Category: New Faculty

  We are delighted to announce that  Dr. Chirag Desai, MD, FACS has been appointed as the George F. Sheldon, MD Professor in the Department of Surgery. This distinguished honor, approved by the UNC Board of Trustees, recognizes Dr. Desai’s exceptional contributions to surgical innovation, leadership, and patient care. A renowned expert...

Robert Hanfland, MD Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, brings his expertise in pediatric and adult congenital heart surgery to the UNC Children’s Heart Center and the Department of Surgery. Dr. Hanfland is board certified in congenital cardiac surgery and thoracic surgery. He earned his medical degree from Southern Illinois University,...

UNC Surgery has steadily continued to grow our Faculty and is thrilled to share more about the backgrounds, skills, and passions of our newest Surgeons. Read on about our newest faculty teammates!  Thane Blinman, MD, MBA is a Professor in the Division of Pediatric Surgery and Executive Vice Chair for...

Kevin Calder, MD joined UNC Surgery’s Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Associate Professor in June of this year. He graduated medical school at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver, BC, Canada).  He completed his Residency in Plastic Surgery at Dalhousie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada), and Magee-Rosenblum Plastic Surgery, Operation...

Trevor Wood, MD, PharmD, FRCSC, FACS joined UNC Surgery’s Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery earlier this year as an Assistant Professor.  He specializes in Colon and Rectal Surgery, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Colorectal Cancer, Diverticulitis.  He graduated with his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Wayne State University (Detroit, MI), followed by attending...

Thane Blinman, MD, MBA comes to UNC Surgery as Professor and Executive Vice Chair for Business and Innovation.  He specializes in pediatric surgeries, including: Minimally invasive surgery, Thoracic surgery (CPAM, CLE, bronchogenic cyst, myasthenia gravis, tracheomalacia, etc.), Foregut disease (gastroesophageal reflux disease, hiatal hernia, achalasia, duplications, etc.), and Biliary disease...

Marc Whitman brings over 30 years of medical practice experience to UNC’s Division of General Surgery. He attended medical school at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, followed by Residency in General Surgery including certification in Trauma from Shock through  University of Maryland Medical Systems.  He comes...

Roberto Vidri, MD, MPH is an Assistant Professor of Surgical Oncology.  He specializes in general surgical oncology, gastrointestinal cancer, hepatobiliary surgery, liver metastases, cholangiocarcinoma, gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, endocrine cancer, complex skin cancers, melanoma, sarcoma.    Fluent in Spanish, he  attended Medical School at the Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de...