{"id":2212,"date":"2013-10-02T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-02T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.sites.unc.edu\/medicine\/gi\/liver\/liver\/"},"modified":"2023-02-01T14:15:54","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T19:15:54","slug":"liver","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/gi\/liver\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Liver Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/gi\/liver\/patient-care\/appointments-and-referrals\/\">Schedule an Appointment<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/gi\/liver\/patient-care\/appointments-and-referrals\/\">Refer a Patient<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/gi\/liver\/patient-care\/directions\/\">Locations<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/gi\/liver\/research\/\">Clinical Trials<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">&#8212;&#8211;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2513 alignnone aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/gi\/liver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/697\/2022\/01\/barritt_headshot-199x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"167\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/gi\/liver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/697\/2022\/01\/barritt_headshot-199x300.jpeg 199w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/gi\/liver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/697\/2022\/01\/barritt_headshot-680x1024.jpeg 680w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/gi\/liver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/697\/2022\/01\/barritt_headshot-768x1156.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/gi\/liver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/697\/2022\/01\/barritt_headshot-1020x1536.jpeg 1020w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/gi\/liver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/697\/2022\/01\/barritt_headshot-1360x2048.jpeg 1360w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/gi\/liver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/697\/2022\/01\/barritt_headshot-600x903.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/gi\/liver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/697\/2022\/01\/barritt_headshot-scaled.jpeg 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"blue\" style=\"text-align: center\">A. 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