TTP - Key Persons


Aaron Prestrud

Job Titles:
  • Patient Centered Care Coordinator

Alice Chuang

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology / Associate Dean for Student Affairs

Alice Stone

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director of Academic Affairs - Application Phase
  • Course Coordinator

Amber Wade

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator
  • Senior Executive

Amy Armstrong

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator
  • Senior Executive
Amy Armstrong, MHA Senior Executive Coordinator To reach Dr. Matthew Ewend (Chief Clinical Officer (CCO), UNC Health) and Dr. Tippu Khan (Executive Advisor to the President of Physicians) Amy.Armstrong@unchealth.unc.edu (919) 966-8505

Amy Shaheen

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Medicine / Department of Internal Medicine

Andrea Corona


Angela Barra

Job Titles:
  • Patient Centered Care Coordinator

Angelica Figueroa - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Executive Administrator
Angelica Figueroa Manager of the Executive Office and Executive Administrator to the CEO and Dean To reach Dr. Wesley Burks (Dean, UNC School of Medicine; Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs; CEO, UNC Health) and Ms. Elizabeth Runyon (Chief of Staff to the CEO and Dean, UNC Health) Angelica.Figueroa@unchealth.unc.edu (919) 843-0875

Angie Smith

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development

Anna Brown

Job Titles:
  • Accreditation Project Manager

Anna Carpenter

Job Titles:
  • Business Services Coordinator

Ashley Grantham

Job Titles:
  • Director of Research and Evaluation

Ashley Weiner

Job Titles:
  • Associate Medical Director
  • Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of North Carolina
  • Associate Medical Director, Tobacco Treatment Program Assistant Professor
Dr. Weiner is an Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill where she serves as the Medical Student Clerkship Director, the Residency Program Director and the Clinic Medical Director. She is the Associate Medical Director of the Tobacco Treatment Program. Her clinical interests are gynecologic and thoracic malignancies, and her practice focuses on brachytherapy and stereotactic radiation procedures. She is passionate about medical education, clinical trials, and improving quality of care for patients with cancer.

Audrea Caesar

Job Titles:
  • Chief Equity, and Inclusion Officer ( CEIO )

Barry Saunders

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor / Department of Social Medicine

Bernice Mayo

Job Titles:
  • Health and Safety Coordinator, ERAS Coordinator, and EPIC Coordinator

Bert Fields

Job Titles:
  • Campus Director

Beth Jonas

Job Titles:
  • FACR

Blossom Damania

Job Titles:
  • Vice Dean for Research, UNC School of Medicine

Cam Enarson

Job Titles:
  • Vice Dean for Strategic Initiatives, UNC School of Medicine

Carol Carden

Job Titles:
  • Course Coordinator

Carrie Jackman-Hoyle

Job Titles:
  • Director of Professional Development

Catherine Coe

Job Titles:
  • Patient Centered Care Course Director
  • Application Phase Director
  • Assistant Dean of Clinical Curriculum
  • Clinical Assistant Professor

Cathy Gordon

Job Titles:
  • Financial Aid Advisor

Charity Freeman

Job Titles:
  • Medical Sciences Course Coordinator

Cheryl P. Jarmon

Job Titles:
  • Manager, Constituent Services
Manager, Constituent Services Constituent Relations for the Office of the Dean/CEO Cheryl_Jarmon@med.unc.edu (919) 966-8482

Christian Thompson

Job Titles:
  • Operations Coordinator

Courtney Garcia

Job Titles:
  • Course Director
  • Course Coordinator

Cristen Page

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Executive Dean, UNC School of Medicine

Cristy Page

Job Titles:
  • Executive Dean, UNC School of Medicine / Chief Academic Officer, UNC Health

Daniel Carnegie

Daniel Andrew Carnegie, MD, MPH, MBA graduated Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, DC in 2008. After completing 3 years of general surgery residency, he went on to complete a surgical oncology and breast research fellowship at the Johns Hopkins University. During his time at Hopkins he also earned his MPH and MBA degrees with concentrations in health finance and management, and discovered his passion for leveraging technology to improve health outcomes. Upon completing his training at Hopkins, Daniel served as Medical Director for Clinovations, a healthcare strategy consulting firm (now part of UnitedHealth Group/Optum), where he has successfully demonstrated the power of technology and innovation in low-resource hospitals. He is dedicated to reducing healthcare costs and optimizing clinical outcomes through the implementation of innovative and fiscally responsible technology.

