{"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":"2026-05-28T16:38:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T20:38:04","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<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<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;text-align: left\"><h2 class=\"www-somHeader\"> UNC School of Medicine Vision and Mission<\/h2><\/h2>\n<p>Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research. We strive to promote faculty, staff and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. 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