{"id":7551,"date":"2024-07-10T09:07:37","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T13:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=7551"},"modified":"2025-10-01T15:48:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T19:48:36","slug":"adam-sheikali-md","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/directory\/adam-sheikali-md\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam Sheikali, MD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"s2\">PGY2 &#8211; Class of 202<\/span><span class=\"s2\">9<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"s2\">Pronouns:<\/span> <\/strong><span class=\"s2\">He\/Him\/His<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"s2\">Hometown:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s2\"> Peachtree City, GA<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"s2\">Undergraduate Degree:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"s2\">2018 \u2013 Boston University <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\"><strong><span class=\"s2\">MD:<\/span>\u200b<\/strong> <span class=\"s2\">2024 \u2013 Medical College of Wisconsin <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"s2\">Hobbies:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s2\"> Exercising (soccer, weightlifting, running), reading classic novels,<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> traveling, tattoos\/tattooing,<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> cooking, helping other students realize otolaryngology is the best field (no bias)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"s2\">Why Otolaryngology?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"s2\">I always knew that I wanted to do something surgical, but it wasn\u2019t until I rotated through Otolaryngology that it became obvious that this was <\/span><span class=\"s2\">the field <\/span><span class=\"s2\">I was meant to pursue. Head and neck anatomy always interested me, and the diversity of procedures that we do never cease to be exciting. It was one of the few instances <\/span><span class=\"s2\">in medical school where I wanted to stay on service late every day. There is truly no specialty like it. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"s2\">Why UNC?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"s2\">Picking UNC <\/span><span class=\"s2\">to continue my training<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> was a no-brainer. The faculty, residents, and staff are eager to teach and go above and beyond for their patients. <\/span><span class=\"s2\">There\u2019s also a real sense of camaraderie<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">within the<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">Department<\/span><span class=\"s2\">; in fact, I immediately felt part of a family rather than a visiting medical student. Being close to where I grew up while receiving the best training that I could ever ask for is truly a dream come true. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"s2\">Fun Fact:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s2\">In addition to playing collegiate\/professional soccer, I was once cut off from All-You-Can-Eat-Sushi for eating too much<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> and \u201cstressing out kitchen staff\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PGY2 &#8211; Class of 2029 &nbsp; Pronouns: He\/Him\/His Hometown: Peachtree City, GA Undergraduate Degree: 2018 \u2013 Boston University MD:\u200b 2024 \u2013 Medical College of Wisconsin Hobbies: Exercising (soccer, weightlifting, running), reading classic novels, traveling, tattoos\/tattooing, cooking, helping other students realize otolaryngology is the best field (no bias) &nbsp; Why Otolaryngology? I always knew that I &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/directory\/adam-sheikali-md\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Adam Sheikali, MD\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7548,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-7551","directory","type-directory","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","odd"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Adam Sheikali, MD | UNC Otolaryngology\/Head and Neck Surgery<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/directory\/adam-sheikali-md\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Adam Sheikali, MD | UNC Otolaryngology\/Head and Neck Surgery\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PGY2 &#8211; Class of 2029 &nbsp; Pronouns: He\/Him\/His Hometown: Peachtree City, GA Undergraduate Degree: 2018 \u2013 Boston University MD:\u200b 2024 \u2013 Medical College of Wisconsin Hobbies: Exercising (soccer, weightlifting, running), reading classic novels, traveling, tattoos\/tattooing, cooking, helping other students realize otolaryngology is the best field (no bias) &nbsp; Why Otolaryngology? 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