Physicians

Dr. Camnitz attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill undergraduate school with a double major in Chemistry and English. He then went to Medical School and did his residency in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the same institution, finishing in 1979.

He is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society and is also a fellow in the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery as well as the American College of Surgeons.

He has served as Chief of Staff of Pitt County Memorial Hospital, president of the Private Practice Association, and is currently a member of the Board of Trustees for Pitt County Memorial Hospital and University Health Systems. He is a Clinical Professor with the Brody School of Medicine of East Carolina University, and currently serves as the Head of the Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery for the School.

He has won the Outstanding Teaching Award from the Medical School eleven times. Dr. Camnitz received the Outstanding Professor Award from the Family Medicine Department in 2004 as well as the Bernie Vick Outstanding Professor from the Department of Surgery in 2003. He has received the prestigious Master Educator Award from the Brody School of Medicine.

In April 2006, Dr. Camnitz was presented the DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD from the Medical School at UNC Chapel Hill .