Muneera R Kapadia, MD MME is an Associate Professor and specializes in colorectal surgery. She attended medical school at the University of Michigan. Her general surgical training was completed at Northwestern University and she had additional fellowship training in colorectal surgery at the University of Minnesota. She practiced at the University of Iowa for nearly ten years and during that time she earned a master’s degree in medical education and served as the Associate Program Director for the Surgery Residency Program. She has a special interest in rectal cancer and serves on the Quality Committee for the National Accreditation Program in Rectal Cancer. In addition to her clinical and educational roles, she has additional interests in patient-related communication skills. Dr Kapadia joined the University of North Carolina in April 2020 and serves as Associate Vice Chair of Education for the Department of Surgery.