Russell Broaddus, MD, PhD
Chair of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Joe W. and Evelyn M. Grisham Distinguished Professor
Phone: 919-966-4676/4677
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For Executive Assistant, Jessica Mayse
Department Directory
Joan Taylor, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair for Research
Associate Director of the McAllister Heart Institute
Phone (Office): 919-843-5511
Phone (Lab): 919-843-5512
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Herbert Whinna, MD, PhD
Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Services
Director of the McLendon Clinical Laboratories
Phone: 984-974-1503
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Silvio Antoniak, PhD
Protease-activated receptors in cardiovascular diseases, myocarditis, and heart failure animal models
Phone: 919-843-7305
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Pablo Ariel, Ph.D.
Director of the Microscopy Services Laboratory
Phone: 919-966-2413
Fax: 919-966-6718
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Mesrop Ayrapetyan, MD
(MD, UNC–Chapel Hill)
Janice Badstein
Assistant to the Director of McLendon Clinical Laboratories and
Coordinator of Clinical Pathology Fellowship Programs
Office: 984-974-1504
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Xue Bai, PhD
Molecular and functional roles of RhoGaps in hypertension and metabolism regulation
Phone: 919-843-5512
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Victoria K. Baxter, DVM, PhD
Pathogenesis of and host immune response to infectious disease, particularly encephalomyelitic arboviruses; animal model development
Phone: 919-962-5322
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Renee Betancourt, MD
(MD, University of Nevada; Pathology Residency, UNC–Chapel Hill; Fellowship in Surgical Pathology, UNC–Chapel Hill)
Fellow in Cytopathology
Jessica Booker, PhD
Molecular Genetic Pathology and Clinical Molecular Genetics Laboratory
Phone: 984-974-1456
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Thomas Bouldin, MD
Neuropathology, ophthalmic pathology, and experimental models of peripheral neuropathy
Phone: 984-974-9151
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Jessica Bowser, PhD
Dynamics of epithelial integrity and regeneration at the interface of inflammation and cancer; molecular and biochemical mechanisms of endometrial cancer progression
Phone: 919-966-4676
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Cori Breslauer, MD
(MD, University of Arizona)
Resident in Pathology, PGY–4
Matthew Burky, DO
(DO, Des Moines University)
Gregory Chamberlin, MD
(MD, Quinnipiac University)
Frank C. Church, PhD
Molecular and cellular mechanisms of thrombosis, hemostasis, vascular biology, and tumor cell invasion; structure-activity relationships of serine proteases and serine protease inhibitors
Phone: 919-966-3314
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Leah Commander, MD
(MD, UNC–Chapel Hill; Pathology Residency, UNC–Chapel Hill)
Fellow in Molecular Genetic Pathology
Brian C. Cooley, PhD
Animal models of thrombosis, hemostasis, vascular grafting, and cardiovascular biology
Phone: 919-962-4912
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Caleb Cornaby, PhD
(PhD, Brigham Young University)
Fellow in Clinical Immunology
Jonathon Craig, MD
(MD, University of Louisville)
Chief Resident in Pathology, PGY–4
Jennifer Crimmins, MD
(MD, University of Florida)
Chief Resident in Pathology, PGY–4
Ashley Crosby
(MD student, UNC–Chapel Hill)
Post-Sophomore Fellow in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Jacob Curley, DO
(DO, Oklahoma State University; Pathology Residency, University of Virginia)
Fellow in Surgical Pathology
Shelby Currier, PA(ASCP)
Pathologists’ Assistant; surgical pathology training for residents and students
Phone: 984-974-9163
Georgette A. Dent, MD
Hematopathology and medical education
Phone: 919-962-8334
Fax: 919-966-0730
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Leslie G. Dodd, MD
Cytopathology and surgical pathology; neoplasms of bone and soft tissue
Phone: 984-974-9147
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Mariama Evans, MD
(MD, George Washington University)
Melinda Fang, MD
(MD, University of South Florida; Pathology Residency, University of South Florida)
Fellow in Surgical Pathology
Rosann Farber, PhD
Human molecular genetics; somatic-cell genetics; instability of simple sequence repeats (microsatellites) in mammalian cells; DNA-bases diagnosis of genetic disorders (fragile X mental retardation, hereditary colorectal cancer)
Phone: 919-966-6920
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Yuri Fedoriw, MD
Diagnostic hematopathology with particular interest in new flow cytometric and molecular techniques and their application to the classification and diagnosis of hematolymphoid disorders
Phone: 984-974-8324
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Craig A. Fletcher, DVM, PhD
Laboratory animal medicine; vascular biology; animal models of human disease
Phone: 919-843-9605
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Matthew J. Flick, PhD
Elucidating mechanisms linking coagulation and fibrinolytic factors to inflammatory, infectious, and malignant disease
Phone: 919-843-1339
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Rebecca Flugrad, MD
