Meet Our Fellows
Addiction Medicine Fellows
for the 2025-2026 Academic Year
Alison (Alie) Holt, MD, MA
Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Residency Program: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Primary Specialty: Family Medicine
Interests: Harm reduction, integrating addiction care into primary care, increasing access to MOUD and other evidence-based treatments in jails and prisons
Why I Chose the UNC Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program: I chose to continue my journey at UNC because the breadth of training opportunities—from adolescent medicine and reproductive health to pain management and beyond—mirrors the comprehensive, person-centered approach to addiction care that I value as a primary care provider. I believe that supporting people with addiction means seeing the whole person, and that philosophy is deeply woven into the fellowship at UNC. I’ve had roots in the Triangle for over a decade, and during that time, I’ve developed a strong respect for the people and communities across North Carolina. It’s a real privilege to continue learning from and caring for patients here, and I’m excited to grow alongside them in the years ahead!
Nathaniel (Nate) Erskine, MD, PhD
Medical School: University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Residency Program: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Primary Specialty: Preventive Medicine
Interests: Healthcare access, pain management, preventive services among those with substance use disorders
Why I Chose the UNC Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program: During my residency rotations, I was struck by the collaborative and compassionate ethos of the UNC Addiction Medicine team. I repeatedly witnessed addiction attendings, fellows, case managers, social workers, peer supporters, pharmacists, and support staff going the extra mile to help patients. I am excited to continue my training with a group that is so committed to empowering our patients.
Catching up with some of our fellowship graduates…
Anna Peyton, DO – Fellowship Class of 2025
Dr. Peyton, whose background is in family medicine, has joined the faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, where she provides addiction medicine services and is involved in training residents and fellows.
Dawn Kendrick, MD – Fellowship Class of 2025
Dr. Kendrick, whose background is in emergency medicine, has rejoined the faculty at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, where she is helping to expand ECU’s addiction medicine program. In addition to her addiction medicine work, Dr. Kendrick spends time providing emergency medicine services at ECU.
Fernando Boria Gonzalez, MD – Fellowship Class of 2025
Dr. Boria Gonzalez, whose background is in family medicine, is employed as a physician at Sutter Health in California, where he incorporates substance use treatment into his primary care practice.
Kory Dawson, MD – Fellowship Class of 2024
Dr. Dawson, whose background is in emergency medicine, currently has dual appointments in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Psychiatry at Duke Health. He spends time working in the Duke Regional Hospital Emergency Department as well as in the Duke Regional Hospital Behavioral Health Outpatient Clinic, where he provides substance use treatment services.
Peter Le, MD – Fellowship Class of 2024 Dr. Le, whose background is in internal medicine, currently works as a hospitalist at UNC Rex Hospital in Raleigh. At UNC Rex Hospital, Dr. Le is involved in providing inpatient substance use treatment services (including initiation of opioid agonist therapy and medication for alcohol use disorder) to hospitalized patients.
Huma Tahir, DO – Fellowship Class of 2024 Dr. Tahir, whose background is in family medicine, is currently a provider with Duke Primary Care, where she incorporates outpatient addiction services into her primary care practice.
Christopher Thompson, MD – Fellowship Class of 2023 Dr. Thompson, whose background is in family medicine and hospice/palliative care, currently leads the Addiction Medicine Service at WakeMed Health and Hospitals, Wake County’s largest hospital system.
Madeline McCrary, MD – Fellowship Class of 2023 Dr. McCrary, whose background is in internal medicine and infectious diseases, is currently an Assistant Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases and serves as Medical Director of the Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) Program at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Parth Saraiya, MD, MPH – Fellowship Class of 2022
Dr. Saraiya, whose background is in preventive medicine, has served as Medical Director for Substance Use at Agape Health Services in Washington, NC following his graduation from the fellowship.
Daniel Ceglowski, MD, MBA – Fellowship Class of 2022 Dr. Ceglowski, whose background is in emergency medicine, currently serves as Medical Director at Bayside Marin Treatment Center, a comprehensive addiction treatment program located in San Rafael, California.
Sravanthi Utpala, MD – Fellowship Class of 2022 Dr. Utpala, whose background is in psychiatry, is currently an Assistant Professor at East Carolina University, where she provides psychiatry and addiction medicine services.
Alessia Bhargava, MD, MBA – Fellowship Class of 2022 Dr. Bhargava, whose background is in psychiatry, provides substance use treatment services with Eleanor Health and also serves as a Consulting Psychiatrist at Bayside Marin Treatment Center, a comprehensive addiction treatment program located in San Rafael, California.
David Ryan, MD – Fellowship Class of 2021 Dr. Ryan, whose background is in obstetrics-gynecology, is an Assistant Professor at East Carolina University, where he is the head of ECU’s Addiction Medicine Program.
Cameron Coleman, MD, MPS – Fellowship Class of 2021 Dr. Coleman, whose background is in preventive medicine, joined the addiction medicine faculty at University of Michigan Medicine following completion of his fellowship. He returned to North Carolina and serves as Medical Director for two opioid treatment programs.
Michael Baca-Atlas, MD – Fellowship Class of 2019 Dr. Baca-Atlas, whose background is in family medicine, is the very first graduate of the UNC Addiction Medicine Fellowship. He is Associate Professor in the UNC Department of Family Medicine and serves as Medical Director of UNC REACH Enhanced Primary Care as well as Associate Medical Director of the UNC Tobacco Treatment Program. Dr. Baca-Atlas is currently the President of the North Carolina Society of Addiction Medicine.