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UNC School of Medicine

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Attending Faculty

Cardiac Division

Abelardo DeAnda, MD

Professor of Surgery
Division Chief
Aurelie Merlo, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Nnamdi Nwaejike, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery

Congenital Division

Robert Hanfland, MD

Associate Professor
Ross M. Ungerleider MD, MBA

Clinical Professor

Thoracic Division

Benjamin E. Haithcock, MD

Surgical Director, UNC Lung Transplant Program
Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program
Thomas M. Egan, MD, MSc

Professor of Surgery
Jason M. Long, MD, MPH

Director of the Early Detection of Lung Cancer Program
Professor of Surgery
Gita Mody, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Surgery
Director of Thoracic Surgical Oncology
Jinny Ha, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery

Non-Attending Faculty

Adam Akerman, PhD

Interim Director of Research
Assistant Professor
Boyce Griffith, PhD

Research Professor of Surgery

Advanced Practice Providers

Anne Anderson

Nurse Practitioner
Neptali Ruben Bocanegra

Physician Assistant
Kevan Haas, PA

Physician Assistant
Lauren Hill, NP

Nurse Practitioner
Sarah Jennes

Physician Assistant
Jessica Kabool

Nurse Practitioner
Brenna Powers

Physician Assistant
Allison Russo, PA

Physician Assistant
Olivia Scott, PA

Physician Assistant
Chelsea Stoutenburg, PA

Physician Assistant
Claire Templeton, PA-C

Physician Assistant
Tracy Vernon-Platt, NP

Nurse Practitioner
Jon Volcheck, NP

Nurse Practitioner

Residents

Steven Buckeridge, MD

Surgery Resident
Megan Campany, MD

Surgery Resident
Danielle O’Hara, MD

Surgery Resident
Amrita Sukhavasi, MD

Surgery Resident
Panagiotis Tasoudis, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident
Class of 2029
Andrew Vogel, DO

Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident
Class of 2031

Staff

Julia Coleman, RN

Nurse Coordinator
Whitney Cooper, RN, BSN

Nurse Coordinator
Rosa Dunn

Administrative Coordinator
Jewel Lillie

Admin Coordinator