Benjamin E. Haithcock, M.D., assistant professor in the UNC Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, holds a joint appointment as assistant professor in the UNC Department of Anesthesiology as of Oct. 15, 2011. Dr. Haithcock also has been appointed assistant professor of surgery on the tenure track as of Oct. 15; since 2007, he had been clinical assistant professor of surgery. He also serves as associate program director for thoracic surgery in the UNC Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery as of September 2011 and as surgical director of the Lung Transplant Program at UNC Hospitals.