{"id":11430,"date":"2023-03-09T19:11:13","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T00:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/?page_id=11430"},"modified":"2026-02-06T08:28:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T13:28:04","slug":"unc-pcpc-lab-people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/ct\/unc-patient-centered-perioperative-care-pcpc-lab\/unc-pcpc-lab-people\/","title":{"rendered":"UNC PCPC Lab | People"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Principal Investigator<\/strong><\/h2>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 23.8941%\">\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/02\/Gita-300x251.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"313\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/02\/Gita-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/02\/Gita-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/02\/Gita-600x503.png 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/02\/Gita.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 76.1059%\">\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/directory\/gita-mody-md-mph\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Gita Mody, MD, MPH<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"color: #333333\">Research interests: Patient-centered perioperative outcomes and surgical capacity building in low resource areas.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"color: #333333\"><b>Co-Investigators<\/b><\/h2>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 24.0392%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11445\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/02\/Meghan-300x251.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/02\/Meghan-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/02\/Meghan-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/02\/Meghan-600x503.png 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/02\/Meghan.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75.9608%\">\n<h4 style=\"color: #333333\"><strong>Meghan O&#8217;Leary, PhD | Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"color: #333333\">Research interests: The intersection between systems science and implementation science in the context of cancer prevention and control.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"color: #333333\"><b>Postdoctoral<\/b><b style=\"color: #333333\"> Researchers<\/b><\/h2>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 24.0392%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12046\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Gold-Modern-Calligraphy-Thanksgiving-Quote-Facebook-Post-2-300x251.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Gold-Modern-Calligraphy-Thanksgiving-Quote-Facebook-Post-2-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Gold-Modern-Calligraphy-Thanksgiving-Quote-Facebook-Post-2-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Gold-Modern-Calligraphy-Thanksgiving-Quote-Facebook-Post-2-600x503.png 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Gold-Modern-Calligraphy-Thanksgiving-Quote-Facebook-Post-2.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75.9608%\">\n<h4 style=\"color: #333333\"><strong>Molly Nyren, MD | <\/strong><b style=\"color: #333333\">UNC School of Medicine<\/b><\/h4>\n<p style=\"color: #333333\">Research interests: Surgical ethics.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 24.0392%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11808\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/11\/2-300x251.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/11\/2-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/11\/2-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/11\/2-600x503.png 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/11\/2.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75.9608%\">\n<h4 style=\"color: #333333\"><b style=\"color: #333333\">Maria Victoria Fonseca Bauza, MD Candidate | UNC School of Medicine<\/b><\/h4>\n<p style=\"color: #333333\">Research interests: Cardiothoracic surgery outcomes in minority populations.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 42px\">\n<td style=\"width: 24.0392%;height: 42px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11860\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2024\/10\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Gold-Modern-Calligraphy-Thanksgiving-Quote-Facebook-Post-300x251.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2024\/10\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Gold-Modern-Calligraphy-Thanksgiving-Quote-Facebook-Post-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2024\/10\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Gold-Modern-Calligraphy-Thanksgiving-Quote-Facebook-Post-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2024\/10\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Gold-Modern-Calligraphy-Thanksgiving-Quote-Facebook-Post-600x503.png 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2024\/10\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Gold-Modern-Calligraphy-Thanksgiving-Quote-Facebook-Post.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75.9608%;height: 42px\">\n<h4><strong>Tori Hester, MD, MPH | <\/strong><b style=\"color: #333333\">UNC School of Medicine &amp; <\/b><strong>Gillings School of Global Public Health\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Research interests: Patient education, social determinants of health, smoking cessation following surgery, and language access.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Predoctoral Researchers<\/strong><\/h2>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;height: 44px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 42px\">\n<td style=\"width: 23.9666%;height: 44px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 76.0334%;height: 44px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><strong>Graduate Student Researchers<\/strong><\/h2>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;height: 42px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 42px\">\n<td style=\"width: 24.3292%;height: 42px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75.6708%;height: 42px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 style=\"color: #333333\"><strong style=\"color: inherit;font-size: 30px\">Staff<\/strong><\/h2>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 24.2567%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/02\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Gold-Modern-Calligraphy-Thanksgiving-Quote-Facebook-Post-6-300x251.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/02\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Gold-Modern-Calligraphy-Thanksgiving-Quote-Facebook-Post-6-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/02\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Gold-Modern-Calligraphy-Thanksgiving-Quote-Facebook-Post-6-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/02\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Gold-Modern-Calligraphy-Thanksgiving-Quote-Facebook-Post-6-600x503.png 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2026\/02\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Gold-Modern-Calligraphy-Thanksgiving-Quote-Facebook-Post-6.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75.7433%\">\n<h4 style=\"color: #333333\"><b style=\"color: #333333\">Amanda Gentry, MPH, ACRP-CP | Research Project Manager<\/b><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 24.2567%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11807\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/11\/1-300x251.