Ki Lynn Abel, MD, graduated from the University of Alabama with a Fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine.  She was an Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama and the Assistant Medical Director of the Children’s South After Hours Clinic.  Her current position is Clinical Assistant Professor within the Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine and Pediatrics Emergency.  Her expertise is Emergency Medicine.

Oleg Alekseev, MD, PhD, graduated from the Kiev National Medical University (Ukraine) with his doctorate in human anatomy in 1987. He was hired as a Research Scientist at Moscow University (Russia) in 1990 in the Center for Andrology and Transplantation of Endocrine Organs and later as an Associate Professor in Applied Human Anatomy and Operative Surgery in the Uzhgorod State University (Ukraine) in 1993. Dr. Alekseev has also held the position of Visiting Research Scientist in the Hokkaido University School of Medicine (Japan), Department of Anatomy.  His current position is Research Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology at UNC-Chapel Hill. His research interests include study of the structure and function of sperm and testis specific protein NASP – a nuclear protein that binds and transports histone H1 into the nucleus. His areas of expertise include animal surgery, flow cytometry (FACS), transmission and scanning electron microscopy, confocal microscopy, cell culture, DNA, RNA and protein separation and analysis.

Saeedah Asaf, MD, graduated from Rawalpindi Medical College in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, in 1996.  She received her MB, BS degree from Punjab University the same year.  After moving to the United States, Dr. Asaf completed a General Surgery Internship in 2000 at Indiana University School of Medicine, and then completed her residency in Anesthesiology at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine in June of 2004.  After completing her residency she chose to continue her training and completed a fellowship in Pediatric Anesthesiology at Vanderbilt University Children’s Hospital in June of 2005.  She joined the Department of Anesthesiology in August of 2005. 

Dr. Ayscue graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill Medical School in 1989.  She finished a pathology residency with fellowship training in Transfusion Medicine and Hematopathology in 1994 and worked as a Hematopathologist with an NIH K08 grant from 1994 to 2002 at UNC-Chapel Hill.  Dr. Ayscue returned to complete a Family Medicine Residency at East Carolina Department of Family Medicine, in 2005.  She joined the faculty at UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Family Medicine in August 2005.  Her interests are clinical family medicine and emergency medicine. 

Brian P. Barrick, DDS, MD, received his DDS degree from the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry in 1998.  He then went on to Vanderbilt University Medical School and graduated in 2001.  Dr. Barrick completed his internship in General Surgery at Vanderbilt and then came to the UNC Department of Anesthesiology as a resident in 2002.  After completing his residency in June of 2005, he joined the Department of Anesthesiology as a faculty member.  His main clinical focus will be Cardiac Anesthesia, but he also looks forward to the opportunity to perform anesthetics for neurosurgical cases. 

Molly graduated from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York.  Presently, she’s the Associate Medical Director for the North Carolina Child Medical Evaluation Program (CMEP).  She’s also a Provider, in the Pediatric Subspecialty Clinic, Child Maltreatment Evaluations and the Preventive Medicine Resident here at the University of North Carolina, and she serves on the UNC Beacon Program/Child Protection Team.   

Dr. Buebel attended Clemson University and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BS in Electrical Engineering.  He received his Medical Degree from the Medical University of South Carolina in 1996 and went on to do a residency in Family Medicine at Forbes Family Practice in Monroeville, Pennsylvania (a suburb of Pittsburgh).  He then completed a one-year OB/GYN Fellowship at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, California.  From there Dr. Buebel returned to Pittsburgh to join the Family Medicine Faculty at the Western Pennsylvania Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program.  During his time at West Penn, he was appointed Medical Director of the Family Health Center in 2002.  Dr. Buebel remained at West Penn until he joined the Faculty at UNC in August 2005.  In addition to traditional Family Medicine skills, he brings expertise in family-centered maternity care as well as a special interest in medical error reduction using systems-based care. 

