{"id":3131,"date":"2019-03-18T15:07:09","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T19:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=3131"},"modified":"2026-01-15T14:41:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T19:41:14","slug":"brent-a-senior-md-facs-fars","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/directory\/brent-a-senior-md-facs-fars\/","title":{"rendered":"Brent A. Senior, MD, FACS, FARS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vice Chair of Academics &amp; Outreach<br \/>\nHarold C. 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