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ACS Fellow Since 2019

William Harrell Ward Jr., MD FACS

Board Certification

  • American Board of Surgery - General Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery - Complex Surgical Oncology

Society Memberships

  • Soc of Surg Oncol
  • Am Soc of Col& Rec Surg
  • Southeastern Surg Cong
  • Assn for Acad Surg

Additional Information

Gender

Male

Type of Practice

Military

General Surgery

Naval Medical Center

Department of Surgery

620 John Paul Jones Circle

Portsmouth, VA 23708

United States

Contact Information

Phone:757-953-2461
Email Me
Website

Biography

I am a staff surgical oncologist and general surgeon. I am a current member of the ACS Young Fellows Association and former member of the Resident & Associate Society, where I was previously chair of the Advocacy & Issues Committee and RAS Representative to the ACSPA-SurgeonsPAC Board of Directors. I am a member of the Virginia Chapter, American College of Surgeons, where I currently serve on the Governing Council.

Subspecialties and Areas of Clinical Concentration

Breast Disease/Cancer

  • breast cancer

Endocrine (Gland)

  • adrenal cancers/tumors
  • adrenal surgery
  • hyperparathyroidism
  • pancreatic endocrine tumors
  • parathyroid cancer
  • parathyroid surgery
  • pheochromocytoma
  • thyroid nodules/cancer
  • thyroid surgery

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

Head and Neck

  • head and neck surgery
  • parathyroid surgery
  • thyroid surgery

Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc

  • bile duct malignancies
  • gallbladder cancer
  • gallstone disease
  • hepatobiliary surgery
  • pancreatic cancer

Hernia Procedures

Skin & Soft Tissue Disorders/Procedures

Colon and Rectal Disorders/Cancer

  • anal cancer
  • colon/rectal cancer
  • gastrointestinal cancer
  • stomach cancer

Surgical Oncology (Cancer/Tumors)

  • adrenal tumors
  • anal cancer/tumors
  • breast cancer
  • colon/rectal cancer
  • endocrine cancer
  • gastrointestinal cancer/tumors
  • melanoma
  • pancreatic cancer/tumors
  • skin cancer
  • stomach cancer/tumors
  • thyroid cancer/nodules

Hospital Appointments

Naval Medical Center

Portsmouth, VA

Attending

08/2015—Present

Sentara Albemarle Medical Center

Elizabeth City, NC

Attending

04/2016—Present

Sentara Obici Hospital

Suffolk, VA

Attending

05/2019—Present

Academic Appointments

F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences

Assistant Professor

11/2015—Present