Dr. Hunter William, M.D.
Professor of Spinal Surgery at Duke University & Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery at University of Wisconsin. North Carolina, USA
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Dr. Hunter has been practicing Neurosurgery for over a decade. He has been involved with new and innovative techniques for spinal surgery throughout this time. Dr Hunter currently teaches minimally invasive spine techniques across the United States.
He received his undergraduate degree in Biology at Denison University in Ohio and then obtained a Masters Degree at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, in Physiology and Biophysics. On completion of his Masters he went to Georgetown Medical School, where he also completed his residency. Dr. Hunter then joined the University of Wisconsin, as an assistant professor where he trained neurosurgery residents and medical students in medical and surgical treatments of brain and spine diseases. Two years later, Dr. Hunter left the University of Wisconsin to pursue his carrier as a Spine surgeon in a private practice. He joined a group outside of Charlotte, North Carolina in 2000 and has been there since.
Dr. Hunter has been involved in the spinal program at Gaston Memorial Hospital since the beginning of his carrier and is considered as a leader for bringing new and innovative micro surgical techniques to the hospital and his patients. The hospital has recently been awarded top on the list for “Best Hospital’s in North Carolina”, with the spine program deemed as one of the best in the state.
Providing the best possible quality care to his patients is Dr. Hunter’s main concern. Although he runs a very busy private practice, he still makes sure that he finds the time to teach. His lectures and seminars usually revolve around new and innovative minimally invasive spine surgical techniques. He teaches spinal surgery at Duke University, where he travels on a regular basis and also teaches across the United States providing his expertise on spinal surgery. He is very passionate about what he does and always strives to deliver the best care to his patients. He has been board certified since 2001 with the American Board of Neurological Surgeons.
As a Greek-American, Dr. Hunter is particularly excited with his involvement with AIMIS, in Cyprus. His mother was born in Athens and still has family living there. His father’s family is from the small island of Mitilini, where he also has family. Dr. Hunter lived in Athens, Greece for a few years. He is married to his lovely wife Karen, for over 16 years, and has 2 boys.
Appointments
Neuroscience and Spine of the Carolinas
Gastonia, North Carolina
Present
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Assistant Professor
1998-2000
Education
Denison University
Granville, OH
BS Biology
1985
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
MS Physiology & Biophysics
1986
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
MD: Medicine
1990
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
General Surgery Internship 1990-91
General Surgery Resident 1991-92
Neurosurgery Resident 1992-93
Childrens Medical Center
Washington, DC
Neurosurgery Resident
1993-94
University of Maryland Shock Trauma
Baltimore
Neurosurgery Resident
1994-94
Georgetown Brain Tumor Center
Molecular Neurosurgical Laboratory
Washington, DC
Research Fellowship of AANS
1994-96
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Neurosurgery Senior Resident 1996-97
Neurosurgery Chief Resident 1997-98
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Neurosurgical Residency
2002-2007
Licensure & Certification
District of Columbia, State of North Carolina
Certifications:
American Association of Neurological Surgeons, November 2001
Professional Associations
American Association of Neurological Surgery
Congress of Neurological Surgery
Medical Association of District of Columbia
Neurological Society of Wisconsin
North Carolina Spine Society
North Carolina Medical Society
North American Spine Society
Society of Lateral Access Surgery: Director, North Carolina
State Medical Society of Wisconsin
Specializations
Neurosurgery
Research
Student Research: Tumor Cell Biology, Dr. R Gallo, National Institutes of Health, NCI, Bethesda, MD – project using
techniques: electron microscopy, DNA, RNA sequencing, 1981
Summer Research Student, Genetic Lab, Dr. R Wagner, Mammalian Genetic Recombinant Laboratory, Ohio
University, Athens, OH -project using growth hormone and current genetic recombinant techniques, 1984
Student Research, Biochemistry, Dr. J. Chirikjian, Georgetown University, Washington, DC – assisted in development
of restriction endonucleases, 1987
Publications
Martuza R, Hunter WD, Rabkin SD, Medlock MD, and Market J. Preliminary report on use of a genetically engineered
HSV1 in the treatment of malignant human gliomas. Boston, AANS 1999.
