CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL INFORMATION
NAME: William Alfred Walker, MD, FACS, FASCRS
DATE OF BIRTH: April 28, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH: Lubbock, Texas
CITIZENSHIP: U.S.A.
BUSINESS ADDRESS: Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center
IPOR
200 Hawthorne Lane
Charlotte, NC 28204
BUSINESS PHONE: 704/384-5169
EDUCATION
HIGH SCHOOL: Goldsboro High School, Goldsboro, NC (1970)
COLLEGE: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,
NC 27514 (1974)
BA, Chemistry and Psychology, With Honors
MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,
NC 27514 (1978) - MD
INTERNSHIP AND University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
RESIDENCY: (1978-1984) – General Surgery
FELLOWSHIPS: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455
(7/84-6/85) Colon and Rectal Surgery
OTHER: McColl School of Business, Queens University –
Physician Leadership Development Course (2002)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
(7/81-6/82) Gastrointestinal Physiology Lab
HONORS AND AWARDS
John Motley Morehead Scholar – University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 1970-1974
Phi Beta Kappa – University of North Carolina – 1973
Society of Janus – University of North Carolina - 1973
Phi Eta Sigma – University of North Carolina – 1971
F.A. Coller Traveling Fellowship – University of Michigan – 1984
President’s Award – Mecklenburg County Medical Society – 2004
EMPLOYMENT
July 1985 – February 2013 Charlotte Colon & Rectal Surgery Associates
February 2013-Present Novant Health
LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION
NORTH CAROLINA – 1985 – Present #29183
NATIONAL BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS – 7/1/79 #201657
THE AMERICAN BOARD OF SURGERY. Cert. 3/85 - #30436. Recert. 10/03
THE AMERICAN BOARD OF COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY. Certified 4/86, Lifetime
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
March 1995 – Assistant Consulting Professor of Surgery,
December 1999 Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center
January 2007 - Community Faculty – Department of Surgery – Carolinas Medical
July 2011 Center
ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
1981 – 1982 University of Michigan House Offices’ Association
Executive Board
1982 – 1983 University of Michigan Department of Surgery
Administrative Chief Resident
1989 – 1992 Chairman, Endoscopy Committee. Presbyterian Hospital
1991 – 1996 American Cancer Society, Mecklenburg Chapter
Board Member
1991 – 1992 American Lung Association, Mecklenburg County.
Board Member
1992 – 2008 Physician Member for Colorectal Cancer
- Presbyterian Cancer Center
1994 – 1998 Cancer Liasion Physician – ACS Commission on Cancer
- Presbyterian Hospital
1993 – 1998 Cancer Committee – N.C. Chapter, ACS and NCMS
1990 – 1999 Medical Resource Management Committee,
Presbyterian Hospital.
1994 – 1996 Chairman, Cancer Detection Committee, American Cancer
Society, Mecklenburg Chapter
1997 – 2003 Chairman, Mediation Committee, Mecklenburg County
Medical Society (MCMS)
1998 - Present Delegate, MCMS to NCMS
1997 – 2005 Board of Directors, MCMS
1999 – Present Credentials Committee – Presbyterian Hospital
2000 – 2004 Chairman, Surgical and Invasive Procedure Peer Review
Committee – Presbyterian Hospital
2000 – 2012 Surgical Specialties Quality Improvement Committee
Mercy Hospital
2000 - 2012 President, Charlotte Colon & Rectal Surgery Associates
2002-2003 Secretary – MCMS
2003-2004 Treasurer – MCMS
2004-2005 President Elect – MCMS
2005-2006 President – MCMS
2004 – 2011 Quality Task Force – NCMS
2005 - 2007 Assistant Chief of Staff – Presbyterian Hospital
2005 - 2007 Chairman, Quality Council – Presbyterian Hospital
6/2006 – 2009 ASCRS – Quality & Safety Committee
9/2006 – 2011 North Carolina Physician Advisory Group for North
Carolina Medicaid
2006 – 2007 Surgeon Champion, ACS National Surgical Quality
2012-Present Improvement Project, Presbyterian Hospital
2/2007 – 4-2009 Chief of Staff, Presbyterian Hospital
11-2007-Present NC Medical Board
6-2008-7-2011 Chair, Maintenance of Competence Work Group,
NCMS Quality of Care and Performance Improvement
Committee
11-2008-04-2010 Chair, Policy Committee, NC Medical Board
11-2009-10-2011 Chair, Disciplinary Committee, NC Medical Board
11-2009-10-2011 Secretary-Treasurer, NC Medical Board
10-2011-11-2012 President-Elect, NC Medical Board
11-2012-Present President, NC Medical Board
06-2009-2-2011 Editorial Committee, Federation of State Medical Boards
3-2011-Present Audit Committee, Federation of State Medical Boards
7-2012-Present Medical Director, Presbyterian-Charlotte Operating Rooms
HOSPITAL STAFF
Carolinas Medical Center-Mercy Hospital, Charlotte, N.C. - Emeritus
Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte, N.C. Honorary
Carolinas Medical Center-Main, Charlotte, N.C. - Emeritus
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
F.A. Coller Surgical Society 1987 - Present
Fellow, American College of Surgeons 1988 - Present
American Medical Association Lifetime member
Fellow, American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons 1987 - Present
Mecklenburg County Medical Society 1985 - Present
North Carolina State Medical Society 1985 - Present
Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract 1999 – 2010
Federation of State Medical Boards 2007-Present
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Physicians Reach Out, care for the uninsured, 2006-Present
South Park Youth Association Baseball/Softball Coach - 1989 – 1997
Den Leader Pack 79 Cub Scouts - 1991
PUBLICATIONS:
1.) WALKER. W.A.. STRODEL. W.E.. ECKHAUSER. F.E.. VINIK. A.I.:
ENTEROOXYNTIN RELEASE FROM ISOLATED PERFUSED CANINE JEJUNUM. J.SURG. RES. 34(5):486-92. MAY 1983.
