{"id":39593,"date":"2025-07-31T08:00:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/?p=39593"},"modified":"2025-07-28T17:28:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T21:28:22","slug":"katie-butler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/2025\/07\/katie-butler\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome New Physician Faculty: Katie Butler, MD"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-37842 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1115\/2023\/07\/FIMG_HOSP_Butler-Katie.png\" alt=\"Katie Butler, MD\" width=\"300\" height=\"375\" \/> <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<h2><strong>Katie Butler, MD<\/strong><br \/>\nAssistant Professor<br \/>\nHospital Pediatrics<\/h2>\n<div>Dr. Butler joined the Department of Pediatrics as an Assistant Professor in July 2025. 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