{"id":2837,"date":"2019-01-11T11:35:06","date_gmt":"2019-01-11T16:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=2837"},"modified":"2025-06-24T13:11:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T17:11:09","slug":"matthew-m-dedmon-md-phd","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/directory\/matthew-m-dedmon-md-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew M. 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Hardy II Medical Alumni Loyalty Fund Scholar<\/li>\n<li>2008 Research Grant, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, &amp; Kidney Diseases<\/li>\n<li>2007 Keynote speaker at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Chemistry Banquet<\/li>\n<li>2007 Medical Alumni Loyalty Fund Scholar, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine<\/li>\n<li>2006 American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellowship<\/li>\n<li>2005 Award for the most accessed Journal of the American Chemical Society article in the first half of 2005<\/li>\n<li>2005 Travel award to attend the Keystone Symposium on the Frontiers of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Molecular Biology<\/li>\n<li>2004 Fellow of the Cambridge Overseas Society<\/li>\n<li>2002 St. John\u2019s College Benefactor\u2019s Scholarship<\/li>\n<li>2002 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship<\/li>\n<li>2002 Awarded Gates-Cambridge Scholarship<\/li>\n<li>2002 Venable Medal, University of North Carolina Department of Chemistry<\/li>\n<li>2002 Phi Beta Kappa<\/li>\n<li>2002 Award from the North Carolina Chapter of the American Chemical Society<\/li>\n<li>2002 David L. 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Myers Scholarship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Recent Publications:<\/h4>\n<p>For recent publications, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=Dedmon+MM&amp;cauthor_id=32472921\">Dr. Dedmon&#8217;s PubMed listing<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Associate Professor Division of Neurotology &amp; Skull Base Surgery Medical Director, Department of Audiology Specialty: Otology, neurotology, lateral skull base surgery, acoustic tumors, cochlear implants, hearing preservation, chronic ear disease, certified in robotic-assisted cochlear implantation. Contact Information: Appointment Scheduler: (984) 974-6484 Surgery Scheduler: Natasha Britto (984) 974-1912 Nurse: Latrice Fleming (984) 974-3522 Education: PhD: Department &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/directory\/matthew-m-dedmon-md-phd\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Matthew M. 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