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Medicine Grand Rounds- Dr. Caprice Greenberg presents: “Thinking Differently and Promoting Disruption: New Models for a Healthcare System in Crisis.”

Room 4008 Old Clinic Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Caprice C. Greenberg MD MPH is the Colin G. Thomas, Jr., MD Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Prior to that, she served as the Moretz-Mansberger Distinguished Chair of the Department of Surgery at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University. She is … Read more

Medicine Grand Rounds- DOM Chief Residents presents: “Chief Grand Rounds: A Year in Review”

Room 4008 Old Clinic Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Erin Dunneback, MD Medicine-Pediatrics Chief Resident  Erin Dunneback grew up in Michigan where she later attended Michigan State University and received her bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and Education. She couldn’t imagine leaving her beloved Spartans and stayed at Michigan State for medical school, where she was inducted into the AOA Honor Society and was an active … Read more

Medicine Grand Rounds- Dr. Patricia (Patty) Chang presents: “More Success in Heart Failure”

Room 4008 Old Clinic Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Dr. Patricia (Patty) Chang is Professor of Medicine and Director of the Heart Failure Program, Medical Director of the Heart Transplant Program, and Program Director of the Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellowship, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  She completed her cardiology fellowship at Johns Hopkins University, where she also … Read more

Medicine Grand Rounds- Dr. Spencer Dorn presents: “Views of Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence from the Oregon Trail.”

Room 4008 Old Clinic Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Spencer Dorn, MD, MPH, MHA Dr. Spencer Dorn arrived at UNC as a fellow in 2005, joined faculty in 2009, was appointed Vice Chief of Gastroenterology & Hepatology in 2012, and Vice Chair of Medicine for Care Innovation in 2019. In his current role, he focuses on enhancing existing care processes and models – while … Read more

Medicine Grand Rounds- Norman E. Sharpless presents: “Cancer Moonshots and Ending Cancer As We Know It.”

Room 4008 Old Clinic Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Dr. Sharpless is a physician, scientist, entrepreneur and former federal official, serving as Director of the National Cancer Institute from 2017 to 2022, and as Acting Commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration in 2019. Prior to government, Dr. Sharpless was the Wellcome Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Director of the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer … Read more

Medicine Grand Rounds- Robert Wirka presents: “Using Human Genetics to Discover New Mechanisms Driving Coronary Artery Disease.”

Room 4008 Old Clinic Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC, United States

I am a physician-scientist who uses human genetics to uncover new mechanisms driving coronary artery disease (CAD). As a cardiologist, I see the devastation this disease continues to cause, despite our current therapies. This has motivated me to study the molecular drivers of this disease, with the goal of identifying new therapeutic targets that can … Read more

Medicine Grand Rounds- Joshua Niznik & Carolyn Thorpe presents:” Innovative Uses of Real-World Data to Optimize Medication Use Through Deprescribing In Older Adults”

Room 4008 Old Clinic Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Joshua Niznik, PharmD, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Division of Geriatrics, School of Medicine and the Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, Eshelman School of Pharmacy at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a geriatric health services researcher and pharmacist with expertise in pharmacoepidemiology. Dr. Niznik’s growing program of … Read more