{"id":2454,"date":"2009-06-04T21:40:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-05T01:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med-anesthesiology.sites.unc.edu\/?page_id=2454"},"modified":"2026-04-01T10:41:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T14:41:43","slug":"welcome-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<h2 class=\"section-som\"><span>Department of Anesthesiology<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-left aligncenter\" title=\"Anesthesia Team Member\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/470\/2019\/06\/9B7A6584.jpg\" alt=\"Anesthesia Team Member\" width=\"350\" height=\"218\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-8 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<p>The members of the Department of Anesthesiology at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill work together for the purpose of a common goal: caring for the patient. 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