Since 2020, Dr. Roberts has served as vice president and chief medical officer for UNC Health Southeastern, overseeing the medical staff along with medical education, infection control and quality departments. He provides leadership oversight for a residency and fellowship program comprising approximately 100 individuals. He also brings deep roots in Robeson County, with a career shaped by service and community return, including early practice with the Indian Health Service at the Choctaw Nation Indian Hospital in Oklahoma. He also brings more than two decades leading Lumber River Family Practice in Lumberton after opening it in 1994. He transitioned to a full-time system role in 2016 as the complexity of practice operations grew nationwide, bringing frontline perspective into executive leadership. Beyond the hospital, Dr. Roberts has served on organizational governance bodies and continues community-facing leadership, including appointment to the Lumbee Tribe board of health in 2022 and ongoing service as medical director for Community Hospice in Lumberton, as well as prior medical directorships for long-term care and other entities.
