Clinical Specialties
Sarcoma, Revision Knee and Hip Replacement Surgery, Limb Salvage, Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors, Endoprostheses, Arthroscopy of the shoulder and knee, Shoulder Replacement, Knee and Hip Replacement, Arthroscopic Surgery, Orthopaedics, Musculoskeletal Oncology, Total Joint Replacement, Sports Medicine
Education & Training
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| BA | University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill | 1975 |
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| MD | Duke University School of Medicine | 1978 |
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| Residency | Surgery | Duke University Hospital | 1985 |
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| Orthopaedic Surgery | Duke University Hospital | 1989 |
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| Internship | Pediatrics | Tulane U Affil Hosps | 1979 |
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| Surgery | Grady-Emory-Vah Hosps | 1980 |
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| Fellowship | | Cleveland Clinic Hosp | 1990 |
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| | UCLA Affil Hosps | 1991 |
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Board Certifications
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
, Orthopaedic Surgery
Memberships
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation
Nat'L Tuberous Sclerosis Assn
North American Musculoskeletal Tumor Society
North Carolina Medical Society
North Carolina Orthopedic Assn
Orthopaedic Research Society
Pediatrics Oncology Group
Piedmont Orthopedic Society
Society of Surgical Oncology
Southern Medical Association
Southern Orthopedic Assn
Warthog Society
American Coll of Surgeons
American Medical Association
American Orthopaedic Association
Connective Tissue Oncology Society
Duke Orthopaedic Alumni Assn
Forsyth-Davie-Stokes Medical Society
International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty
NPI Number
1396729265
Recent Publications
All Publications
For a listing of recent publications, refer to PubMed, a service provided by the National Library of Medicine.
For a list of earlier publications, visit the Carpenter Library Publication Search.

Dr. Ward and Dr. Dorsey (WFSM alum) participated in relief efforts in Haiti in 2010.
Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr. William Ward has helped design implants for joint replacements and bone tumor reconstructions.
He is specially trained not only in orthopaedic surgery and joint replacement, but also bone cancer surgery and limb salvage. Dr. Ward is also one of our orthopaedic surgeons among the 288 doctors from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center named to the Best Doctors in America® in 2010.
His clinical specialties include: sarcomas, arthroscopic surgery, total joint replacement, bone and soft tissue tumors, endoprostheses, arthroscopy of the shoulder and knee, shoulder replacement, knee and hip replacement, musculoskeletal oncology, sports medicine, revision knee and hip replacement surgery, limb salvage and general orthopaedics.
Dr. Ward received his medical degree and completed residencies in surgery and orthopaedic surgery at Duke University. He had additional training at Grady Memorial/Emory University/VA Hospitals in Georgia, Cleveland Clinic Hospital in Ohio and UCLA Affiliated Hospitals in California. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
For more information about all of our orthopaedic and rehabilitation services at Wake Forest Baptist, go to wfubmc.edu/ortho/ or call 888-716-WAKE or 336-716-WAKE.
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