{"id":3184,"date":"2019-03-19T16:18:37","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T20:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=3184"},"modified":"2026-02-02T15:36:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T20:36:16","slug":"lauren-a-leeper-md-facs","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/directory\/lauren-a-leeper-md-facs\/","title":{"rendered":"Lauren K. 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