Ray A. Caldwell, PhD – Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Ray A. Caldwell, PhD, graduated from the Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University with his doctorate in Physiology in 1997.  He has held appointments as Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology at Duke University Medical Center and Postdoctoral Fellow in the Cystic Fibrosis Pulmonary Research and Treatment Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  Dr. Caldwell was hired as a Research Associate in the Cystic Fibrosis Pulmonary Research and Treatment Center in 2001 and is currently a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at UNC-Chapel Hill.  His research focuses on the properties and regulation of airway surface liquid (ASL) using electrophysiology techniques.  These studies will include patch clamp experiments using various recording configurations (e.g., whole cell, inside-out single channel) to study the biophysics and regulation of the epithelial Na-channel (ENaC) to provide a clearer understanding of how this channel modulates the ASL height and Na+ composition

Anthony J. Caprio, MD, received his MD degree from the State University of New York in 2000.  He completed his Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center in 2003 and his fellowship in Geriatric Medicine at the University of Rochester/Monroe Community Hospital in 2004.  He became a Research Fellow in 2004 at the University of Rochester/Center for Health Aging and a Clinical Assistant Professor for the Department of Medicine at UNC-Chapel Hill in 2005.  His research interests are in the areas of advanced directives and end-of-life care and resuscitation in older adults.

Ching-Ju Chen, PhD, received her PhD degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Rhode Island in 1983.  She has held appointments as Senior Research Assistant at Brown University, Assistant Professor of Physiology at the National Yang-Ming Medical College, Taiwan, and Visiting Assistant Professor of Zoology at North Carolina State University.  Dr. Chen has held appointments as Research Technician, Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Associate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is currently a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine.  Her research focuses on the role of gonococcal membrane proteins as vaccine candidates with initial emphasis on PilQ.

Denesh K. Chitkara, graduated from Ohio State University with his doctorate in medicine in 1996.  He completed his residency training in pediatrics in Children’s Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio.  He went to further complete his fellowship training in pediatric gastroenterology at Floating Hospital for Children and Children's Hospital Boston.  He completed post-doctoral training in clinical research and practice in gastrointestinal motility disorders at Mayo Clinic Rochester.  He previously served as an associate in pediatric gastroenterology at Mayo Clinic and Children’s Hospital Boston.  His current position is Assistant Professor in Pediatrics UNC-Chapel Hill. His areas of practice include pediatric gastroenterology with a special interest in functional gastrointestinal/motility disorders.  His area of research includes clinical research in the physiology and epidemiology of functional gastrointestinal disorders in children, and childhood factors that may contribute to functional gastrointestinal disorders in adults.

Dr. Daniel Clarke-Pearson graduated from Harvard, with a BA in Biology, in 1970.  He received his MD from Case Western Reserve in 1975 and completed both his Residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology and a two-year fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at Duke (1979 and 1981 respectively). Dr. Clarke-Pearson was Co-Director of the Southeastern Trophoblastic Disease Center at Duke between 1982-1984 and spent three years as the Director of Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Illinois/Chicago between 1984-1987.  In 1987, he was appointed Division Director for Gynecologic Oncology at Duke and was named the James M. Ingram Professor of Gynecologic Oncology in 1993.  He is considered a leading international authority on risk factors, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of thrombo-embolic events as they relate to surgery.  He is the "consummate clinician" who does and understands research. He has authored over 180 peer-reviewed publications, over 50 textbook chapters and two text-books of gynecologic surgery.  In 2002, "CP" received the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists G. Roy Pitkin/Elsevier Award for one of the top four papers published annually in Obstetrics and Gynecology.  Dr. Clarke-Pearson will be named the Robert A. Ross Distinguished Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, here at UNC, when his permanent appointments as Professor and Chair are approved by the Board of Trustees in November.

Cristin M. Colford, MD, graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine.  She completed her Internship, Residency, and Chief Residency in Medicine from UNC-Chapel Hill.  She is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of General Medicine at UNC.  Dr. Colford plays a major role in the various diseases management programs in the Internal Medicine Clinic.  She also precepts residents in clinic.

Jama M. Darling, MD, received an MD degree from the University of Tennessee, Memphis College of Medicine.  She completed her Internship and Residency in Medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center followed by a Fellowship in Gastroenterology at Stanford University, and an Advanced Fellowship in Hepatology at the University of California, San Francisco.  In 2003, she became an Assistant Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and Staff Physician in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at San Francisco Veterans Medical Center.  Dr. Darling is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Medicine.  Her research interest is in Hepatitis C immunology and her focus is on characterizing immunological correlates of successful Hepatitis C (HCV) clearance.  

Vimal K. Derebail, MD, received an MD degree from the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine and he completed his Residency in Internal Medicine here at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  He is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor for the Division of General Medicine at UNC.  His primary responsibilities include assisting with the launch of a full-time Academic Hospital Medicine Service at UNC Hospitals along with staff of the Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology.

