Honors
- 1995 - Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
- 1993-1995 - Merit Award, University of North Carolina School of Medicine
- 1992 - John A. Hartford Foundation Research Fellowship
- 1992 - National Institutes of Health Research Fellowship
- 1987-1991 - John and Sallie Beard Memorial Scholarhsip, Duke University
- 1987-1991 - Broughton High School Alumni Scholarship