Who We Are

UNC Lineberger staff and faculty who work with geriatric oncology patients.

Director

Hyman B. Muss

MD
Mary Jones Hudson Distinguished Professor
UNC-Chapel Hill

Deputy Director for Research

Kirsten A. Nyrop

PhD
Associate Professor
UNC-Chapel Hill

Geriatric Oncology

Shakira Grant

MBBS
Assistant Professor
UNC-Chapel Hill

Trevor Jolly

MBBS
Assistant Professor
UNC-Chapel Hill

Geriatrics

Jan Busby-Whitehead

MD, CMD
Mary and Thomas Distinguished Professorship in Geriatric Medicine; Director, Center for Aging and Health
UNC-Chapel Hill
Clinical Research

Laura C Hanson

MD, MPH
Director, UNC Palliative Care Program; Professor, Geriatric Medicine
UNC-Chapel Hill

Palliative Care

Laura C Hanson

MD, MPH
Director, UNC Palliative Care Program; Professor, Geriatric Medicine
UNC-Chapel Hill

Nutritionists

• Jennifer Spring, RD, LDN
• Amanda Holliday, MPH, RD, LDN, CNSC

Database/Study Manager

• Vanessa Rosen