Category: Faculty Development

Maureen Petersen, MD, Division of Allergy-Immunology, was promoted to Professor of Pediatrics effective February 1, 2026. Dr. Petersen has been a faculty member at UNC since 2024, following her career in the US Army.

Adriana Herrera, MD, MPH was promoted to Associate Professor of Pediatrics effective December 1, 2025. Dr. Herrera has been faculty in the division of Hospital Pediatrics since 2021. Congratulations!

Melissa Smith, MD was promoted to Associate Professor of Pediatrics effective December 1, 2025. Dr. Smith has been a faculty member in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine since 2018. Congratulations!

Sherry Ross, MD, Associate Professor and Chief of Pediatric Urology, has been named the Associate Dean for Outreach Initiatives at the UNC School of Medicine. She will officially begin her new role on January 1, 2026

Melissa Bauserman, MD, MPH, Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, has been elected to the American Pediatric Society (APS), North America’s first and most prestigious academic pediatric organization. The society recognizes distinguished academic leaders, educators, and researchers whose contributions have earned national and international acclaim.

Neal deJong, MD, MPH was promoted to Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, effective October 1, 2025. Dr. deJong has been a faculty member in Pediatrics since July 2015. Dr. de Jong earned his medical degree and remained to completed his pediatric residency at...

Gerardo Quezada, MD was promoted to Associate Professor of Pediatrics effective September 1, 2025. Dr. Quezada has been a faculty member in Pediatrics since 2020. Dr. Quezada completed his undergraduate degree at Texas A&M University and earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston...

Samantha Schilling, MD, MSHP was promoted to Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, effective September 1, 2025. Dr. Schilling has been a faculty member in Pediatrics since September 2015. Dr. Schilling completed her undergraduate degree from Dartmouth University and earned her medical degree from...

Laura Cannon was promoted to Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Rheumatology, effective July 1, 2025. Dr. Cannon has been a faculty member in Pediatrics since August 2021. Dr. Cannon received her BS in Biology from Duke University in 2009. In 2014 she completed her medical degree from...

Michael Kulis, PhD was promoted to Professor of Pediatrics effective July 1, 2025. Dr. Kulis has been a faculty member in Pediatric Allergy-Immunology since 2012. Dr. Kulis works as part of the UNC Food Allergy Initiative. He earned his PhD in Biochemistry, from the Georgia Institute of Technology and completed...