{"id":59520,"date":"2023-03-08T10:18:54","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T15:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/oncology\/?post_type=ud_entry&#038;p=59520"},"modified":"2025-12-09T10:44:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T15:44:18","slug":"claire-dees","status":"publish","type":"ud_entry","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/oncology\/people\/claire-dees\/","title":{"rendered":"E. Claire Dees, MD, ScM"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"349\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VMheeUR2S48?html5=1\" title=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>I am an experienced medical oncologist and clinical trialist. I am a Professor of Medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, and a member of UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and the UNC Breast Center. 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