Our Team - Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Attending Faculty

Benjamin E. Haithcock, MD

Benjamin E. Haithcock, MD

Interim Division Chief
Surgical Director, UNC Lung Transplant Program
Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program
Professor of Surgery and Anesthesiology

Thomas G. Caranasos, MD

Thomas G. Caranasos, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery

Thomas M. Egan, MD, MSc

Thomas M. Egan, MD, MSc

Professor of Surgery

Robert Hanfland, MD

Robert Hanfland, MD

Associate Professor

John S. Ikonomidis, MD, PhD

John S. Ikonomidis, MD, PhD

Professor of Surgery
Director, Adult Cardiac Surgery

Jason M. Long, MD, MPH

Co-Director, UNC Lung Cancer Screening Clinic
Associate Professor of Surgery

Aurelie Merlo, MD

Aurelie Merlo, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Gita Mody, MD, MPH

Gita Mody, MD, MPH

Director of Thoracic Surgical Oncology
Associate Professor of Surgery

Ross Ungerleider, MD, MBA

Ross M. Ungerleider MD, MBA

Professor

Non-Attending Faculty

Adam Akerman, PhD

Adam Akerman, PhD

Assistant Professor

Advanced Practice Providers

Anne Anderson, MSN, RN, CPNP-AC/PC

Anne Anderson, MSN, RN, CPNP-AC/PC

Nurse Practitioner

Ruben Bocanegra, PA

Physician Assistant

Kevin Haas, PA

Physician Assistant

Lauren Hill, NP

Nurse Practitioner

Courtney Holloway, FNP-C

Certified Family Nurse Practitioner

Kaylin Mancari, PA

Kaylin Mancari, PA

Physician Assistant

Bernice Newsome, NP

Bernice Newsome, NP

Nurse Practitioner

Andy Shirlen, PA

Physicians Assistant

Megan Turner, NP

Nurse Practitioner

Tracy Vernon-Platt, NP

Nurse Practitioner

Residents

Steven Buckeridge, MD

Steven Buckeridge, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident | PGY 2

Audrey Khoury, MD

Audrey Khoury, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident | PGY 5

Panagiotis Tasoudis, MD

Panagiotis Tasoudis, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident | PGY 1

Danielle O’Hara, MD

Danielle O’Hara, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident | PGY 4

Amrita Sukhavasi

Amrita Sukhavasi, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident | PGY 3

Staff

Julia Coleman, RN

Nurse Coordinator

Misty Warnock

Administrative Coordinator