Nicholas J. Shaheen, MD, MPH is the Bozymski-Heizer Distinguished Professor of Medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, and the Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Research at the UNC School of Medicine. He is the PI of UNC’s Clinical and Translational Science Award, and Director of NC TraCS, UNC’s clinical research center. Dr. Shaheen’s research interests include gastroesophageal reflux disease, and pre-cancerous and cancerous conditions of the esophagus, including endoscopic treatment of Barrett’s esophagus. He has authored greater than 400 publications in these areas. Dr. Shaheen is currently principal investigator on multiple NIH grants investigating aspects of esophageal neoplasia.