(MD, University of Connecticut School of Medicine)
Mark Fowler, MD
(MD, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston)
Meghan Free, PhD
ANCA; autoimmunity; glomerulonephritis; nephrotic syndrome; T cells; myeloid-derived suppressor cells
Phone: 919-445-2629
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Erin Garrett, MD
(MD, St. George’s University; Pathology Residency, Texas A&M College of Medicine)
Fellow in Transfusion Medicine
Nicola Gerken, MHS, PA (ASCP)
Pathologists’ Assistant; surgical pathology training for residents and students
Phone: 984-974-9163
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Andrew Gladden, PhD
Epithelial cell biology; reproductive tract development and neoplasia
Phone: 919-962-9877
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Virginia L. Godfrey, DVM, PhD
Veterinary pathology; animal models of disease; T cell development and biology; autoimmune disease
Phone: 919-966-2903
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Margaret L. Gulley, MD
Molecular diagnostics, hematopathology and oncology, and Epstein-Barr virus-related diseases
Phone: 919-843-4595
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Dawn Harter, MD
(MD, University of Arkansas)
Shawn Hawken, PhD, MPH
(PhD, University of Michigan; MPH, University of Michigan)
Fellow in Clinical Microbiology
John Hedgepeth, MD
(MD, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport)
Tracy M. Heenan, DVM
Laboratory animal medicine; providing veterinary consultation to principal investigators in development of grant application utilizing vertebrate animals
Phone: 919-966-5569
Fax: 919-966-8429
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Michelle Hewlings
Coordinator of the Residency Program and the Anatomic Pathology Fellowship Program
Office: 984-974-9132
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Derek Hoerres, MD
(MD, University of Wisconsin)
Steve Holmes, BS, MHS
Pathologists’ Assistant; surgical pathology training for residents and students
Phone: 984-974-9163
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Jonathon W. Homeister, MD, PhD
Molecular mechanisms of leukocyte trafficking and homing in inflammatory and/or immune reactions; glycobiology of the selectin adhesion molecules and their ligands, and how these molecules contribute to the pathophysiology of the atherosclerotic and thrombotic disease processes
Phone: 919-966-9748
Fax: 919-966-6718
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Alina Iuga, MD
Histopathology as a tool to support innovation and discovery through clinical and translational research on inflammatory and neoplastic disorders of the digestive system
Phone: 984-974-9148
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J. Charles Jennette, MD
Elucidating immunopathogenic mechanisms in human and experimental glomerular diseases and vasculitides; developing innovative approaches for using renal biopsy specimens and serology to diagnose and understand kidney disease
Phone: 919-966-4679
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Steven Johnson, MD
(MD, Georgia Regents University; Pathology Residency, UNC–Chapel Hill; Fellowship in Surgical Pathology, UNC–Chapel Hill)
Fellow in Hematopathology
Kaysie Junco, DO
(DO, Campbell University)
Masao Kakoki, MD, PhD
Prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases and the identification of genes that confer susceptibility or resistance to the diseases with the use of genetically engineered mice
Phone: 919-966-6912
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David G. Kaufman, MD, PhD
Cellular and molecular mechanisms of cancer development, including (1) regulation and organization of DNA replication in the early part of the S phase; and (2) epithelial cell-stromal cell interaction in normal human endometrial tissue and alterations during cancer development
Phone: 919-966-1396
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Staci Keene, MD
(MD, Howard University)
April E. Kemper, MS, MHS
Pathologists’ Assistant; surgical pathology training for residents and students
Phone: 984-974-9163
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Nichole Korpi–Steiner, PhD, DABCC, FACB
General clinical chemistry, critical and point-of-care testing, and quality management
Phone: 919-966-1098
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Feng Li, PhD
Role of factors in the sFlt-1/ET-1 pathway in pre-eclampsia and potential prophylactic and therapeutic targets in the pathway
Phone: 919-966-6915
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Amy Lilly, MD
(MD, University of Nevada)
Christopher Mack, PhD
Molecular mechanisms of cardiovascular disease; transcription and cell signaling pathways that regulate smooth muscle cell differentiation
Phone: 919-843-5512
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Nobuyo N. Maeda, PhD
DNA-level studies of the generation of variations of genes, particularly in multi-gene families; gene targeting and molecular pathology of atherosclerosis; and molecular evolution
Phone: 919-966-6914
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Nathan Montgomery, MD, PhD
Associate Program Director for Clinical Pathology
Phone: (984) 974-8324
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Stephanie A. Montgomery, PhD, DVM
