Our Team

For initial referrals to help families and referring health care providers coordinate more than one clinic visit at a time, please contact our coordinators, (919) 445-2355 (voicemail, allow 48 hr for reply). If you want to reach specific providers, see below. The bolded links will take you to specific information about providers and their departments. If you want to see team members in more than one discipline, please let our coordinator know and ask them to coordinate visits. For general questions about vascular anomalies, Drs. Nieman (Pediatric Dermatology) and Blatt (through 8/31/2024) or Borst (after 8/1/2024) (Pediatric Hematology/Oncology) are available for calls (numbers below) Mondays-Fridays.

The UNC Vascular Anomalies Team

Left to Right: Alexandra Borst, MD; Julie Blatt, MD; Lauren Leeper, MD; Lisa Tracy, MD; Clara Hildebrandt, MD; Elizabeth Nieman, MD; Sabina Mir, MD, Anna Vergun, MD; Karen Smith, RN; Raj Kasthuri, MD, MBBS; Sheng-Che “Alex” Hung, MD; Lynn Fordham, MD.

Co-Directors, UNC Vascular Anomalies Program

Alex Borst, MD & Beth Nieman, MD

New Vascular Anomalies Coordinator

Sawyer Everett

Pediatric Dentistry (919-537-3956)

Jessica Y. Lee, DDS MPH PhD

Dermatology (919-966-2485)

Elizabeth Nieman, MD (Sturge Weber syndrome Center of Excellence)
Diana McShane, MD
Dean Morrell, MD

Pediatric Endocrinology (919-962-2796)

Pediatric Gastroenterology (919-966-2435)

Pediatric Surgery (919-966-4643)

Pediatric (919-966-4202 or 919-966-1401)

Adult (919-843-/724)

Pediatric Hematology Oncology (919-445-2355) Administrative Assistant): Note, Voicemail picked up at least daily M-F. Please allow 48hr for replies. For emergencies on days, evenings and weekends call 984-974-1000 and ask for pediatric hematology oncology on call.

Julie Blatt, MD Emerita as of 8/31/2024
Alexandra J. Borst MD
Emily Greengard, MD

Dr. Alexandra Borst, Associate Professor, joins us from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia where she held local, national and international leadership roles in Vascular Anomalies and general hematology. She is an internationally acclaimed vascular anomalist and brings lots of experience to our center. Alex will take over from Dr. Blatt as co-Director (with Dr. Nieman of pediatric dermatology) of UNC’s VA clinic.

Note: Voicemail picked up at least daily.
Referring providers: For emergencies on days. Evenings and weekends 984-974-1000 and ask for pediatric hematology oncology on call.

UNC currently is collaborating with other VIR programs in NC and elsewhere to ensure comprehensive care.

Medical Hematology (984-974-2695)