Nicholas Shungu

Nicholas Shungu, M.D.


Associate Professor
Family Medicine
Cancer Focus

Racial prostate cancer disparities and the barriers that black men face to making informed decisions about prostate cancer screening

Research Interest

In my current role as Associate Director of the Office of Workforce Development and Organizational Culture (OWD) at Hollings Cancer Center, I oversee programming to promote workforce development and advance organizational culture so that faculty, staff, and trainees feel a sense of belonging. I am a primary care doctor and prostate cancer researcher with specific interests in prostate cancer screening decision-making and disparities in prostate cancer. I also serve as the population health content expert for the pre-clerkship curriculum at MUSC, where I oversee lectures, panels, and small group sessions related to population health.

Positions and Scientific Appointments

2023-Present: Associate Professor in Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 2017-2023: Assistant Professor in Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 2015-2017: Assistant Professor in Family Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 2014-2015: Clinical Instructor in Family Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 2013-2014: Chief Resident in Family Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

Education

MPH
May 2021
Public Health
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Residency
June 2014
Family Medicine
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
MD
May 2011
Medicine
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
BA
May 2006
Cultural Anthropology
Duke University, Durham, NC