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/11\/1-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/11\/1-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/11\/1-600x503.png 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/11\/1.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 75.7433%\">\n<h4 style=\"color: #333333\"><b style=\"color: #333333\">Kacee Little, MS, CCRC | Study Coordinator<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Alumni<\/strong><\/h2>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;height: 23px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15.9899%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/02\/Chase-300x251.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/02\/Chase-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/02\/Chase-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/02\/Chase-600x503.png 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/02\/Chase.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 84.0101%\">\n<h4 style=\"color: #333333\"><strong>Chase Cox, MD <\/strong><b style=\"color: #333333\">| Department of Surgery<\/b><\/h4>\n<p style=\"color: #333333\">Research interests: Patient-centered communication in the perioperative setting and health-related quality of life data visualization.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15.9899%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11809\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/11\/Liz-300x251.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/11\/Liz-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/11\/Liz-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/11\/Liz-600x503.png 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/11\/Liz.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 84.0101%\">\n<h4 style=\"color: #333333\"><b style=\"color: #333333\">Elizabeth Kwong, PhD Candidate | Carolina Health Informatics Program\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n<p style=\"color: #333333\">Research interests: User-centered design and human factors engineering.<b style=\"color: #333333\"><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15.9899%\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/03\/AshlynZ-300x251.png\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 84.0101%\">\n<h4 style=\"color: #333333\"><b style=\"color: #333333\">Ashlyn Zebrowski, PhD Candidate | Carolina Health Informatics Program\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n<p style=\"color: #333333\">Research interests: Immersive technologies as adjunct therapies for patients with cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.<b style=\"color: #333333\"><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15.9899%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/02\/Panos-300x251.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/02\/Panos-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/02\/Panos-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/02\/Panos-600x503.png 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/02\/Panos.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 84.0101%\">\n<h4 style=\"color: #333333\"><b style=\"color: #333333\">Panagiotis Tasoudis, MD | Department of Surgery<\/b><\/h4>\n<p style=\"color: #333333\">Research interests: Cardiothoracic surgery, vascular surgery, systematic reviews and meta-analysis.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15.9899%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11826\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2024\/02\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Gold-Modern-Calligraphy-Thanksgiving-Quote-Facebook-Post-300x251.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2024\/02\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Gold-Modern-Calligraphy-Thanksgiving-Quote-Facebook-Post-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2024\/02\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Gold-Modern-Calligraphy-Thanksgiving-Quote-Facebook-Post-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2024\/02\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Gold-Modern-Calligraphy-Thanksgiving-Quote-Facebook-Post-600x503.png 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2024\/02\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Copy-of-Gold-Modern-Calligraphy-Thanksgiving-Quote-Facebook-Post.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 84.0101%\">\n<h4 style=\"color: #333333\"><b style=\"color: #333333\">Caroline Hoch, MPH\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n<p style=\"color: #333333\">Research interests: Global public health.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15.9899%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11530\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/03\/Alix-300x251.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/03\/Alix-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/03\/Alix-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/03\/Alix-600x503.png 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/03\/Alix.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 84.0101%\">\n<h4 style=\"color: #333333\"><strong>Alix, Boisson, MSc<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Research interests: Effective strategies to distribute vaccines in low-resource settings, such as sub-Saharan Africa, and strengthen health systems.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px\">\n<td style=\"width: 15.9899%;height: 23px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/02\/Josh-300x251.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/02\/Josh-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/02\/Josh-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/02\/Josh-600x503.png 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/02\/Josh.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 84.0101%;height: 23px\">\n<h4 style=\"color: #333333\"><strong>Josh Herb, MD, MSCR<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Research interests: Determinants of rural-urban differences in surgical resection of early-stage non-small cell lung cancer in North Carolina.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 16.0624%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/02\/Aurelie-300x251.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/02\/Aurelie-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/02\/Aurelie-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/02\/Aurelie-600x503.png 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/02\/Aurelie.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 83.9376%\">\n<h4 style=\"color: #333333\"><strong>Aurelie Merlo, MD<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Research interests: Quality of life after lung cancer surgery and pleural effusion management outcomes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 16.1349%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/02\/Brittney-300x251.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/02\/Brittney-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/02\/Brittney-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/02\/Brittney-600x503.png 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/690\/2023\/02\/Brittney.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 83.8651%\">\n<h4 style=\"color: #333333\"><strong>Brittney Williams, MD, 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