Julia Lunsford, MD

Assistant Professor

UNC Health Provider

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Specialties

Psychiatry and Psychology
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Location Information

UNC Faculty Physicians Center at Eastowne (Geriatrics)
100 Eastowne Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
US
100 Eastowne Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
US
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Phone:
984-974-6599
(984) 974-6599
Fax:
984-974-2680

Hours

Day of the WeekHours
Monday8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed

About the Provider

Specialties

  • Psychiatry and Psychology

Subspecialties

  • Geriatric Psychiatry and Psychology

Provider Details

Type: Clinician
Gender: Female

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About Julia Lunsford, MD

Having completed my medical training, I worked for the next 20 years in Raleigh as an outpatient adult psychiatrist. I had a solo practice that provided both psychotherapy and pharmacological management while cultivating special interest in healthy aging, nutrition and end-of-life care. In addition, I led small groups in mid-life spirituality and therapeutic writing. Later, my focus shifted to the needs of my elderly parents; in particular, m...
Having completed my medical training, I worked for the next 20 years in Raleigh as an outpatient adult psychiatrist. I had a solo practice that provided both psychotherapy and pharmacological management while cultivating special interest in healthy aging, nutrition and end-of-life care. In addition, I led small groups in mid-life spirituality and therapeutic writing. Later, my focus shifted to the needs of my elderly parents; in particular, my mother with dementia. Bearing witness to the unfolding of my mother's illness sparked an interest in memory disorders that ultimately led me back to school for Geriatric Psychiatry. I currently work on the Geriatric adult inpatient unit, forging coalitions and offering care to the older adults in the area. I also coordinate a Geriatric outpatient clinic and see patients at The Cedars and Galloway Ridge, two continuing care retirement communities in Chapel Hill.

UNC Health Affiliations

  • UNC Hospitals

Languages

  • English

Learn More

www.med.unc.edu/psych/directories/faculty/julia-lunsford

Medical School

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Residency

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Area: Psychiatry

Fellowship

  • Duke University
  • Area: Geriatric Psychiatry

Bachelor of Arts

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Area: Religion

Certifications

  • Psychiatry and Neurology-Geriatric Psychiatry, Board Certified, 2014

Insurance Accepted

  • Aetna Commercial Plans (Other than Aetna Whole Health)
  • Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2)
  • Aetna Medicare Advantage Plans (Other than Aetna Prime HMO)
  • AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina Medicaid
  • BCBSNC Commercial Plans
  • North Carolina State Employees Health Benefit Plan (Active employees)
  • BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance
  • BCBSNC Medicare Advantage (Other than Experience Health)
  • Healthy Blue Medicaid
  • Carolina Complete Health Medicaid (Centene)
  • Cigna Commercial Plans (Other than Cigna Connect)
  • Cigna Secure Medicare Advantage
  • Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only)
  • Humana Medicare Advantage PPO
  • Humana Medicare Private Fee-for-Service
  • North Carolina State Employee Health Benefit Plan (Medicare Advantage for retirees)
  • Liberty Advantage Medicare Advantage
  • MedCost PPO
  • UnitedHealthcare Commercial Plans
  • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage
  • UnitedHealthcare Exchange (ACA) Plans
  • UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Medicaid
  • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
  • WellCare of North Carolina Medicaid
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