{"id":9660,"date":"2024-06-30T23:58:38","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T03:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=9660"},"modified":"2026-05-12T17:26:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T21:26:49","slug":"dhruv-shah","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/directory\/dhruv-shah\/","title":{"rendered":"Dhruv Shah, MD"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Medical School:\u00a0<\/strong>University of Maryland<\/p>\n<p><strong>Internship:\u00a0<\/strong>UNC-Chapel Hill (Internal Medicine)<\/h4>\n<h2 class=\"www-somHeader\"> Why UNC Ophthalmology? <\/h2>\n<p>Serving all members of my community, especially those who need it most, is integral to my identity. That is a large part of not only why I chose to be a physician, but also why I chose to train with UNC Ophthalmology. 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