{"id":39667,"date":"2025-07-07T13:03:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T17:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/?p=39667"},"modified":"2025-07-30T13:31:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T17:31:05","slug":"sahal-thahir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/2025\/07\/sahal-thahir\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome New Research Faculty:  Sahal Thahir, MD"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37446 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1115\/2024\/08\/Sahal_Thahir.png\" alt=\"Sahal Thahir, MD\" width=\"300\" height=\"375\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\"><\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/people\/sahal-thahir-md\/\"><strong>Sahal Thahir, MD<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nResearch Instructor<br \/>\nInfectious Diseases<\/h2>\n<p>Sahal Thahir, MD joined the Pediatric Division of Infectious Diseases as a Research Instructor on July 7, 2025. Dr. Thahir received his MD from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, VA. He completed his pediatric residency at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and remained at UNC to complete his fellowship in Infectious Diseases. <strong>Congratulations Sahal!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sahal Thahir, MD joined the Pediatric Division of Infectious Diseases as a Research Instructor on July 7, 2025. Dr. Thahir received his MD from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, VA. He completed his pediatric residency at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and remained at UNC to complete his fellowship in Infectious Diseases. 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