care among patients with advanced cancer and developing risk stratification systems and interventions aimed...

Diabetes clinical research. Our group conducts single center and multicenter industry and investigator-initiated studies in type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, atypical forms of diabetes, and in obesity aimed at improved treatment, prevention, or cure. We support various epidemiological studies aimed at comparative effectiveness and better understanding the etiology of...

Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=yMF7SMQAAAAJ&hl=en I am a health services researcher with expertise in patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures and implementation science, and serve as principal investigator and co-investigator on grants and awards. I serve as a faculty member in the NC Tracs Implementation Science Methods Unit to support the development and integration...

Clinical psychology, health promotion, behavioral medicine Peer support, social support, community, and clinical approaches to self management in chronic disease Peer support, social support, community, and clinical approaches to prevention, management, and treatment of mental health problems Peer support, social support, and community approaches to addressing racism and injustice in...

My clinical interest is in surgical diseases of the endocrine system, especially thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal disease. This includes cancers, as well as benign tumors and syndromes of hyperfunction. I have a special interest in ultrasound as well as novel radiographic diagnostic techniques.

I am a GI medical oncologist with a focus on upper GI cancers and a research focus on tumor immunology and clinical research.

My goal as a clinician scientist is to improve patient centered geriatric oncology care, integrating patient values and caregiver input in shared decision making in the ambulatory clinic environment.