Dr. Jolly is an Assistant Professor in the UNC Department of Medicine, Divisions of Geriatric Medicine and Hematology/Oncology and care provider in the Geriatric Oncology Specialty Clinic. He is a prior Ruth L. Kirschstein National Service Research Award appointee and a current Hartford Center of Excellence in Geriatric Medicine Scholar. His research focuses on the value of geriatric assessment to guide interventions and treatment decisions in older adults with cancer. He has collaborated on several studies which incorporate a concise geriatric assessment and was involved in the conduct of preliminary research that established the feasibility of geriatric assessment in a busy multidisciplinary tertiary referral cancer center clinic and community oncology practices. His long-term goal is to become a leader in field with expertise in research and care of older cancer patients.
Dr. Jolly earned his medical degree from the University of the West Indies, Trinidad and completed subspecialty training at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, and UNC Chapel Hill.