{"id":18,"date":"2014-10-01T19:25:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-01T23:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.sites.unc.edu\/ent\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T13:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T17:46:11","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- portlet_header --><\/p>\n<p><!-- portlet_above --><\/p>\n<p><!-- description --><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The UNC Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery is a national leader in providing great patient care, training ENT surgeons to be leaders, and guiding research that advances the field.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/services\/\">services<\/a>\u00a0tab for a full list of services to meet patient needs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please call 984-974-6484 to schedule an appointment at one of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/patient-care\/visitor-information\/\">ENT clinic offices<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"85%\" \/>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: left\"><strong>UNC School of Medicine Vision and Mission<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Our vision is to be the nation\u2019s leading public school of medicine.<\/p>\n<p>Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians and others whom we serve through excellence in patient care, education and research.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"s3\"><strong><span class=\"s2\">Meet Your Doctors!<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>These physicians won the Carolina Excellence Award for their unwavering commitment to patient care.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7691\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/494\/2025\/04\/CE-wesbite-1-300x160.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"616\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/494\/2025\/04\/CE-wesbite-1-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/494\/2025\/04\/CE-wesbite-1-1024x545.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/494\/2025\/04\/CE-wesbite-1-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/494\/2025\/04\/CE-wesbite-1-1536x818.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/494\/2025\/04\/CE-wesbite-1-2048x1091.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/494\/2025\/04\/CE-wesbite-1-600x320.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>Check out this YouTube playlist to find a video of your doctor and learn more about them!<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"349\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLcm4iYDjmAz3zFGLEF8_kSd76r8YLZ3MY&amp;si=SmfmX9gUJCnYO5X4?html5=1\" title=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UNC Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery is a national leader in providing great patient care, training ENT surgeons to be leaders, and guiding research that advances the field. 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