William Ward, MD FACS

Suite 101

1771 Tate Blvd SE, Suite 101

Hickory, NC 28602

United States

Dr Ward was the founding surgeon of Novant Health Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, Winston Salem. He previously was Chairman of Orthopaedics and Service Line Chief for the Guthrie Healthcare System, including Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre PA and affiliated hospitals. He was a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Wake Forest University in Winston Salem, NC, where he practiced for over 22 years. To date he has performed over 12,000 orthopedic surgeries, including approximately 6500 orthopaedic tumor related operations and about 3800 joint replacement surgeries. His primary practice interests are musculoskeletal tumors of bone and soft tissue of all types, and joint replacement surgeries of the hip and knee, with a special interest in robotically assisted unicompartmental (partial) and total knee replacements. He works part time with FryeCare Orthopedics in Hickory, NC and occasional locums tenens positions. He has performed patient-related, applied research for the entirety of his professional career, having published over 100 scientific articles in the medical literature and has presented his research locally, nationally and internationally. He is a Past President of the North American Musculoskeletal Tumor Society and served on the Medical Board of Trustees of the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation for approximately 20 years. He has collaborated with industry on the design of bone replacing prostheses, including tumor prosthesis systems and total knee replacements. Dr Ward has also been actively involved in his community and has been recognized for his leadership skills, having previously been elected Chairman of the Board of Southern Community Bank and has served on the boards of two completely unrelated commercial banks, Lincoln Bank as well as Capital Bank, NA and its parent organization, Capital Bank Financial Corporation. He also earned a Master's degree in Health Care Administration in 2014. He treats each and every patient as a unique individual.

Foot, Ankle, Disorders/Procedures

• achilles tendon rupture (tear)
• ankle fracture
• arthroscopy- knee
• foot and ankle fracture
• meniscal tear
• stress fracture of the foot and ankle

General Orthopaedics

• amputation
• fractures
• ligament injuries

Hand Wrist Disorders/Procedures

• finger injuries/amputation
• fractures
• trigger finger

Knee Leg Disorders/Procedures

• femur fracture
• knee pain
• knee surgery
• leg fractures
• meniscal tear
• patellar tendon tear
• tibia fracture

Bone, Muscle Cancer/Tumors

• bone and soft tissue tumors
• bone metastases
• bone tumors
• chondroblastoma
• chondrosarcoma
• chordoma
• enchomdroma
• Ewing's sarcoma
• fibrous dysplasia
• giant cell tumor of the bone
• hemangioma
• lipoma
• metastatic spine
• multiple myeloma
• neuroblastoma
• osteochondroma
• osteosarcoma
• pelvic tumors
• unicameral bone cyst

Arthritis

• arthritis
• osteoarthritis
• rheumatoid arthritis

Diagnostic Imaging/proced

• arthroscopy
• bone marrow aspiration/biopsy
• minimally invasive surgery
• MRI
• musculoskeletal imaging
• viscosupplementation treatment

Orthopedics Hand

Minimally Invasive Procedures

• arthroscopy
• viscosupplementation treatment

Orthopedics other

Pediatric Orthopaedics

• fractures
• stress fracture
• unicameral bone cyst

Shoulder & Arm Disease/Injury

• arm fracture
• carpel tunnel syndrome
• elbow dislocation
• elbow fracture

Sports Medicine

• ACL injury
• hip pain
• ligament injuries

Joint Replacement - Hip and Knee

• hip implants
• hip replacement
• hip resurfacing
• hip revision
• Joint Replacement - Hip and Knee
• knee replacement
• knee revision
• minimally invasive hip replacement
• shoulder joint replacement

Orthopedic Trauma

• amputation
• extremity reconstruction
• foot and ankle reconstruction
• limb restoration
• reconstructive surgery
• shoulder reconstruction

NC Bapt Hosp

Winston Salem, NC

Retired Staff

09/1991—12/2012

Robert Packer Hospital

Sayre, PA

Retired Staff

02/2013—08/2014

Troy Community Hospital

Troy, PA

Retired Staff

02/2013—08/2014

Corning Hospital

Corning, NY

Retired Staff

02/2013—08/2014

Forsyth Medical Center

Winston Salem, NC

Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon

08/2014—08/2024

Novant Health Medical Park Hospital

Winston Salem, NC

Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon

08/2014—08/2024

Forsyth Medical Center

Winston Salem, NC

Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon

08/2014—08/2024

Novant Health Clemmons Medical Center

Clemmons, NC

Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon

08/2014—08/2024

Novant Health Kernersville Medical Center

Kernersville, NC

Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon

08/2014—08/2024

Frye Regional Medical Center

Hickory, NC

Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon

02/2025—Present

Bowman Gray

Associate Professor

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Winston-Salem, NC

Professor

07/2000—12/2012