{"id":3743,"date":"2018-07-12T14:14:24","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T18:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=3743"},"modified":"2025-01-17T10:03:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T15:03:15","slug":"benjamin-e-haithcock-md","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/directory\/benjamin-e-haithcock-md\/","title":{"rendered":"Benjamin E. Haithcock, MD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Interim Division Chief<\/p>\n<p>Surgical Director, UNC Lung Transplant Program<br \/>\nDirector, Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program<br \/>\nProfessor of Surgery and Anesthesiology<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a class=\"external-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/news\/2012-news\/top-docs\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-inline\" title=\"Top Doctors\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2018\/05\/USNewsTopDocs.jpg\" alt=\"Top Doctors\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a class=\"external-link\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/news.unchealthcare.org\/som-vital-signs\/2016\/march-30-national-doctors-day\/celebrating-carolina-care\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-inline\" title=\"CarolinaCareExcellence-logo.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2018\/05\/2d89bd52-0f61-49c1-b959-850bdd68dd1e.jpeg\" alt=\"CarolinaCareExcellence-logo.jpg\" width=\"147\" height=\"184\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.5.2 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8J7J_t3vp0I\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" 0=\"allowfullscreen\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n<h3>Clinical Interests<\/h3>\n<p>Thoracic oncology including cancer of lung and esophagus, heart and lung transplantation, minimally invasive thoracic surgery, lung and esophageal surgery, cardiac surgery including ventricular assist device (VAD) implantation.<\/p>\n<h3>Research Interests<\/h3>\n<p>Lung cancer (CALGB trial of lobectomy versus sublobar resection for small (&lt;2cm) peripheral non-small cell lung cancer); use of lungs from non-heart-beating donors for transplantation.<\/p>\n<h3>Education<b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC<\/li>\n<li>Surgical Research Fellowship, Cardiovascular Lab, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI,<\/li>\n<li>General Surgery Residency, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI<\/li>\n<li>MD, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI<\/li>\n<li>Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI<\/li>\n<li>BS, Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Recent Publications<\/h3>\n<p>View Dr. Haithcock\u2019s recent research publications on\u00a0<a class=\"external-link\" title=\"articles-haithcock\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/?term=Haithcock+B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PubMed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Patient Stories<\/h3>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 80.8029%\"><strong>Double Lung Transplant During COVID-19 | <\/strong>January 5, 2022<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-11342 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2018\/07\/IMG_6226-scaled-e1641394664170-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Tolisha Alexander\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2018\/07\/IMG_6226-scaled-e1641394664170-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2018\/07\/IMG_6226-scaled-e1641394664170-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2018\/07\/IMG_6226-scaled-e1641394664170-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2018\/07\/IMG_6226-scaled-e1641394664170-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2018\/07\/IMG_6226-scaled-e1641394664170-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2018\/07\/IMG_6226-scaled-e1641394664170-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2018\/07\/IMG_6226-scaled-e1641394664170.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>On May 29, Tolisha woke up with difficulty breathing, unable to even walk to the bathroom. Her husband called an ambulance. On August 10, Tolisha Alexander was the first UNC patient to undergo a lung transplant due to COVID-19. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/?post_type=story&amp;p=13718&amp;preview=true\">Read more about Tolisha&#8217;s story.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 243px\" valign=\"top\">\n<td style=\"width: 80.8029%;height: 148px\"><strong>Linda Kelly Finds Hope and Care During COVID-19 | <\/strong>January 21, 2021<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11099 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/plastic\/files\/2018\/07\/Linda-Kelly5-scaled-e1611928471959-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Linda Kelly was diagnosed with breast cancer 20 years ago and received treatment that included a mastectomy and radiation. The medical intervention saved her life but led to some later complications that forced her to seek care in mid-2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/story\/linda-kelly\/\">Read more about Linda&#8217;s story.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interim Division Chief Surgical Director, UNC Lung Transplant Program Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program Professor of Surgery and Anesthesiology &nbsp; Clinical Interests Thoracic oncology including cancer of lung and esophagus, heart and lung transplantation, minimally invasive thoracic surgery, lung and esophageal surgery, cardiac surgery including ventricular assist device (VAD) implantation. Research Interests Lung cancer (CALGB &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/directory\/benjamin-e-haithcock-md\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Benjamin E. 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