{"id":408,"date":"2008-01-23T15:45:00","date_gmt":"2008-01-23T20:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.sites.unc.edu\/ent\/ent\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T13:31:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T17:31:30","slug":"ent-2-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the UNC Department of Otolaryngology\/Head and Neck Surgery (Ear, Nose, and Throat)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2\n\t         id=\"stethoscope\"\n\t         class=\"icon center fa-stethoscope\">Schedule your Appointment<\/h2>\n<som-cell cell-info=\"{&quot;ID&quot;:7849,&quot;post_author&quot;:&quot;73128&quot;,&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2025-07-24 14:57:20&quot;,&quot;post_date_gmt&quot;:&quot;2025-07-24 18:57:20&quot;,&quot;post_content&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;post_title&quot;:&quot;Patient Info&quot;,&quot;post_excerpt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;post_status&quot;:&quot;publish&quot;,&quot;comment_status&quot;:&quot;closed&quot;,&quot;ping_status&quot;:&quot;closed&quot;,&quot;post_password&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;post_name&quot;:&quot;home-page-blocks&quot;,&quot;to_ping&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;pinged&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;post_modified&quot;:&quot;2025-08-25 12:56:01&quot;,&quot;post_modified_gmt&quot;:&quot;2025-08-25 16:56:01&quot;,&quot;post_content_filtered&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;post_parent&quot;:0,&quot;guid&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.med.unc.edu\\\/ent\\\/cell\\\/home-page-blocks\\\/&quot;,&quot;menu_order&quot;:0,&quot;post_type&quot;:&quot;somcell&quot;,&quot;post_mime_type&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;comment_count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;filter&quot;:&quot;raw&quot;}\" cell-meta=\"{&quot;_wpv_contains_gutenberg_views&quot;:[&quot;&quot;],&quot;_upd_sortorder&quot;:[&quot;1&quot;],&quot;layout&quot;:[&quot;SingleCellBlocks&quot;],&quot;cellInformation&quot;:[&quot;{\\&quot;singleCellBlocks\\&quot;:{\\&quot;imagePercent\\&quot;:50,\\&quot;imageMinHeight\\&quot;:350,\\&quot;cellHeader\\&quot;:\\&quot;Patient Information\\&quot;,\\&quot;cellText\\&quot;:\\&quot;We provide comprehensive ear, nose, and throat care. 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Our faculty advance the field through innovative treatments, groundbreaking research, and the education of the next generation of otolaryngologists.\\&quot;,\\&quot;backgroundColor\\&quot;:\\&quot;lightBlue\\&quot;},\\&quot;boxType\\&quot;:\\&quot;statInfo\\&quot;,\\&quot;boxStyleOption\\&quot;:\\&quot;statistics\\&quot;}&quot;],&quot;apiCallInformation&quot;:[&quot;{}&quot;]}\"><\/som-cell>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"featured-article\" style=\"color: #767676\">\n<h2\n\t         id=\"university\"\n\t         class=\"icon center fa-university\">Education<\/h2>\n<p class=\"edlead\">The Department of Otolaryngology\/Head and Neck Surgery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers a wide variety of educational opportunities. Our dedicated faculty is committed to improving the knowledge base in the field of otolaryngology\/head and neck surgery through Medical School, Residency, and Fellowship Programs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<som-cell cell-info=\"{&quot;ID&quot;:7860,&quot;post_author&quot;:&quot;73128&quot;,&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2025-08-12 08:34:02&quot;,&quot;post_date_gmt&quot;:&quot;2025-08-12 12:34:02&quot;,&quot;post_content&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;post_title&quot;:&quot;Residency Program&quot;,&quot;post_excerpt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;post_status&quot;:&quot;publish&quot;,&quot;comment_status&quot;:&quot;closed&quot;,&quot;ping_status&quot;:&quot;closed&quot;,&quot;post_password&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;post_name&quot;:&quot;residency-program&quot;,&quot;to_ping&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;pinged&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;post_modified&quot;:&quot;2026-03-16 13:49:58&quot;,&quot;post_modified_gmt&quot;:&quot;2026-03-16 17:49:58&quot;,&quot;post_content_filtered&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;post_parent&quot;:0,&quot;guid&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.med.unc.edu\\\/ent\\\/cell\\\/residency-program\\\/&quot;,&quot;menu_order&quot;:0,&quot;post_type&quot;:&quot;somcell&quot;,&quot;post_mime_type&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;comment_count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;filter&quot;:&quot;raw&quot;}\" cell-meta=\"{&quot;_wpv_contains_gutenberg_views&quot;:[&quot;&quot;],&quot;_upd_sortorder&quot;:[&quot;1&quot;],&quot;layout&quot;:[&quot;SingleCellBlocks&quot;],&quot;cellInformation&quot;:[&quot;{\\&quot;singleCellBlocks\\&quot;:{\\&quot;imagePercent\\&quot;:50,\\&quot;imageMinHeight\\&quot;:350,\\&quot;mediaType\\&quot;:\\&quot;image\\&quot;,\\&quot;textAlignment\\&quot;:\\&quot;left\\&quot;,\\&quot;titleAccent\\&quot;:1,\\&quot;cellHeader\\&quot;:\\&quot;Residency Program\\&quot;,\\&quot;cellText\\&quot;:\\&quot;Our Resident Training Program is structured to develop a mature otolaryngologist-Head &amp; Neck surgeon with extensive clinical and research experience. 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