{"id":6243,"date":"2022-09-06T21:46:02","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T01:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=6243"},"modified":"2026-05-12T15:26:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T19:26:41","slug":"pooja-shah-md","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/directory\/pooja-shah-md\/","title":{"rendered":"Pooja Shah, MD"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Undergraduate<\/strong>: East Tennessee State University<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Medical School<\/strong>: Wake Forest University<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Internship<\/strong>: UNC &#8211; Chapel Hill (Internal Medicine)<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"www-somHeader\"><strong>Why UNC Ophthalmology?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI was drawn to UNC for its quality surgical curriculum and the opportunity to serve patients of all ages, backgrounds, and socioeconomic status both globally and across North Carolina. 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