{"id":7199,"date":"2022-08-03T18:20:38","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T22:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/radonc\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=7199"},"modified":"2026-02-11T19:37:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T00:37:37","slug":"n-ari-wijetunga","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/radonc\/directory\/n-ari-wijetunga\/","title":{"rendered":"N. 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Lacher Lymphoma Fellowship<br \/>\n2019 Resident Representative, RSNA<br \/>\n2016 Best Paper Award, Epigenetics &amp; Chromatin<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Specialties Genitourinary cancers Hematologic cancers Education Residency, Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY Internship, Medicine, New York University Long Island Langone Hospital Long Island, Mineola, NY MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY Ph.D., Molecular Genetics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY M.S., Biostatistics, Columbia University Mailman &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/radonc\/directory\/n-ari-wijetunga\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about N. 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