MD, FACS, FACE
Professor, Surgery – Surgical Oncology
UNC-Chapel Hill
Clinical Research
Area of Interest
My interests encompass all aspects of the endocrine system that is treated by surgeons, especially cancer and benign functional tumors. This includes the basic biology of malignancy as well as the clinical features and management of those diseases. My current research interests include the study of outcomes that are important to patients, especially fatigue fatigue after thyroid surgery, as well as the development of novel methods for imaging of parathyroid glands.
Awards and Honors
- American Surgical Association-European Surgical Association exchange program representing the American Surgical Association, 2024
- Castle Connolly America’s Top Doctors (digital guide), 2016 – 2024
- Castle Connolly America’s Top Doctors for Cancer (digital guide): 2016 – 2024
- Carolina Care Excellence Award, 2022 (based on patient feedback)
- Academy of Educators, University of North Carolina, 2018
- Carolina Care Excellence Award, 2017 (based on patient feedback)
- America’s Top Doctors for Cancer (book series): 10th Edition Newsweek, 2015
- America’s Top Doctors (book series): 9th-14th editions
