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The UNC School of Medicine has named a committee to lead the search for a new Chair for the Department of Surgery.


The UNC School of Medicine has named a committee to lead the search for a new Chair for the Department of Surgery. Members of the committee include:

Name Positions / Roles
Jennifer Wu, MD, MPH 

(Chair of the search committee)

Interim Vice Dean of Academic Affairs

Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Lisa Carey, MD, FASCO Professor, Department of Medicine

Deputy Director of Clinical Sciences, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Stephanie Davis, MD  Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena, PhD Chair, Department of Genetics
James Sanders, MD Chair, Department of Orthopedics
Peter Ng, MD, FACS, FASMBS Chair, Department of Surgery, Rex Hospital
Rowell Daniels, PharmD, MS, FASHP Chief Operating Officer, UNC Hospitals
Steve Bogdewic, PhD, MA Executive Leadership Coach

Professor and Assoc. Chair for Faculty Affairs, Department of Family Medicine

Tracy DeSelm, MD  Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Keisha Gibson, MD, MPH, FASN Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Chief, Division of Pediatric Nephrology

Eldad Hadar, MD Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
Kimberley Nichols, MD, FASA  Associate Dean for DEI Faculty Access and Success

Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology

Nicholas Shaheen, MD, MPH Professor, Department of Medicine

Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Angela Smith, MD, MS Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Academic Affairs, Department of Urology