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Clinical and Research Interests<\/h4>\n

I have been interested in several different fields of surgery so far, but some that have stood out to me are colorectal surgery, minimally invasive surgery, and surgical oncology!<\/p>\n

What were you looking for in a residency program?<\/h4>\n

I was looking for a place where the residents got along well with each other and the environment was supportive to trainees. I also have lived in the Chapel Hill\/Durham area and love it here, so I did not want to leave!<\/p>\n

What inspired you to become a doctor\/surgeon?<\/h4>\n

What I love in particular about surgery is the creativity surgeons employ daily to help solve problems both inside and outside of the OR. I love that surgery is capable of making drastic and immediate improvements in out patients\u2019 lives.<\/p>\n

Favorite thing about UNC?<\/h4>\n

I think the people at UNC are incredibly nice and supportive. If you are willing to ask for help with anything, you can definitely find it here!<\/p>\n

Fun Fact<\/h4>\n

I occasionally sew and have made several scrub caps for the OR \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n

Hobbies<\/h4>\n

I enjoy reading, exercising, and going for hikes with my dog and husband!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":18708,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"ud_division":[388],"class_list":["post-18707","ud_entry","type-ud_entry","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","ud_division-pgy3","odd"],"pp_force_visibility":null,"pp_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_force_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_subpost_visibility":null,"acf":[],"ud_entry_custom_fields":{"ud_last_name":"Lupo","ud_first_name":"Ryan","ud_gallery_summary":"","ud_telephone":false,"ud_email":"","ud_positions":[{"ud_title":"Surgery Resident"}],"ud_options":[],"ud_sort_order":""},"featured_image":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2025\/07\/RES-GEN-Lupo-Ryan-2307-scaled.jpg","featured_image_medium":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2025\/07\/RES-GEN-Lupo-Ryan-2307-300x300.jpg","featured_image_medium_large":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2025\/07\/RES-GEN-Lupo-Ryan-2307-768x768.jpg","featured_image_large":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2025\/07\/RES-GEN-Lupo-Ryan-2307-1024x1024.jpg","featured_image_thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2025\/07\/RES-GEN-Lupo-Ryan-2307-150x150.jpg","yoast_head":"\nRyan Lupo, MD | Department of Surgery<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/people\/ryan-lupo-md\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ryan Lupo, MD | Department of Surgery\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Clinical and Research Interests I have been interested in several different fields of surgery so far, but some that have stood out to me are colorectal surgery, minimally invasive surgery, and surgical oncology! 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