Dawn Morriston

Job Titles:
  • Faculty Development Consultant

Debbie Williams

Job Titles:
  • Financial Aid Accountant

Diana Cejas

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Doug Hudson

Job Titles:
  • CME Planning Coordinator

Dr. Adam Goldstein

Job Titles:
  • Director of UNC Tobacco Intervention Programs
  • Professor and Director of Departmental Advancement at the University of North Carolina ( UNC ) Department of Family Medicine
Dr. Adam Goldstein is a Professor and Director of Departmental Advancement at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Department of Family Medicine. Dr. Goldstein is the Director of Tobacco Intervention Programs (Tobacco Treatment Program and Tobacco Prevention and Evaluation Program) at the UNC School of Medicine. Dr. Goldstein's research has had extensive local, regional and national influence through print, radio and television media, with over 200 articles, essays, book chapters and books, featured in CNN, CBS evening news, the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. Dr. Goldstein mentors medical students, residents, fellows and graduate students and has taught internationally on leadership development, substance abuse, health policy, cancer and clinical medicine in Moldova, Ukraine, Armenia, Argentina, Chile, Haiti and Israel. He is the founder and Co-Host of UNC Health Care's YOUR HEALTH®, a syndicated, weekly one hour radio show on health, healing, medical care and ethics (www.yourhealthradio.org). He is married to Dr. Beth Goldstein and they have three children.

Dr. Kelley Lawrence

Job Titles:
  • Associate Regional Campus Director

Dr. Mark Higdon

Job Titles:
  • Regional Campus Director

E. Nate Thomas III

Job Titles:
  • Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Ebony Alston

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator

Edward Kernick

Job Titles:
  • Medical Science Course Director
  • Associate Professor / Department of Cell Biology and Physiology
  • P.M

Elizabeth Runyon - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Chief of Staff
Elizabeth Runyon Chief of Staff to the CEO and Dean, UNC Health For all communications, please contact Ms. Runyon's Office

Eric Zwemer

Job Titles:
  • President, Academy of Educators

Erin Hall

Job Titles:
  • Project Coordinator

Erin Wilson

Job Titles:
  • Medical Sciences Course Coordinator

Gina Horne

Job Titles:
  • NBME Examinations Coordinator
  • Student Services Specialist / NBME Testing Coordinator

Gus Franceschi

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator
  • Executive

Harvey L. Lineberry II

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean for Human Resources

Hayley Applegate

Job Titles:
  • FIRST Program Coordinator / Finance, Human Resources, & Business Systems

Isaiah Mckeithan

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Support Associate

Jacinda Bilyeu

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator
  • Executive

Jacky Kelly

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator
  • Senior Executive

Jamie Capal

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology

Jane Fan

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Child Neurology

Jeff Lindsay

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operating Officer ( COO ) & President, UNC System Hospitals, UNC Health

Jen Burkhart

Job Titles:
  • Course Director
  • Course Coordinator

Jennifer Blair

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean for Finance & Business Operations

Jennifer Burkhart

Job Titles:
  • Registrar

Jennifer Wu

Job Titles:
  • Vice Dean for Academic Affairs
  • Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, UNC School of Medicine

Jess Angle

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator
  • Executive

Jessica Poston

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Director

Jill Jemison

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer

Joan Taylor

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development

Joe Pino

Job Titles:
  • Regional Campus Director

John P. Lewis

Job Titles:
  • Chief Strategy Integration Officer ( CSIO ), UNC Health

John Perry

Job Titles:
  • Campus Director

Josephine Tetteh

Job Titles:
  • Director, Office of Professional Service Contracts and Affiliations

Julie Hartzell

Job Titles:
  • Inpatient Tobacco Treatment Specialist
Julie received her Master of Social Work degree from UNC Chapel Hill in 2014. In graduate school, she received an Interdisciplinary Certificate in Aging and focused on quality-of-life improvements across the lifespan. Julie offers tobacco treatment counseling to patients in the hospital, encouraging patients to examine their current and chronic health conditions within the context of their tobacco use. Julie participates in quality improvement projects, contributes to academic research and publications, and serves as a field instructor for master's level social work interns.