John P. Downs, MD, graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in Medicine.  He completed his Residency in Internal Medicine at the Medical College of Virginia.  Dr. Downs is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor here at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  His primary responsibilities include assisting with the launch of a full-time Academic Hospital Medicine Service at UNC Hospitals along with staff of the Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology.

Matthew C. Foster, MD, received his MD degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine.  He completed his Residency in Internal Medicine here at UNC-Chapel Hill where he is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor.  His primary responsibilities include assisting with the launch of a full-time Academic Hospital Medicine Service at UNC Hospitals along with staff of the Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology.

Yemeserach Gabremariam, MD, MPH received her MPH degree from the University of California, Berkeley and her MD degree from the University of California, San Francisco.  She completed her Residency in Internal Medicine here at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  Dr. Gabremariam is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor here in the Division of General Medicine.  Her primary responsibilities include assisting with the launch of a full-time Academic Hospital Medicine Service at UNC Hospitals along with staff of the Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology.

Jonathon W. Homeister, MD, PhD, joined the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine in September 2005.  Dr. Homeister earned the MD, cum laude, in 1992 and the PhD degree in 1993 in Pharmacology from the University of Michigan.  Dr. Homeister completed residency training followed by a Howard Hughes Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Michigan.  Dr. Homeister was Lecturer in the Department of Pathology at the University of Michigan.  Dr. Homeister is board certified in Anatomic Pathology.  Dr. Homeister’s research will focus on the role of fucosyltransferases in selectin ligand-receptor recognition and their ability to control leukocyte trafficking, especially in atherogenesis.

Jaspaul S. Jawanda, MD, received his MD degree from the University of Michigan Medical School.  He completed his Residency in Internal Medicine and his Fellowship in Infectious Diseases from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor.  His primary responsibilities are patient care activities at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, North Carolina.  He sees patients in the outpatient setting and is responsible for inpatient consultations.

Graduated from the University of Madras, India with his doctorate in Endocrinology in 1996. He worked as Research Associate at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India in 1996. Later, in 1999 he came to UNC-Chapel Hill to the Laboratories for Reproductive Biology to have his postdoctoral training in Reproductive Biology in Professor Peter Petrusz’s laboratory at the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology with a fellowship from the Forgaty International Center.  His research interests center around the hormonal control of male reproduction, particularly on the regulation of spermatogenesis.

Masao Kakoki, MD, PhD, joined the faculty of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine in July 2005.  Dr. Kakoki earned the MD degree in 1991 at the University of Tokyo Medical School and the PhD degree in 1999 from the Graduate School of the University of Tokyo.  Dr. Kakoki completed clinical training at the International Medical Center of Japan.  His post-graduate research training included two years as Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Physiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin and four years as Postdoctoral Research Associate at UNC with Dr. Oliver Smithies.  Dr. Kakoki will study the ageing effects of diabetes and their enhancement by interfering with the function of several genes.

Sharon T. Kapeluk received her MD degree from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in 1991.  After graduation, she completed her residency in General Surgery in the UNC Department of Surgery.  After working for several months as a physician in Emergency Medicine, Dr. Kapeluk chose to return to UNC and joined the Department of Anesthesiology as a resident.  Once she completed her residency with the Department of Anesthesiology in 1995, she pursued work as an anesthesiologist in a private practice setting.  After many years Dr. Kapeluk will be returning to work in the Department of Anesthesiology in September of 2005.

Thomas F. Koonce, MD, graduated with distinction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with his bachelor’s degree in political science in 1995.  He went on to obtain his medical degree at UNC’s School of Medicine in 1999.  He completed his residency training in Family Medicine at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University.  After residency, Dr. Koonce spent one year as ECU’s chief resident before returning to UNC.  As a fellow within the department of Family Medicine Dr. Koonce developed his skills as a clinician and academician and completed coursework for an MPH in Health Care and Prevention at the UNC School of Public Health.  His current position is Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at UNC-Chapel Hill.  He provides patient care in the outpatient, emergency room, and inpatient settings and teaches learners at all levels from first year medical students to faculty development fellows.  His current research focuses on screening for adolescent risk taking behaviors.

