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Dr. William Wood
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William C. Wood, MD

Dr. Wood's Chairman's Message
Dr. Wood's CV (PDF)
Dr. Wood's biography (PDF)

Academic Appointment
green arrow Joseph Brown Whitehead Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Clinical Appointments
green arrow Chief of Surgery, Emory University Hospital
green arrow Chairman, OR Committee and Ethics Committee, Emory University Hospital

Telephone
green arrow Administrative: 404.727.5800
green arrow Clinical: 404.778.3301

Affiliations
green arrow Emory University Hospital
green arrow The Emory Clinic

Board Certification
green arrow American Board of Surgery

Medical School
green arrow Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, Class of 1966

Postgraduate Training
green arrow Intern and Third Assistant Resident in Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1966-1968
green arrow Clinical Associate, Immunology Section, Surgery Branch, National Institutes of Health, 1968-1970
green arrow Assistant Resident in Surgery to Resident in Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1970-1973
green arrow Clinical Fellowship in Surgery, Harvard Medical School, 1973
green arrow Chief Resident in Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1974

Honors and Awards
green arrow Statesman Award, American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2007
green arrow Atlanta's Top Doctors, Atlanta Magazine, 2007
green arrow America's Top Doctors for Cancer, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., 2006
green arrow America's Top Doctors, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., 2006
green arrow America's Top Doctors for Cancer, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., 2005
green arrow James Ewing Award, Society of Surgical Oncology, 2005
green arrow Atlanta's Top Doctors, Atlanta Magazine, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2005
green arrow Director's Service Award, National Cancer Institute, 2004
green arrow America's Top Doctors for Women, Ladies Home Journal, 2002
green arrow America's Top Breast Cancer Doctors, Redbook, 2001
green arrow America's Top Rated Physicians, Guide to Top Doctors, 1999
green arrow 318 Top Cancer Doctors for Women, Good Housekeeping, 1989
green arrow The Best Doctors in America, American Health, 1996
green arrow The Best Doctors in America, Naive and Smith, 1994-1995, 1992-1993
green arrow 400 Best Cancer Doctors in America, Good Housekeeping, 1989, 1992
green arrow America's 184 Top Breast Doctors, Good Housekeeping, 1989
green arrow Outstanding Medical Specialists in the US, Town and Country, 1989
green arrow Approximately 80 national/international visiting professorships

Current Organizational Memberships
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American College of Surgeons: Fellow; Board of Governors; Executive Committee, Oncology Group

green arrow American Society of Clinical Oncology, Bylaws Committee
green arrow Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, Vice-Chair of Breast Committee, Principal Investigator-Emory
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NCI Intergroup Committee of Cooperative Group Breast Committee Chairs, Chairman; NCI DataMart for Breast Cancer Research, Chairman

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Society of Surgical Oncology, Executive Council, Past President

green arrow Atlanta Surgical Association
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American Association for Cancer Research

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American Association of Immunologists

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American Medical Association

green arrow American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (Honorary)
green arrow American Surgical Association
green arrow Association for Academic Surgery
green arrow Association for Surgical Education
green arrow The Boston Surgical Society
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Christian Medical and Dental Society

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Eastern Surgical Society

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Georgia Surgical Society, Past President

green arrow Kansas City Surgical Society (Honorary)
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Massachusetts General Hospital Surgical Society

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New England Cancer Society

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New England Surgical Society

green arrow Royal College of Surgeons (Honorary Fellowship)
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Societe Internationale de Chirurgie

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Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract

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Society of Surgical Chairmen

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Southeastern Surgical Congress, Past President

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Southern Surgeons Club

green arrow Southern Surgical Association

Research Interests
green arrow Cancer treatment and research
green arrow Design of conceptually driven national clinical trials
green arrow Meta-analysis of clinical trials

Clinical Interests
green arrow Breast disease
green arrow High risk clinic
green arrow Breast cancer
green arrow Colorectal cancer
green arrow Soft tissue sarcoma

Year Joined Emory as a Faculty Member
green arrow 1991

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