Kaitlin Smith

Job Titles:
  • Assessment Specialist & Assistant NBME Chief Proctor

Karen Vernon

Job Titles:
  • Curriculum Specialist

Karlina Matthews

Job Titles:
  • Interim Vice Dean for Finance & Business Operations, UNC School of Medicine

Kathleen Barnhouse

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor
  • Medical Science Course Director
  • Assistant Dean for Preclinical Curriculum

Kelly Bossenbroek Fedoriw

Job Titles:
  • and

Kelly Doss

Job Titles:
  • Manager, Business Integration Administration

Kevin Howell

Job Titles:
  • Chief External Affairs Officer ( CEAO ), UNC School of Medicine & UNC Health

Kim Infante

Job Titles:
  • Course Coordinator

Kimberley Nichols

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor of Anesthesiology / Senior Associate Dean for Medical Student Education, University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Kimberly Foss

Job Titles:
  • CGC - Clinical Assistant Professor, Genetics

Kimberly Shoenbill

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor / Director, Tobacco Treatment Program and Weight Management Program

Kristin Chally

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director

Kristin Clinard

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatric Genetics and Metabolism

Kurt Gilliland

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor, Dept. of Cell Biology and Physiology / Associate Dean for Curriculum and Evaluation, School of Medicine

Larry Marks

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean for Organizational Health and Quality

Lauren M. Westervelt

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director for Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development

Leslie Nelson-Bernier

Job Titles:
  • Chief Philanthropy Officer, UNC Health

Leslie Wimmer

Job Titles:
  • Manager, Integrated Communications

Lisa Keiber

Job Titles:
  • Program Administrator

Lisa Schiller

Job Titles:
  • Chief Communications and Marketing Officer, UNC School of Medicine & UNC Health

Louise Henderson

Job Titles:
  • UNC Radiology Research

Lucas Ramsey

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Registrar for Application Phase and VSAS Coordinator

Lynn West

Job Titles:
  • Course Coordinator

Madeline Parrish

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Registrar of Records and Credentialing

Madison Callahan

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Marcia Hobbs

Job Titles:
  • Foundation Phase Co - Director
  • Research Professor / Department of Medicine

Margaret Helton

Job Titles:
  • Is the Chair of the Department of Family Medicine
  • Leader for the Department
Margaret Helton, MD is the Chair of the Department of Family Medicine. "Dr. Helton has been an outstanding leader for the Department and especially through the challenges of COVID-19. I'm very excited for her to continue her leadership as Chair and look forward to proudly supporting the work of the Family Medicine faculty as they improve the health of North Carolinians and train our next generation of physicians," said Cristy Page, MD, MPH, Executive Dean of the UNC School of Medicine and former Chair of Family Medicine. Helton is a graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School and completed her family medicine residency and fellowship in geriatrics at the University of North Carolina.

Mark Muse

Job Titles:
  • Manager of Board Relations

Mary Hauser

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director of Curricular Affairs

Matthew Ewend

Job Titles:
  • Chief Clinical Officer, UNC Health / President, UNC Physicians

Maureen Rosen

Job Titles:
  • Staff Writer

Meredith Hughes

Job Titles:
  • Regional Campus Administrator / Director of Student Affairs

Michael Baca-Atlas

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor
Dr. Baca-Atlas is originally from Baltimore, MD. He completed his undergraduate work at the University of Maryland, College Park and medical school at University of Maryland in Baltimore. He completed his Family Medicine residency at UNC as well as an Addiction Medicine fellowship at UNC in the Department of Psychiatry. He serves as the Medical Director for UNC REACH Enhanced Primary Care and Associate Medical Director for the Tobacco Treatment Program. Outside of work, Dr. Baca-Atlas enjoys spending time with his partner, eating breakfast for dinner, and traveling.