Maria C. La Via, MD, graduated from the Medical University of South Carolina at Charleston in 1991.  She completed her residency in Psychiatry and a fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry followed by a fellowship in Eating Disorders from the Medical University of South Carolina at Charleston.  She was appointed as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Medical Director of the Eating Disorders Inpatient Unit, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic in July 1996. In July 1997 she was appointed Medical Director of the Eating Disorders Program and Behavioral Medicine Program.  Her interests are in the area of Eating Disorders and has published on Olanzapine treatment of anorexia nervosa, serotonin selective reuptake inhibitors effective in underweight anorexia nervosa.

Laura Brooke Lawrence, MD, graduated from the Duke University School of Medicine with her doctorate in Medicine in 2001.  She completed her training at the University of North Carolina as the Chief Resident in Pediatrics in 2005.  She has received several awards from UNC including but not limited to the NC Children's Hospital Resident Award, Harvey J. Hamrick Outstanding Teaching Award and the Outstanding Teaching Resident for Pediatrics award two years in a row.  Prior to coming to UNC she was the Director of Counselor in Training at Camp Hollymount for Girls in Asheville, North Carolina, where she was also a faculty member/coach at The Asheville School.  Her interests include International and Public Health and Medical Student Education.  Dr. Lawrence sees patients at UNC University Pediatrics at Highgate in Durham.  Prior to her medical training, she was a faculty member and coach at The Asheville School.

Dr. Lim graduated from Harvard College and obtained his medical degree from Harvard Medical School.  He completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY.  He completed his fellowship in spine surgery at the Rothman Institute-Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.  Dr. Lim’s clinical practice at UNC will focus on the treatment of disorders of the adult spine. He specializes in the cervical spine and spine trauma.

David M. Margolis, MD, received his MD degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in 1985.  He completed his Internship and Residency in Medicine at Tufts-New England Medical Center and his Fellowship in Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.  He then completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Program in Molecular Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center.  Dr. Margolis has held faculty appointments as an Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine and Assistant Professor of Medicine and Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Maryland.  He became an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Director of HIV Services in 1999.  He became Chief of the Infectious Diseases Section in 2002 and he is currently a Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  Dr. Margolis does unique translational research on HIV latent pool, and recently he has shown that with intensive and novel therapy he can reduce the latent pool in patients with established HIV infection.  Working with our acute HIV research group he will attempt to eliminate (cure) HIV in a translational research project.

Dr. Mathur graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and obtained his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.  He spent one year at the National Institute of Health (NIH) conducting research on the spine as a prestigious Howard Hughes Fellow.  Dr. Mathur completed his residency in orthopaedics at the State University of New York at Brooklyn.   He completed his fellowship in spine surgery at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois.  Dr. Mathur’s clinical practice at UNC will focus on the treatment of degenerative and traumatic disorders of the spine.  He specializes in complex spine deformity, kyphoplasty, and minimally invasive surgery.

Duncan F. McCormick, MB.ChB., MSc, received his MB.ChB. degree from Sheffield University Medical School in Sheffield, United Kingdom and his MSc degree from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.  He has held positions as GP Principal with Leith Walk Surgery, Honorary Clinical Lecturer with London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, GP with the North East Edinburgh Local Care Co-operative, and Prison Medical Officer with the Scottish Prison Service.  Dr. McCormick is currently a Research Assistant Professor with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  He is based in Lilongwe, Malawi where he provides support for the clinical investigation for STD clinic-based research in Malawi, as well as clinical support for other clinical trials.

Sonia Napravnik, PhD, MPH, received her MPH and PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she also completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship and is currently a Research Assistant Professor.  She is involved in a research study focusing on the factors affecting access to HIV medical care, substance abuse and mental health morbidities, resistance to antiretroviral therapy, therapy provision in resource limited settings, as well as epidemiologic methods to using observational cohort databases.

 

Thomas L. O’Connell, MD, received an MD degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 1995.  He completed his Residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Cincinnati followed by a Fellowship in Endocrinology at the UNC-Chapel Hill.  He has held positions as Endocrine Physician with Physicians East, P.A. in Greenville, North Carolina and Assistant Clinical Professor at Duke University.  He is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor at UNC-Chapel Hill.  Dr. O’Connell sees patients in the outpatient clinic at Highgate Specialty Center and attends on the Diabetes Inpatient Consult Service.