Animal models of cancer and infectious disease
Phone: (919) 962-5345
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Rahoui Nabil, MD
(MD, Medicine School of Tunis)
Shanmugam Nagarajan, PhD
Immunologic and inflammatory mechanisms of diseases in atherosclerosis, vasculitis, and glomerulonephritis
Phone: 919-966-4676
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Craig Nelson, MD
Forensic pathology; water-related deaths, including drowning of all kinds and particularly scuba, rebreather, and freediving deaths
Phone: 919-743-9000
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Timothy Nichols, MD
Role of von Willebrand factor in thrombosis and atherosclerosis; molecular biology of porcine von Willebrand factor
Phone: 919-966-1061
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Charles Perou, PhD
Breast cancer; genomics; microarrays; tumor classification; drug resistance
Phone: 919-843-5740
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Andre Phelan, PA(ASCP)
Pathologists’ Assistant; surgical pathology training for residents and students
Phone: 984-974-9163
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Allison R. Rogala, DVM
Role of host genetics on host–microbe interactions; impact of environmental factors on murine models of human disease
Phone: 919-966-2901
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T. Danielle Samulski, MD
Gynecologic pathology, ENT pathology, and cytopathology
Phone: 984-974-6176
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Jonathan Schisler, PhD
Pharmacology; translational research in patients with myocardial infarcts
Phone: 919-843-8708
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John L. Schmitz, PhD
Molecular diagnosis of sexually transmitted diseases; applications of flow cytometry in the clinical laboratory; laboratory immunology; histocompatibility
Phone: 919-966-8453
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Laura Schultz-Rogers, PhD
(PhD, Iowa State University)
Fellow in Laboratory Genetics and Genomics
Lauren C. Scott, MD
Forensic pathology; preventive health, especially suicide and accident prevention; the value of autopsy in medical education
Phone: 919-743-9000
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Robert Screen, MD
(MD, University of Nevada)
Steven T. Shipley, DVM, DACLAM
Laboratory animal medicine; infectious disease
Phone: 919-966-2909
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Jan F. Silverman, MD
Cytopathology, gastrointestinal pathology, and genitourinary pathology
Phone: 984-215-5156
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Jason Smedberg, PhD
(PhD, Wake Forest University)
Fellow in Clinical Microbiology
Tam Sneddon, PhD
(PhD, University of Oxford)
Fellow in Laboratory Genetics and Genomics
Darrel W. Stafford, PhD
Molecular biology; structure-function relationships of coagulation factors
Phone: 919-962-2267
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James A. Swenberg, DVM, PhD
Mechanisms of mutagenesis and carcinogenesis with emphasis on the role of DNA adducts and cell proliferation
Phone: 919-966-6139
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Dustin Syvertson, MD
(MD, West Virginia University; Pathology Residency, UNC–Chapel Hill)
Fellow in Cytopathology
Leigh Thorne, MD
Molecular pathology, muscle pathology, autopsy pathology, and tissue banking
Office: 919-966-8003
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Dimitri G. Trembath, MD, PhD
Neuropathology, surgical pathology, and ophthalmic pathology
Office: 984-974-9153
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Angel Truesdale
Coordinator of the Graduate Program and of Basic Science Educational Activities
Office: 919-843-5878
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Cyrus Vaziri, PhD
Regulation of DNA replication, S-phase checkpoints, and post-replication DNA repair on mammalian cells
Phone: 919-843-9639
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Derek Waggoner, PhD
(PhD, Old Dominion University)
Fellow in Clinical Chemistry
Jeremy Ward, MD, PhD
(MD, PhD, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center)
Bernard E Weissman, PhD
Tumor suppressor genes, gene mapping, cellular differentiation and transformation
Phone: 919-966-7533
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Young Whang, MD, PhD
Androgen receptor, HER-2 and Ack1 tryosine kinase, prostate cancer
Phone: 919-966-8645
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David Williams, Jr, MD, PhD
Hematopathology
Phone (office): 919-843-9949
Phone (lab): 919-843-9950
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Scott Williams, PhD
Developmental and stem cell biology of epithelia; asymmetric cell division
Phone: 919-966-2737
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Elizabeth M. Wilson, PhD
Steroid hormone regulation of gene expression; endocrinology; environmental androgens and antiandrogens
Phone: 919-966-5168
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Hong Xiao, MD
Defining the immunopathological mechanisms involved in autoimmune glomerulonephritis and vasculitis
Phone: 919-966-8370
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Maimoona A. Zariwala, PhD
Genetic analysis of patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD)
Phone: 919-966-7050
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