{"id":7646,"date":"2025-01-07T19:01:57","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T00:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=7646"},"modified":"2026-02-12T14:52:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T19:52:50","slug":"victoria-claire-james-md","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/directory\/victoria-claire-james-md\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria &#8220;Claire&#8221; James, MD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Assistant Professor<\/p>\n<h4><b>Specialty:\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n<p class=\"elementToProof\">Pediatric otolaryngology including reconstructive airway surgery and aerodigestive disorders, congenital head and neck malformations, disorders of the thyroid and parathyroids, hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea, otitis media, and sinusitis<\/p>\n<h4><b>Contact Information:<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">Appointment Scheduler: 984-215-6514<\/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 class=\"elementToProof\">Medical School &#8211; 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