2.) WALKER. W.A.. VINIK. A.I.. HELDSINGER. A.. KEVEH. R.:
THE ROLE OF CALCIUM AND CALMODULIN IN THE ACTIVATION OF THE OXYNTIC CELL BY HISTAMINE AND CARBAMYLCHOLINE IN THE GUINEA PIG.
J. CLIN. INVEST. 72:955-64. SEPT. 1984.
3.) WALKER. W.A. AND GOLDBERG. S.M.
HEMORRHOID DISEASE. IN: CURRENT SURGICAL THERAPY. ED. JOHN CAMERON. M.D. C. V. MOSBY, 1986.
4.) WALKER. W.A.. ROTHENBURGER. D.A.. GOLDBERG. S.M.:
MORBIDITY OF INTERNAL SPHINCTEROTOMY FOR ANAL FISSURE AND STENOSIS. DIS COLON RECTUM 28(11):832-35. NOV. 1985.
5.) WALKER. W.A.: PATIENT-PHYSICIAN MEDIATION: THE MECKLENBURG COUNTY EXPERIENCE. IN: FORUM, N.C. MEDICAL BOARD (NO. 2 1998) 8-9.
6.) MCDEVITT. N.B. WALKER. W.A. AND DEFRIESE. G.H.
QUALITY OF CARE AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT: TWO IDEAS THAT
GO HAND IN HAND. NCMJ 65:5, 298-300, 2004.
ABSTRACTS AND PRESENTATIONS:
1. “The Role of ICU Monitoring in Patients with Myocardial Contusions”. read at the
30th Annual Competition for Research by Surgical Residents. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Troy, MI. – May 1981.
2. “Parietal Cell Stimulation by Parenteral Amino Acids”. read at the 31st Annual
Competition for Research by Surgical Residents. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Grand Rapids, MI. – May 1982.
3. “Inhibition of Acid Secretion by Two Calmodulin Antagonists”. presented at the
83rd Annual Meeting of the American Gastroenterological Association, Chicago, IL. – May, 1982.
Abstract: Gastroenterology 82(5):1206. May 1982.
4. “Enterooxyntin Release from Isolated Perfused Canine Jejunum”. read at the 23rd
Annual Meeting of the Association of Academic Surgery. San Diego, CA – Nov. 1982.
5. “Infected Femoral Pseudoaneurysms in Drug Addicts”. read at the 36th Annual
Meeting of the F. A. Coller Surgical Society. Orlando, FL. – Oct. 1983.
6. “Gut Hormones”. presented at the Principles of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Postgraduate Course, Minneapolis, MN. – Oct. 1984.
7. “Hepatic Artery Catheter Perfusion in the Treatment of Liver Metastases”.
presented at the Principles of Colon and Rectal Surgery Postgraduate Course, Minneapolis, MN. – Oct. 1984.
8. “Morbidity of Lateral Internal Sphincterotomy for Anal Fissure and Stenosis”.
read at the 84th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. – May 1985.
9. “Current Therapy of Anorectal Cancer” presented by N.C. Chapter, American
College of Surgeons, Annual Cancer Symposium. Bowman-Gray School of Medicine. November 1993.
10. “Benign and Malignant Anal Disease” presented by Presbyterian Hospital Cancer
Center Course – Colorectal Cancer Screening. March 1994.
11. “Current Surgical Therapy of Colorectal Cancer” presented at Presbyterian Hospital
Cancer Center Course “Current Diagnosis and Treatment of Colon and Breast Cancer.”. Feb. 1995.
12. “Role of Endorectal Ultrasound in Management of Rectal Cancer”. presented at N.C.
Chapter, American College of Surgeons. Annual Cancer Symposium. New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Nov. 1995.
13. “Update on Cancer Prevention/Early Detection and Treatment of Colorectal Cancer”.
presented at Presbyterian Hospital Cancer Center Course at Nursing Grand
Rounds. June 1997.
14. “Cancer Prevention/Early Detection for Colorectal Cancer” presented at Presbyter-
ian Hospital Cancer Center Course for Presbyterian Cancer Center’s Nursing
Symposium. Nov. 1997.
15. “Learn at Lunch: Treatment/Cancer Prevention/Early Detection for Colorectal
Cancer” presented at Central YMCA for the Charlotte community. Apr. 1998.
16. “Learn at Lunch: Treatment/Cancer Prevention/Early Detection for Colorectal
Cancer” presented at Simmons YMCA for the Charlotte community. Apr. 1998.
17. “Learn at Lunch: Treatment/Cancer Prevention/Early Detection for Colorectal
Cancer” presented at Siskey YMCA for the Charlotte community. Apr. 1998.
18. Current Therapy of Rectal Cancer, Mercy Hospital, Grand Rounds. Oct. 1999.
19. Colorectal Cancer and Screening Guidelines
N.C. Assoc. Cancer Registrars Annual Meeting. Nov. 2004