Akaninyene S. Okon, MBBS, graduated from the University of Lagos in Lagos, Nigeria with an MBBS degree in 1992.  He was a House Officer/Intern at San Fernando General Hospital in Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies, and a Medical Officer at Tobago Regional Hospital in Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies.  He completed a Residency in Internal Medicine at the Brooklyn Hospital Center and is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  Dr. Okon works with the full-time Hospitalist Service between UNC-Chapel Hill and the First Health of the Carolinas based at Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, North Carolina.  

 

Adam A. Palazzari, MD, received an MD degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School.  He completed his Residency in the combined Internal Medicine and Pediatric Program here at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor.  His primary responsibilities include assisting with the launch of a full-time Academic Hospital Medicine Service at UNC Hospitals along with staff of the Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology.

Dr. Parsons earned his MD from Duke University School of Medicine on May 2001.  He obtained his MPH degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on May 2001.  He also earned his BA degree in Economics and Spanish from Trinity University San Antonio, Texas, on December 1992.  Dr. Parsons completed his Residency program with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Dermatology on June 30, 2005.

Amanda Peppercorn, MD, graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1998.  She completed her Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, a Clinical and Research Fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital, and a Clinical Fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.  She is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  Her primary responsibilities include assisting with the launch of a full-time Academic Hospital Medicine Service at UNC Hospitals along with staff of the Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology.  Dr. Peppercorn also sees patients in the Infectious Diseases Clinic.

 

Jeffrey M. Peppercorn, MD, MPH, received an MD degree from Harvard Medical School and an MPH degree from Harvard School of Public Health in 1998.  He completed his Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and a Hematology/Oncology Fellowship at Dana-Farber/Partners Cancer Care and a Medical Ethics Fellowship at Harvard Medical School.  Dr. Peppercorn is currently an Assistant Professor here at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  Dr. Peppercorn’s research includes developing novel therapies for breast cancer, research in health disparities, and research in the areas of health economics and medical ethics through the School of Public Health.

 

Thomas J. Raney, Ph.D., graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with his doctorate in Psychology in 1998.  He was appointed an Instructor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in August, 1998. In July, 2000 he was appointed Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics/Division of Adolescent Medicine, Director of Psychological Services, Adolescent Eating Disorders Program and the Adolescent Clinic at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital.  His current research activities include; Nurses’ Impressions of Body Mass Index (BMI) Initiative, Safe School Health Students Research Program, Predictive Factors of Critical Medical Complications in Adolescent Females with Eating Disorders, and Misuse of Laxatives in Eating Disorders.

 

Ellen Roberts, PhD, MPH, received her PhD degree from the University of South Carolina at Columbia and her MPH from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  She was an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of South Carolina and is now a Research Assistant Professor here at UNC-Chapel Hill.  Her primary responsibilities include devoting her time to the integration of geriatrics into the 4th year medical school curriculum and developing a core competency tracking system for the School of Medicine.

Jan A. Sedway, Ph.D., graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with her doctorate in Psychology in 2002.  She was hired as Project Manager in Managing Uncertainty in Cancer Studies in the School of Nursing at UNC-Chapel Hill in January 2003. She was hired as a Research Clinician here in the Department of Psychiatry in October 2003 to develop, coordinate, and implement research studies.  Her research interests have been in the area of pain and coping with chronic illness.

Dr. Sherry Starnes graduated from UNC Chapel Hill in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology followed by a Master of Health Science in International Health from the John Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health in 1991.  In 1996 she graduated from the UNC School of Medicine and completed her residency in Pediatrics at UNC Hospital in 2001.  Before coming back to UNC she practiced as a pediatrician at Guilford Child Health, Inc., a free-standing clinic providing comprehensive medical care to Medicaid and uninsured children in Guilford County.  She is a North Carolina native and her interests include general pediatrics and public health issues both domestic and International.  Dr. Starnes see patients at UNC University Pediatrics at Chapel Hill North Medical Center.

Jason R. Westin, MD, received his MD degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine.  He completed his Residency in Internal Medicine here at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor.  His primary responsibilities include assisting with the launch of a full-time Academic Hospital Medicine Service at UNC Hospitals along with staff of the Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology.

Dr. Wilkin obtained his MD degree from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 2001, and his BA degree from Dartmouth College in 1997.  Dr. Wilkin completed his residency program on June 30, 2005 with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.