{"id":28050,"date":"2026-04-22T10:50:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/education\/?page_id=28050"},"modified":"2026-04-22T10:50:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:50:16","slug":"meet-the-faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/education\/fellowships\/nephrology-and-hypertension\/meet-the-faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Katie Westreich, MD<br \/>\nAssociate Professor of Pediatrics<br \/>\nProgram Director<br \/>\nMedical Director of Pediatric Kidney Transplant<br \/>\nQI Director for Pediatric Nephrology<br \/>\nFocus: patient care, medical education, quality improvement<\/p>\n<p>Ashley Carver, DO<br \/>\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics<br \/>\nAssociate Program Director<br \/>\nFocus: patient care, medical education<\/p>\n<p>Keisha Gibson, MD, MPH<br \/>\nProfessor of Pediatrics<br \/>\nDivision Chief, Pediatric Nephrology<br 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