Who We Are

Thoracic Oncology staff and faculty

Thoracic Surgery

  • Jason M. Long, MD, MPH
  • Benjamin Haithcock, MD
  • Gita Mody, MD, MPH

Medical Oncology

Juneko E. Grilley-Olson

MD
Clinical Associate Professor
UNC-Chapel Hill
Clinical Research
Thoracic Oncology Program
Head and Neck Oncology Program
Bone and Soft Tissue Oncology Program

Carrie Lee

MD, MPH
Clinical Associate Professor; Medical Director, UNC Lineberger Clinical Protocol Office
UNC-Chapel Hill
Clinical Research
Thoracic and Melanoma Oncology Programs

Jared Weiss

MD
Associate Professor; Associate Director for Finance, LCCC CPO
School of Medicine
UNC-Chapel Hill
Clinical Research
Thoracic Oncology Program

Pulmonary Medicine

Jason Akulian

MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
UNC-Chapel Hill
Interventional Pulmonology
Clinical Research

Radiation Oncology

Lawrence B. Marks

MD
Chair and Dr. Sidney K. Simon Distinguished Professor of Oncology Research
School of Medicine
UNC-Chapel Hill
Clinical Research

Thoracic Radiology

  • Paul Molina, MD
  • Jorge Oldan, MD
  • Katherine Birchard, MD

Surgical Pathology

  • William Funkhouser, Jr., MD
  • Susan Maygarden, MD

Clinical Trials Coordinators

  • Dmitriy Usenko
  • Dale Flowers, RN

Program Assistant

  • Vickie Dowdy 919-966-8128

Nurse Navigators

  • Tammy Allred, RN, OCN 919-966-1669
  • Julie Fly, RN 919-843-8631

Patient Counselors

  • Liz Sherwood, RN
  • Mimi Alvarez

Nutritionist

  • Jennifer Spring, RD, LD

Fertility Preservation

  • Jennifer E. Mersereau, MD