Leadership

Center Director

Dr. Kimberly S. Johnson is the Director of the REACH Equity Center.

Kimberly S. Johnson, MD, MHS

Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics

Center Associate Director

Dr. Laura P. Svetkey is the Associate Director of the REACH Equity Center.

Laura P. Svetkey, MD, MHS

Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology

Administrative Core

Sandro Pinheiro, PhD, REACH Equity Center Evaluator

Sandro Pinheiro, PhD

Center Evaluator

Tia Mitchell

Center Program Coordinator

Internal Advisory Board Members

Hayden Bosworth, PhD, REACH Equity Internal Advisory Board Member

Hayden Bosworth, PhD

Professor in Population Health Sciences, Division of General Internal Medicine

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L. Ebony Boulware, MD, MPH

Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine in the Department of Medicine

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Harvey Jay Cohen, MD

Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics

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Lesley Curtis, PhD

Professor in Population Health Sciences, Professor in Medicine

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Kimberly Evans, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology

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Leon Herndon, MD

Professor of Ophthalmology, Chief, Glaucoma Ophthalmology

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Cynthia Kornegay

Major, Detention Services, Durham County Sheriff Department (Retired)

Catherine Kuhn, MD, a REACH Equity Internal Advisory Board Member.

Catherine Kuhn, MD

Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education

Mark McClellan, MD, PhD; REACH Equity Internal Advisory Board Member

Mark McClellan, MD, PhD

Director, Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy

Steven Patierno, PhD. He is a REACH Equity Internal Advisory Board Member.

Steven Patierno, PhD

Professor of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology

Bruce Peyser, Professor of Medicine, REACH Equity Internal Advisory Board Member

Bruce Peyser, MD

Professor of Medicine, General Internal Medicine

Charmaine Royal, PhD. She is a REACH Equity Internal Advisory Board Member.

Charmaine Royal, PhD

Associate Professor of African and African-American Studies, Global Health Duke Global Health Institute

Peter Ubel, MD. He is a REACH Equity Internal Advisory Board Member.

Peter Ubel, MD

Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine

Steering Committee Members

Larissa Aviles-Santa, MD. REACH Equity Steering Committee Member.

Larissa Aviles-Santa, MD

Director of Clinical and Health Services Research, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

Karen Bullock, PhD. REACH Equity Steering Committee Member.

Karen Bullock, PhD

Professor & Head of the Dept. of Social Work, North Carolina State University

Rada K. Dagher, PhD, MPH. REACH Equity Steering Committee Member.

Rada K. Dagher, PhD, MPH

Scientific Program Director, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

Howard Eisenson, MD. REACH Equity Steering Committee Member.

Howard Eisenson, MD

Chief Medical Officer, Lincoln Community Health Center

Candance Henley. REACH Equity Steering Committee Member.

Candace Henley

Founder, Blue Hat Foundation

Nancy Jones, PhD, MA. REACH Equity Steering Committee Member.

Nancy Jones, PhD, MA

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

Deepak Kumar, PhD. REACH Equity Steering Committee Member.

Deepak Kumar, PhD

Director, Julius L. Chambers Biomedical/Biotechnology Research Institute (BBRI), North Carolina Central University

Laura Linnan, ScD. REACH Equity Steering Committee Member.

Laura Linnan, ScD

Senior Associate Dean, Academic and Student Affairs Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Kerry Watson, MA. REACH Equity Steering Committee Member.

Kerry Watson, MA

Founder, WLD Foundation, Watson Healthcare Management Solutions