Hospital Ethics Committee Roster
Chair
Watson A. Bowes Jr., MD
Emeritus Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology
(Appointed Summer 2007)
Director
Arlene M. Davis, RN, JD
Associate Professor, Social Medicine
Adjunct, School of Law
Director, Ethics Consultation & Education
(Appointed Fall 2003)
(Re-Appointed March 2009)
Coordinator
Janis Zarkowsky
(October 2009)
Active Members
Gina Abelli, MD
Pediatrics Fellow, Neonatal Division
(Appointed October 2009)
Jenna E. Black, MD
Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology
(Appointed Fall 2008)
Hala Borno, MS II
UNC School of Medicine
(Appointed Fall 2008)
Ian B. Buchanan, MD, MPH
Associate Vice President
Oncology Service Line,
UNC Health Care System
(Appointed Fall 2008)
Krista Burlae, MSW
Community Member
(Appointed October 2009)
Bruce Cairns, MD
Associate Professor, Surgery
Director, NC Jaycee Burn Center
(Appointed Spring 2002)
(Re-Appointed March 2009)
Donna Helen Crisp, JD, MSN, RN, CS
Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
(Appointed September 2007)
Rev. Claude V. Deal, M.Div., MSPH, BCC
Community Member
(Appointed October 2009)
B Demers, Esq, MHA, MPS
Sleep Disorders Center
(Appointed Spring 2008)
Mia W. Doron, MTS, MD
Associate Professor
Div. of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
(Appointed Summer 1996)
(Re-Appointed March 2009)
Katie Flanagan, MSW
Clinical Care Management
Eating Disorders Program
Liaison to Schwartz Rounds
(Appointed June 2006)
Megan Graybill, MD
Resident Physician, Anesthesiology
(Appointed Fall 2008)
Leslie A. Gura, MHA, CPA
Interim Chief Financial Officer
Chatham County Hospital
(Re-Appointed May 2009)
Benjamin Haithcock, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
(Appointed Spring 2008)
Laura C. Hanson, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Division of Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Care
(Re- Appointed Fall 2008)
Michael James, BSN, RN
Renal Transplant Coordinator
(Appointed Spring 2008)
Jessica Katznelson, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics &
Emergency Medicine
(Appointed Fall 2004)
(Re-Appointed March 2009)
David Klein, MD
Clinical Professor
Division of Neurosurgery, Dept of Surgery
(Appointed October 2000)
(Re-Appointed March 2009)
Ashley Lane, RN, BSN
Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, UNC Hospitals
(Appointed October 2009; LOA)
Shirley M. Massey, M.Div. BCC
Department of Pastoral Care
Chaplain Burn Center/Aftercare
(Appointed 1997)
(Re-Appointed March 2009)
Stephanie McAdams, M.A.-CCC/SLP
Director, Speech Pathology and Audiology
(Appointed September 2007)
Richard “Dane” Meredith, MS II
UNC School of Medicine
(Appointed Fall 2008)
Julie Mobley, RN
Neonatal Critical Care
(Appointed Spring 2008)
Carrie A. Nielsen, M.A.
Department of Surgery, Clinical Research Coordinator (Trauma, Burns,
Transplant)
(Appointed Fall 2008)
Paul Ossman, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Medicine
Internal Medicine, UNC Hospitals
(Appointed October 2009)
Darryl Owens, M.Div, BCC, CT
Department of Pastoral Care
Women’s Services/Grief Counselor
(Appointed Summer 2001)
(Re-Appointed March 2009)
Kristi Page, RN, BSN
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
(Appointed October 2009)
Emily Ray, MPH, MSI
UNC School of Medicine
(Appointed October 2009)
Ivan Remnitz, BBA, MA
Interpreter Services
(Appointed January 2004)
(Re-Appointed March 2009)
Douglas Romney, MS1
UNC School of Medicine
(Appointed October 2009)
Mark R. Royster, Sr., M.Div., D.MIN.
Community Member
(Appointed September 2007)
Martha Shackelford, RN, MPH
Clinical Compliance Manager
Performance Improvement/Patient Safety Dept.
(Appointed Fall 2008)
Mi-Kyung Song, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
(Appointed October 2009)
Rebecca Walker, PhD
Assistant Professor, Social Medicine
REI Ethics Committee Liaison
(Appointed January 2005)
(Re-Appointed March 2009)
J. Kenneth Whitt, Ph.D.
Professor, Psychiatry & Pediatrics
(Appointed 1995)
(Re-Appointed March 2009)
Louise Winstanly, LLB, MSB
Community Member
(Appointed March 2009)
Catharine C. Zivkovic, RN
Department of Nursing, Medicine ICU
(Appointed Sept. 2007)
Wake Med Liaison
Stephen Leinenweber, MD
Pediatric Critical Care, Wake Medical Center
(Appointed September 2007)
Intern
Deborah Love, JD, MBA
WFU Masters in Bioethics Program
Principal, RedKey Partners, Inc.
(Appointed October 2009)
Ex-Officio Members
Gina L. Bertolini, JD
Assistant General Counsel
UNC Health Care, Legal Dept.
(Appointed October 2009)
William Roper, MD, MPH
Dean, School of Medicine &
Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs
CEO, UNC Health Care System
Brian Goldstein, MD
Executive Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs & Chief of Staff,
School of Medicine
Gary Park
President and CEO, UNC Heath Care
Dalton Sawyer, MS, CHEP
Director, Emergency Preparedness and
Continuity Planning
UNC Health Care
(Appointed October 2009)
Resource Consultants
Elizabeth Forshay, RPh
Assistant Director of Pharmacy
UNC Heath Care
(Active Member, Fall 2003- Fall 2009)
Diane Kjervik, JD, RN, FAAN
Professor of Nursing
(Active Member, Summer 1997- Spring 2009)
