Michael P. Pignone, MD, MPH, FACP - Internal Medicine
Michael P. Pignone, MD, MPH, FACP - Internal Medicine
Dr. Michael P. Pignone reviews medical content for Healthwise, a nonprofit organization with a mission to help people make better health decisions. Dr. Pignone is the Department Chair of Medicine at the University of Texas Dell Medical School in Austin, Texas.
Education and Training
MD: University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 1993
Residency in Primary Care Internal Medicine: University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 1993-1996
MPH in Epidemiology: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 1996-1998
Fellowship: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 1996-1998
Academic Appointments
University of Texas Dell Medical School, Austin, TX:
- Chair of the Department of Medicine, 2016-Present
- Professor of Medicine, 2016-Present
Director, University of North Carolina Institute for Health Care Quality Improvement, Chapel Hill, NC, 2013-2016
Visiting Professor, University of Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney, Australia, 2010
University of North Carolina, Division of General Internal Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC:
- Professor of Medicine, 2009-2016
- Chief, 2007-2016
- Chief, Section on Ambulatory Care, 2006
- Associate Professor, 2004-2009
- Associate Chief, 2003-2006
- Assistant Professor, 1998-2004
Lecturer in Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC, 2005-2016
Director, University of North Carolina Center for Excellence in Chronic Illness Care, Chapel Hill, NC, 2003-2016
Author: Healthwise Staff
