Alyssa Tilly, MD
Palliative Care Division Lead, UNC Project-Malawi Cancer Program
Program Director, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Areas of Interest
Adolescent and young adult palliative medicine, Palliative medicine in resource-constrained settings, Global oncology palliative care
About
Awards and Honors
- The Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Early Career Physician Award
- Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Faculty Member of the Year Award
- Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency, University of North Carolina School of Medicine
- Chairman’s Award, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine
- Harvey J. Hamrick Outstanding Resident Teaching Award, Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina School of Medicine;
- Alpha Omega Alpha, University of North Carolina School of Medicine
- Whitehead Medical Society: Kaiser Permanente Excellence in Teaching Award-Internal Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine
- Whitehead Medical Society: Kaiser Permanente Excellence in Teaching Award-Pediatrics, University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Memberships
- American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- Palliative Care Association of Malawi
In the news
Palliative care improves the quality of life for patients (adults and children) with life-threatening illness. It prevents and relieves suffering through the early identification and correct assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, whether physical, psychosocial or spiritual. Early delivery of palliative care can also reduce unnecessary hospital admissions and the use of health … Read more A five-year training grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute expands the capacity of UNC’s Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center to train the next generation of cancer researchers in Malawi, Africa. The Malawi Cancer Outcomes Research Program, or M-CORP, includes funding for advanced degree … Read more
Global Palliative Care: Assessment and Evidence Building
NIH grant expands capacity to train emerging cancer researchers in Malawi
Education
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Undergraduate
UNC Chapel-Hill
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Medical School
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine
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Residency
Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics, UNC School of Medicine
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Fellowship
Hospice and Palliative Medicine, UNC School of Medicine