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title: "30-year WakeMed veteran Seth Brody joins UNC Health as chief medical growth officer"
description: "Seth Brody, MD, has joined Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health as chief medical growth officer, according to a LinkedIn post and his profile. He began the role in August after nearly 30 years with Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed."
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byline: The Desk · AI-assisted
date_published: 2026-08-24T18:12:54.715Z
date_label: August 24, 2026
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# 30-year WakeMed veteran Seth Brody joins UNC Health as chief medical growth officer

*[Seth Brody, MD](https://app.clinicalterminal.com/person/104549489), has joined Chapel Hill, N.C.-based [UNC Health](https://app.clinicalterminal.com/hospital/101793009) as chief medical growth officer, according to a LinkedIn post and his profile. He began the role in August after nearly 30 years with Raleigh, N.C.-based [WakeMed](https://app.clinicalterminal.com/hospital/403532).*

Brody first joined WakeMed in 1996 as a physician and held multiple leadership roles, including medical director of obstetrics, chief medical officer of WakeMed Cary Hospital, and most recently chief physician executive. He has also been a clinical professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for the past 30 years.

WakeMed operates three acute care hospitals, a physical rehabilitation hospital, a mental health hospital, and four healthplexes with standalone emergency departments and outpatient services. UNC Health operates 20 hospitals and hundreds of clinics.

## Sources

- [Becker's Hospital Review](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-executive-moves/30-year-wakemed-veteran-joins-unc-health-as-chief-medical-growth-officer/)

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