Hospital Ethics Committee Membership
Co-Chairs and Directors
Arlene Davis, JD
Co-Chair, Hospital Ethics Committee
Director, Clinical Ethics Service
Associate Professor, Social Medicine
Gary J. Gala, MD, FACS
Co-Chair, Hospital Ethics Committee
Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Psychiatry
Benny Joyner, MD, MPH
Vice Chair, Hospital Ethics Committee
Associate Director, Clinical Ethics Service
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Anesthesiology, and Social Medicine
Coordinators
Bex Forcier
Data and Service Coordinator
Members
Ashley Addison, BSN, RN, PCCN
Nurse Manager, Hospice House
Jorge Almodovar, MD
Associate Professor, Neurology
Ashley Benefield, LCSW
Social Worker, Beacon Program
Courtney Berry, MA, BSN, RN, OCN
Oncology Nurse Navigator, NC Cancer Hospital
Amy Bryant, MD, MSCR
Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Lizzy Burch, MSW, LCSW
Manager, Clinical Care Management
Jean Cadigan, PhD
Associate Professor, Social Medicine
Kelly Clark, MHA, CCLS
Clinical Supervisor, Child Life
Sarah Connolly, MSN, RN, NE-BC, CHPN
Patient Services Manager, Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing
Crista Creedle, RN, BSN, OCN
Patient Services Manager, Outpatient Oncology at Hillsborough
Michelle Curl, BSN, RN, CDCES
Pediatric Diabetes Coordinator, Pediatric Endocrinology
J. Stuart Harrell, MDiv, BCC, ACPE
Associate Director, Clinical Pastoral Education
Laura House, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Family Medicine
Carol Hubbard, RN, CPNP
Nurse Practitioner, Newborn Critical Care Center
Donna Ladd, BSBA, CPXP
Patient Experience Advisor
Deborah Love, JD, MBA, MA (Bioethics)
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Social Medicine
Douglas MacKay, PhD
Associate Professor, Public Policy
Jennifer McEntee, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Hospitalist Medicine
Dan Moseley, PhD
Research Instructor, Psychiatry
Rimma Osipov, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Hospitalist Medicine
Paul Ossman, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Hospitalist Medicine
Seema Patidar, PhD
Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology
Mary Beth Prieur, PhD
Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Pediatrics
Neil Ryan, BSRT, MHA
Clinical Manager, Respiratory Therapy
Bill Scheidler, MD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
Matt Scholer, MD, PhD, FACEP
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
Adam Smith, MSN, CRNA
Nurse Anesthetist
Tina M. Vassar, RN, MSN
Community Member
Evan Vitiello, MD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
Margaret Waltz, PhD
Research Associate, Social Medicine
Louise Winstanly, LLB, MSB
Chair, UNC Institutional Review Board
Gary Winzelberg, MD, MPH, FACP
Associate Professor, Geriatric Medicine
Associate Medical Director, Palliative Care Program
Graduate Education Members
Khadijah Bhatti, MD
Resident, Medicine/Pediatrics
Jamie Knowles, MD
Resident, Psychiatry
Nicholas Ma, MD
Resident, Psychiatry
Sara Scarlet, MD, MPH
Fellow, Surgical Critical Care
Jessica Sibley, MD, JD
Resident, Pediatrics
Catherine Trub, MD
Resident, Pediatrics
Students
Konan Beke
MD Candidate, School of Medicine
Izzy Brassfield, PhD
MD Candidate, School of Medicine
Hillary Hecht, MSW
PhD Candidate, Health Policy & Management
Celia Mizelle
MD Candidate, School of Medicine
Ex Officios
Sarah Fotheringham, JD
Deputy General Counsel
Thomas Ivester, MD, MPH
Chief Medical Officer and Vice President for Medical Affairs
Professor, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Tony Lindsey, MD
System Chief Medical Officer
Chair, Quality Improvement Oversight Committee
Shane Rogers
Director, Patient Experience
Alan Stiles, MD
Senior Vice President for Strategic Affiliations and Integration
Marcia Van Riper, RN, PhD, FAAN
Professor, School of Nursing and Carolina Center for Genome Studies
Marie Watras, RN, BSN, ACM, MBA
Director, Care Management
