{"id":4588,"date":"2023-02-22T09:35:44","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T14:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/geriatrics\/?post_type=ud_entry&#038;p=4588"},"modified":"2025-10-02T10:21:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T14:21:56","slug":"c-adrian-austin-md-mscr","status":"publish","type":"ud_entry","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/geriatrics\/people\/c-adrian-austin-md-mscr\/","title":{"rendered":"C. Adrian Austin, MD, MSCR"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"349\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DboXwCD5AmU?si=ydn6TExALpKZU0M4?html5=1\" title=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Dr. C. Adrian Austin is an Intensivist, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/pulmonary\/our-team\/\">Pulmonologist<\/a> and Geriatrician. 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