Nikki M. Binz, MD

Dr. Nikki Binz is an Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the UNC School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, NC. She was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri but has called North Carolina home for over 20 years. She graduated with Honors from UNC Chapel Hill with a double major in Biology and Spanish and continued her medical education at the UNC School of Medicine. She then completed an Emergency Medicine Residency at UNC Hospitals. For these reasons, she proclaims herself a “Triple Tar Heel.” She has served as faculty in the medical school since 2011. She works clinically in the Emergency Department and teaches in graduate and undergraduate medical education. Since 2015, she has served as the Residency Program Director for Emergency Medicine, which graduates 12 residents annually. Within the Department of Emergency Medicine, she is also the Associate Chair for Academic Affairs and the Co-Director of Faculty Development. She is active within the national Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine and the Academy for Women in Academic Emergency Medicine. She is trained as a Certified Professional Coach and coaches internally within her department. She has received awards from the UNC Academy Educators including the Educational Research Mentor Award and the Medical Student Advisor Award. She is currently recognized with a UNC Medical Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professorship, a 4-year program to honor and support UNC School of Medicine mid-career faculty who have demonstrated a track record of sustained leadership in teaching medical students as well as educational innovation. In April 2023, she became UNC’s first Associate DIO with GME.

At home, she is married with 10yr old identical twin boys and 2 bonus kids. She enjoys being outdoors at the beach or in the mountains with her Vizsla pup named Tilli.