{"id":5600,"date":"2021-01-08T08:30:52","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T13:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/?p=5600"},"modified":"2022-01-28T16:34:22","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T21:34:22","slug":"dr-klifto-receives-2020-award-for-carolina-care-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/2021\/01\/dr-klifto-receives-2020-award-for-carolina-care-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Klifto Receives 2020 Award for Carolina Care Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5133\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 209px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2019\/09\/Klifto_small_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5133 size-medium\" title=\"Meredith R. Klifto, M.D.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2019\/09\/Klifto_small_2-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"Meredith R. 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