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Clinical Division

Our highly collaborative environment has fostered world-class multidisciplinary oncology clinics here at UNC, where every new cancer patient receives a comprehensive treatment recommendation on the day of initial consultation that includes input from members of all the oncologic specialties, including radiation oncology. As such, we serve as the specialty oncology referral center for the entire state of North Carolina. The Department also has close ties with the world-renowned UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, which have significantly enhanced our research and bench to bedside focus. Members of our Clinical Division develop and participate in innovative translational clinical trials at both the institutional and national levels. Our faculty also provide excellent multidisciplinary clinical services at our affiliated centers in Raleigh, Wakefield, Smithfield, Clayton, Eden and Lenoir, NC.

Twenty-two radiation oncologists spearhead our Clinical Division to provide services at our treatment centers:

  • NC Cancer Hospital in Chapel Hill
  • UNC Healthcare Hillsborough Campus in Hillsborough
  • Rex Cancer Center in Raleigh
  • Rex Cancer Center of Wakefield
  • Smithfield Radiation Oncology
  • Clayton Radiation Oncology
  • Rockingham Radiation Oncology in Eden
  • Caldwell Radiation Oncology in Lenoir

Some of our faculty physicians specialize in different disease sites, while others provide more general radiation oncology services. A list of our physicians and their areas of expertise include:

Chapel Hill

Lawrence Marks, MD, FASTRO

Lawrence Marks, MD, FASTRO

Sidney K. Simon Distinguished Professor of Oncology Research and Chair
Radiation Oncologist

UNC Radiation Oncology - Chapel Hill

Breast and lung cancers

Dana Casey head shot

Dana Casey, MD

Assistant Professor
Radiation Oncologist
Assistant Residency Program Director for Curriculum and Clinical/Translational Research

UNC Radiation Oncology - Chapel Hill

Breast cancer, lymphoma, and pediatric cancers

Xuguang Chen MD

Xuguang Scott Chen, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor
Radiation Oncologist

UNC Radiation Oncology - Chapel Hill

Head and neck cancer, lung cancer, skin cancer

Shekinah Elmore, MD, MPH

Shekinah Elmore, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor
Radiation Oncologist
Assistant Residency Program Director for Global Health, Equity Research and Practice, and Career Development

UNC Radiation Oncology - Chapel Hill

Breast and urologic cancers

Gaorav Gupta, MD, PhD

Gaorav Gupta, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor
Radiation Oncology Physician-Scientist

UNC Radiation Oncology - Chapel Hill

Breast cancer

Dr. Gupta (lab) researches cancer biomarkers and the interplay between genome integrity pathways and breast cancer initiation, progression, and response to therapy.

Ellen Jones, MD, PhD

Ellen Jones, MD, PhD

Professor and Vice Chair of Radiation Oncology
Radiation Oncologist

UNC Radiation Oncology - Chapel Hill

Breast and gynecologic cancers

Michael Repka

Michael Repka, MD

Assistant Professor
Radiation Oncologist

UNC Radiation Oncology - Chapel Hill

Head and neck cancers and genitourinary cancers

Colette Shen

Colette Shen, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor
Radiation Oncologist
Director of UNC Cyberknife Center

UNC Radiation Oncology - Chapel Hill

Brain tumors and pediatric cancers

Shivani Sud, MD

Shivani Sud, MD

Assistant Professor
Radiation Oncologist

UNC Radiation Oncology - Chapel Hill

Gynecologic and genitourinary cancers

Ashley Weiner, MD, PhD

Ashley Weiner, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor
Radiation Oncologist
Director of the Radiation Oncology Residency Program
Clinic Medical Director for the Medical Center

UNC Radiation Oncology - Chapel Hill

Gynecologic cancers and thoracic cancers

Hillsborough

Kevin Pearlstein

Kevin Pearlstein, MD

Assistant Professor
Radiation Oncologist

UNC Radiation Oncology - Hillsborough

General radiation oncology

Wake and Johnston Counties

Roger Anderson, MD

Roger Anderson, MD

Associate Professor
Radiation Oncologist

UNC REX Cancer Center - Wakefield

General radiation oncology and head and neck cancers

Courtney Bui, MD

Courtney Bui, MD

Assistant Professor
Radiation Oncologist

UNC REX Cancer Center - Raleigh

General radiation oncology

John Fakiris, MD

John Fakiris, MD

Associate Professor
Radiation Oncologist

UNC REX Cancer Center - Raleigh

General radiation oncology and lung cancer

Debra Harr, MD

Debra Harr, MD

Assistant Professor
Radiation Oncologist

UNC REX Cancer Center - Clayton and Smithfield

General radiation oncology

Byron Huff, MD

Byron Huff, MD

Assistant Professor
Radiation Oncologist

UNC REX Cancer Center - Raleigh and Clayton

Prostate cancer

May Lim, MD, MPH

May Lim, MD, MPH

Associate Professor
Radiation Oncologist

UNC REX Cancer Center – East Raleigh

General radiation oncology

Natesan

Divya Natesan, MD

Associate Professor
Radiation Oncologist

UNC REX Cancer Center - Smithfield

General radiation oncology

Siddharth Saraiya, MD

Siddharth Saraiya, MD

Assistant Professor
Radiation Oncologist

UNC REX Cancer Center – Smithfield

General radiation oncology

Eden

David Morris

David Morris, MD

Associate Professor
Radiation Oncologist

UNC Rockingham Health Care - Eden

General radiation oncology

Lenoir

Roger Holland, MD

Roger Holland, MD

Associate Professor
Radiation Oncologist

UNC McCreary Cancer Center - Lenoir

General radiation oncology

Other clinical faculty

Julian Rosenman, PhD, MD

Julian Rosenman, PhD, MD

Professor of Radiation Oncology and Computer Science
Radiation Oncology Educator and Computer Scientist

We employ state-of-the-art equipment and treatment planning systems to deliver IMRT (intensity modulated radiation therapy) and IGRT (image guided radiation therapy), utilizing both CT-on-rails and CyberKnife stereotactic techniques. We also have active high dose rate brachytherapy, TomoTherapy and Mobetron intraoperative radiotherapy programs.

Of particular interest are Clinical Trials in Radiation Oncology Some of our trials are developed by Department faculty, and can be offered only at UNC and our affiliated centers, thus providing our patients with unique treatment opportunities. Other trials that have been initiated by members of our Department are also available nationally, offered through cooperative clinical trials.