{"id":7540,"date":"2024-07-10T08:50:03","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T12:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=7540"},"modified":"2026-02-12T14:52:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T19:52:33","slug":"wade-mcclain-do","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/directory\/wade-mcclain-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Wade McClain, DO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Assistant Professor<br \/>\nSurgical Director, North Carolina Multi-Disciplinary Pediatric Thyroid Clinic<\/p>\n<h4><b>Specialty:<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>Pediatric Otolaryngology<\/p>\n<h4><b>Contact Information:<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>Appointments: (984) 974-6484<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">Surgery Scheduler: <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Kirsten Watanabe 984-974-1411<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Education:<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>DO: Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, OK, 2008<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Residency: Department of Otolaryngology\/Facial Plastic Surgery, Oklahoma State University Medical Center, OK, 2008-2013<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Fellowship: Pediatric Otolaryngology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, 2015-2016<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Professional Experience:<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology\/Head and Neck Surgery, UNC, 2024-Present<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology\/Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center 2021-2024<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology\/Head and Neck Surgery, UNC, 2016-2021<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Fellow, Pediatric Otolaryngology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, 2015-2016<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Otolaryngology\/Head and Neck Surgery, Oklahoma State University Medical Center, 2013-2015<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Recent Publications<\/h4>\n<p>For a complete list of recent publications, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?sort=date&amp;term=McClain+W&amp;cauthor_id=38521722\">Wade McClain, MD<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assistant Professor Surgical Director, North Carolina Multi-Disciplinary Pediatric Thyroid Clinic Specialty: Pediatric Otolaryngology Contact Information: Appointments: (984) 974-6484 Surgery Scheduler: Kirsten Watanabe 984-974-1411 Education: DO: Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, OK, 2008 Residency: Department of Otolaryngology\/Facial Plastic Surgery, Oklahoma State University Medical Center, OK, 2008-2013 Fellowship: Pediatric Otolaryngology, University of North Carolina at &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/directory\/wade-mcclain-do\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about 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