Michelle Boose

Job Titles:
  • Campus Advisor

Mindy McKinney

Job Titles:
  • Course Director
  • Assistant Director of Academic Affairs - Individualization Phase
  • Assistant Director of Curricular Affairs, Individualization Phase
  • Course Coordinator

Morgan Church

Job Titles:
  • Social Work Intern

Muge Calikoglu

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Nadia Charguia

Job Titles:
  • Director of Well - Being and Professional Engagement

Natasha Hanks

Job Titles:
  • Assistant
  • Senior Executive

Peadar Noone

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Phong Dinh

Job Titles:
  • Course Coordinator

Qian-Zhou (Jojo) Yang

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Raul Necochea

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor / Department of Social Medicine / Social and Health

Rob Kark

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean for Planning

Samantha Kemper

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator
  • Senior Executive

Sandra Melton

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Technician

Sandy Whitlock

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director, Assistant Dean, Interim Program Director

Sandy Williams

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director of Larry Keith Advisory Colleges

Scarlett Parnell

Job Titles:
  • Event Planner

Scott Doak

Job Titles:
  • Chief Human Resources Officer ( CHRO ), UNC Health

Senyene Hunter

Job Titles:
  • Physician - Scientist
Senyene Hunter MD, PhD, a physician-scientist, is co-founder of the Epilepsy Neurogenetics Initiative (ENGI). As the Research Core leader, Dr. Hunter partners with research collaborators and basic scientists to study best practices and guide future implementation of genomic technologies. The Research Core basic science collaborations aim to improve the understanding of cellular, molecular and nervous system function underlying epilepsy genetics and identify pathogenic gene variants and candidate risk genes. In addition, the Research Core aims to provide patients with state-of-the-art care by improving patient access to clinical trials and translational research, connecting families to local, regional and national studies, and linking patients to genetic-specific treatment clinical trials.

Shannon Isley

Job Titles:
  • HR Consultant

Shantell Jordan

Job Titles:
  • Campus Administrator

Shantia Thomas


Shelia Graham McDonald

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director of Financial Aid

Stacey Owen

Job Titles:
  • Course Director
  • Course Coordinator

Stephanie Forsyth

Job Titles:
  • Assistant
  • Registrar

Stephen P. Bogdewic

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development
Contact Dr. Bogdewic via Madison Callahan Executive Assistant, at madison_callahan@med.unc.edu or (919) 445-2989

Sue Estroff

Job Titles:
  • Professional Development Thread Director

Tara Nelson

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Clinical Finance

Taylor Fie

Job Titles:
  • Internal Medicine

Taylor Harbin

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant
  • Executive Assistant to Alice Chuang & Kimberley Nichols

Ted Lotchin

Job Titles:
  • Chief Compliance Officer ( CCO ), UNC Health

Thomas Felton

Thomas Felton, MS, CGC, is the Laboratory Genetic Counselor for UNC Health, McLendon Clinical Laboratories. As the Genetic Testing Coordinator, he oversees the development of genetics testing protocols and individualized patient testing progression. The Genetic testing coordinator aims to assure standardized, efficient, patient-centered testing while providing patients access to cutting-edge molecular testing and laboratory resources. Evaluations are tailored to individual patient's needs, and testing is personalized to the patient in the context of previous results and case discussions. Evaluation protocols are continuously examined and updated to keep with advances in the field and monitor utilization, efficiency, and compliance with practice guidelines.

Tiffani Cain

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Senior Executive

Tiffany Conway

Job Titles:
  • Student Placement Program Coordinator

Tom Shanahan

Job Titles:
  • Chief Legal Officer, UNC Health

Tommy Koonce

Job Titles:
  • Foundation Phase Co - Director
  • Patient Centered Care Course Director
  • Clinical Assistant Professor

Tonya Jenkins

Job Titles:
  • Exec. Dir, Research Administration, UNC School of Medicine

Valerie Glassman

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director of Student Affairs

Vickie Cecil

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Support

Wesley Burks

Job Titles:
  • Dean, UNC School of Medicine / Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs / CEO, UNC Health

Will Bryant

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer ( CFO ), UNC Health

William Hathaway

Job Titles:
  • CEO MAHEC

Yael Shiloh-Malawsky

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Clinical Core Leader, Co - Founder / ENGI Research