{"id":3539,"date":"2026-04-25T12:49:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T12:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zenk.com\/team\/dr-markus-pander\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T11:58:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T11:58:19","slug":"dr-markus-pander","status":"publish","type":"team","link":"https:\/\/www.zenk.com\/en\/team\/dr-markus-pander\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Markus Pander"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-3539\" data-postid=\"3539\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-3539 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-css_id=\"3li7080\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row profile__content fullwidth_row_container tb_3li7080 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_fq8u063 first\">\n                    <!-- Post Title module 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