About Dr. Allison
Bianca Allison MD MPH is a practicing teen-focused primary care pediatrician and health services researcher at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, specializing in adolescent and young adult health. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Social Anthropology from Harvard University, a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Michigan Medical School, and a Master of Public Health from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Allison completed her pediatrics residency and NRSA Primary Care Research fellowship at UNC, where she now serves as an Associate Professor in the Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.
Her research focuses on improving sexual and reproductive health service delivery for all adolescents. Dr. Allison has led numerous projects, including community-based participatory research, intervention development, and quality improvement initiatives, to enhance healthcare delivery. She has published extensively in prestigious journals such as JAMA Pediatrics, the American Journal or Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, the Journal of Adolescent Health, and Contraception. Dr. Allison has won several honors within the UNC School of Medicine including the prestigious Jefferson-Pilot Fellowship in Academic Medicine, the UNC Office of the Provost’s Junior Faculty Development Award, and the Academy of Educators Educational Research Mentor Award. She prides herself on being a present and supportive mentor for all levels of trainees from high school students, undergraduates, graduate students, post-doctoral students, and junior faculty.
Dr. Allison has many interdisciplinary collaborations across UNC and beyond. She is an expert advisor for Teen Health Research (lead by Dr. Laura Widman), supports the expansion of use of SARHAchat with adolescents (lead by Dr. Kandyce Brennan), and is a member of the North Carolina Pharmacist-Initiated Contraception Advisory Committee lead by Dr. Mollie Scott (find a birth control pharmacy here). In addition to her research and teaching, Dr. Allison is an active member of several professional organizations, including Youth Reproductive Equity, the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, and the Society of Family Planning (where she was awarded the Changemakers Award). Her work has been recognized with numerous awards, underscoring her contributions to advancing adolescent health and promoting evidence-based healthcare.
Outside of work, she enjoys spending time outside with her three children and husband, reading fiction, hosting friends and family (game nights, movie nights, parties – you name it), and most forms of exercise (SPENGA, ultimate frisbee, pickleball, biking).
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