Lisa A. Carey, Md
Distinguished Professorship for Breast Cancer Rese
Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Norway
Biography
Dr. Carey is board-certified in both Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology. Her current research seeks to understand the impact of biology of breast cancer subtypes on response to treatment, and analyses of primary and metastatic tumors to understand why some breast cancers spread to other parts of the body and others don’t. She is the Medical Director of the UNC Breast Center, Chief of Hematology/Oncology, and Physician-in-Chief of the N.C. Cancer Hospital. Dr. Carey has worked extensively with scientists across Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and the UNC Gillings Global School of Public Health to better understand and characterize the molecular subtypes of breast cancer so that we may develop better prevention and treatment strategies.In 2008, Dr. Carey is board-certified in both Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology. Her current research seeks to understand the impact of biology of breast cancer subtypes on response to treatment, and analyses of primary and metastatic tumors to understand why some breast cancers spread to other parts of the body and others don’t. She is the Medical Director of the UNC Breast Center, Chief of Hematology/Oncology, and Physician-in-Chief of the N.C. Cancer Hospital. Dr. Carey has worked extensively with scientists across Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and the UNC Gillings Global School of Public Health to better understand and characterize the molecular subtypes of breast cancer so that we may develop better prevention and treatment strategies.In 2008,
Research Interest
Dr. Carey was inducted into the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars, was honored to serve as UNC's commencement speaker in 2009, received the NCI Director's Service Award in 2011, and was selected to the "Dialogues in Medicine" panel in honor of the New England Journal of Medicine 200th anniversary.
