Who We Are

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

Director

Hyman B. Muss

MD
Distinguished Professor
UNC-Chapel Hill

Deputy Director for Research

Kirsten A. Nyrop

PhD
Associate Professor
UNC-Chapel Hill

Geriatric Oncology

Christopher Jensen

MD, MS
Clinical Assistant Professor
UNC-Chapel Hill

Geriatrics

Jan Busby-Whitehead

MD, CMD
Distinguished Professor
UNC-Chapel Hill

Laura C Hanson

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

Palliative Care

Laura C Hanson

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

Nutritionists

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

Database/Study Manager

• Vanessa Rosen