{"id":3726,"date":"2018-07-12T13:44:16","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T17:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=3726"},"modified":"2025-01-17T10:14:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T15:14:20","slug":"john-s-ikonomidis-md-phd","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/directory\/john-s-ikonomidis-md-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"John S. 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