{"id":36157,"date":"2024-05-07T08:51:30","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T12:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/?post_type=ud_entry&#038;p=36157"},"modified":"2026-02-06T13:56:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T18:56:20","slug":"sofia-aliaga-md-mph","status":"publish","type":"ud_entry","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/people\/sofia-aliaga-md-mph\/","title":{"rendered":"Sofia Aliaga, MD, MPH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Aliaga is a physician specializing in the field of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Aliaga\u2019s research focuses on perinatal epidemiology and healthcare quality improvement measures with the goal of optimizing translation of best evidence into practice. 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