Ria Dancel MD

Professor and Pediatrics, Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

101 Manning Dr# CB7085Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone+1 984-974-1931

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Education & Training

University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 2006 - 2010
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineClass of 2006

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Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 2006 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification WebCIS, UNC Health Care, 2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Practical Application of Point-of-Care Ultrasound for the Infectious Disease Clinician.
Nathaniel C Warner, Naseem Alavian, Ria Dancel
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2026-07-23
Laying a Strong Foundation with a Novel "Basal-Bolus" Point of Care Ultrasound Curriculum for Internal Medicine Residents.
Erin M Finn, John R Stephens, Hillary Spangler, Margaret Fennell, Olivia Hardy
POCUS Journal. 2026-04-01
2 citations
Defining minimum image quality criteria for common diagnostic point-of-care ultrasound images: A position statement of the Society of Hospital Medicine.
James Anstey, Ajay Bhasin, Ricardo Franco-Sadud, Anna Maw, Benji K Mathews
Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2026-02-01