{"id":6996,"date":"2020-11-06T08:15:02","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T13:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ihqi\/?p=6996"},"modified":"2020-11-06T08:35:45","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T13:35:45","slug":"ihqi-associate-director-dr-matt-nielsen-named-chair-department-of-urology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ihqi\/2020\/11\/ihqi-associate-director-dr-matt-nielsen-named-chair-department-of-urology\/","title":{"rendered":"IHQI Associate Director, Dr. Matt Nielsen, Named Chair, Department of Urology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>IHQI congratulates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ihqi\/directory\/matt-nielsen-md-ms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Matt Nielsen<\/a> on his recent appointment as Chair of UNC School of Medicine&#8217;s Department of Urology. 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