MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Medical Director, UNC Down Syndrome Program Global Pediatric Oncology
Research Director, UNC Project-Malawi
UNC-Chapel Hill
Clinical Research
Area of Interest
Dr. Westmoreland is a general pediatrician, pediatric hematologist oncologist, and clinician scientist. As a general pediatrician she specializes in the unique care of individuals with Down syndrome and is the medical director of the UNC Down syndrome program. She spent nearly a decade living in sub-Saharan Africa providing both general pediatrics and specialty hematology oncology care to her patients. She is a NIH-funded clinician scientists who researches patient reported outcomes and chemotherapy toxicity in unique patient populations, including Burkitt lymphoma patients in Africa and Down syndrome patients in the USA.
Awards and Honors
- Pope Clinical Trainee Award, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, 2018
- Best Global Capacity Building Poster – American Society of Hematology (ASH) Meeting, 2018
- Best Case Report – UNC Day of Scholarship, 2018
- International Society for Pediatric Oncology (SIOP) – Best poster in section, 2017
- Fifth International Symposium on Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma – Best poster at conference, 2015
- Mead Johnson Travel Award, 2012
- Western Society for Clinical Investigation Travel Award, 2011
- Dr. Sergio Huerta Resident Research Award, 2011
- International Elective Award, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2011
- Spirit of Residency Award, 2011
- Resident of the Year, Primary Children’s Medical Center, 2011
- Pediatric Global Health Resident Travel Award, 2011
- R.W. Pritchard History of Medicine Award, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 2009
- Wake Forest University School of Medicine International Service Scholarship, 2006, 2009
- Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, 2009
