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Matthew Painschab, MD | Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases

Matthew Painschab, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Adult Oncology Research

UNC Project Malawi

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Contact Information

Address

Office:
101 Manning Drive
CB#7305
Chapel Hill, NC 27599

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Matthew Painschab, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Adult Oncology Research

UNC Project Malawi

Areas of Interest

Multicentric Castleman Disease, HIV-associated Lymphoma, Kaposi Sarcoma, Viral Oncology, Global Oncology, Data Science and Visualization

About

Dr. Painschab bridges two worlds as a clinician and researcher, treating patients with hematologic malignancies in Chapel Hill and at our partner site in Malawi, UNC Project Malawi. His primary research interest is in HIV-associated cancers, especially virally mediated cancers including multicentric Castleman disease, lymphoma, and Kaposi sarcoma. Dr. Painschab’s research and training are based at our partner site in Malawi, UNC Project Malawi, where he primarily lives. His teaching focus at UNC Project Malawi is on training domestic and international researchers to work in global oncology, with a specific focus on clinical research skills and modern data management and analysis techniques to improve data sharing and research reproducibility.

Memberships:

  • American Society of Hematology
  • American Society of Clinical Oncology
  • African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer

In the news

  • Matthew-painschab-asco

    Painschab Selected to American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Leadership Development Program

    Matthew Painschab, MD, has been accepted into the 2025-26 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Leadership Development Program. He is one of 16 program participants chosen nationally, to cultivate valuable leadership skills and impact the future of cancer care. Dr. Painschab is a member of the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases with a … Read more

  • Matthew Painschab Headshot_heme-malignancy-board

    UNC Project Malawi, Baylor Global Hope and Kamuzu Central Hospital Form Hematological Malignancy Board

    Hematological malignancies, including leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma, are cancers that affect the blood, bone marrow, and lymphatic system. In Malawi, these cancers account for a significant proportion of cancer cases, and their treatment requires a multidisciplinary approach. To answer this need, UNC Project Malawi, Baylor Global Hope and Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) have collaborated to … Read more

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    NIH grant expands capacity to train emerging cancer researchers in Malawi

      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

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    Institute research sampling, 2018-2020

    By the spring of 2020, the urgency of the COVID-19 pandemic caused many researchers affiliated with UNC’s Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases to pivot their studies to focus on testing, treatment and prevention of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Here, a look at some of the projects underway in the last two years.   Development … Read more

Education

  • Undergraduate

    University of Minnesota

  • Medical School

    Washington University

  • Residency

    Northwestern University

  • Fellowship

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill