{"id":2467,"date":"2018-06-26T14:35:34","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T18:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/crmh\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=2467"},"modified":"2025-01-14T13:23:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T18:23:03","slug":"w-leigh-atherton-phd-adjunct","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/crmh\/directory\/w-leigh-atherton-phd-adjunct\/","title":{"rendered":"W. 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