Our Team

Director

Bill Wood, MD, MPH
Medical Director of Health Coaching and Physical Activity Programs

Bill Wood is hematologist and oncologist with a clinical focus in blood cancers. His research interests include novel strategies to measure and intervene upon physical function during and after cancer treatment.

Program Coordinator

Carly Bailey, MA
Program Director of Physical Activity and Integrative Oncology
Carly_bailey@med.unc.edu

Carly Bailey serves as the liaison between physical activity programs, the cancer center and the community. She is a Certified Exercise Physiologist.

Program Manager

Gabrielle Brennan, MS, ACSM-CEP, CET
Clinical Exercise Physiologist and Certified Cancer Exercise Trainer
gabrielle_brennan@med.unc.edu

Director Emeritus

Claudio Battaglini

Claudio L. Battaglini, PhD, is a professor of exercise and sport science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Dr. Battaglini’s research focuses on the effects of acute and chronic exercise on physiological, psychological and physical functioning in cancer patients. He directed the Get REAL & HEEL Program for more than 10 years, and published over 100 journal articles and scientific abstracts.