{"id":59509,"date":"2023-03-08T09:22:49","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T14:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/oncology\/?post_type=ud_entry&#038;p=59509"},"modified":"2025-12-09T10:50:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T15:50:10","slug":"young-whang","status":"publish","type":"ud_entry","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/oncology\/people\/young-whang\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Whang, MD, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"349\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IreOZSRiYQA?html5=1\" title=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Dr. Young Whang is a medical oncologist specializing in genitourinary oncology. He completed the NIH-sponsored Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of Chicago, obtaining MD and PhD (in Virology) degrees. 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