Hunter W, Rabkin S, Martuza R. Brain tumor therapy using genetically engineered replication competent virus, in
Kaplitt MG, Loewy AD (eds): Viral Vectors, 1996, pp. 259269.Mineta T, Rabkin S, Yazaki T, Hunter WD, Martuza, R: Attenuated multimutated herpes simplex virus 1 for the
treatment of malignant gliomas. Nature Medicine 1: 938943, 1995.
Hunter, WD, Yazaki T, Rabkin S, Martuza R. Replication Competent Herpes Viral Therapy of Tumors in The Central
Nervous System, in Lowenstein PR, Enquist LW, (eds). Protocols for Gene Transfer in Neuroscience:Towards Gene
Therapy in Neurological Disorders, 1996, pp. 305317.
Hunter, WD, McGrail, K: Staged Resection of a large cavernous angioma in a 10 year old child. J Neurovascular
Dis 2:9296, 1997.
Hunter, WD, Martuza RL. Meningioma, in Adelman G, Smith BH, (eds) Encyclopedia of Neuroscience, 2 nd Edition,
1999, pp. 11441145.
Hunter, WD, Martuza RL, Feigenbaum F, Todo T, Mineta T, Yazaki T, Toda M, Newsome JT, Platenberg RC, Manz HJ,
Rabkin SD. Attenuated, replication competent herpes simplex virus type 1 mutant G207: safety evaluation of
intracerebral injection in nonhuman primates. J Virology 73:63196326, 1999.
Sundaresan, P., Hunter, W.D., Matuza, R.L., and Rabkin, S.D. Multimutated Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 G207 is
Attenuated for Neurovirulence in Mice and Fails to Reactivate Latent Wild Type Virus in the Brain.
Hunter, W, Bucklen, B, Muzumdar A, Moldavsky M, Khalil, S. A Comparative Biomechanical Study of Single Level
Plating Systems for Stabilisation of Cervical Segments. (in press)
Presentations/ Course Direction
“New Approaches for Treatment of Malignant Brain Tumors”, Columbus Grand Rounds, Columbus, WI, September
10, 1998.
“A Novel Approach: Viral Therapy for Treating Malignant Brain Tumors”, Meriter Hospital Medical Grand
Rounds, Madison, WI, October 2, 1998.
“Update on Current Treatment Methods in Treating Brain Tumors”, Meriter Hospital Oncology Update, Madison,
WI, October 7, 1998.
“Critical Care in Neurosurgery”, Anesthesia Resident Course, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, October 28,
1998.
“Update on Current Treatment Methods in Treating Brain Tumors”, Meriter Hospital Oncology Update, Madison,
WI, November 4, 1998.
“Update on Treatment of Brain Tumors”, Madison Area Chapter of the American Association of Neuroscience
Nurses, Madison, WI, January 26, 1999.
“Sports Injuries of the Head and Neck”, East Gaston High School, Gastonia, NC, October 19, 2000.
“Revolutionary Changes in Neurosurgery from Back Pain to Brain Surgery”, Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia,
NC, November 21, 2000.
“Neurosurgery Update”, Medical Staff, Gastonia Memorial Hospital, Gastonia, NC, February 20, 2002.
“Minimally Invasive Techniques for Spine Surgery“, Gastonia, NC, January 2006.
“Techniques for Spine Surgery“, Gastonia, NC, February 2006.
“Techniques for Spine Surgery“, Charlotte, NC, April 2006.
“Spine Surgery Techniques”, Gastonia, NC, June 2006.Round Table Discussion for New Treatment for Brain Tumors, Atlanta, GA, September 2006.
Techniques for Spine Surgery, Hickory, NC, November 2006.
“New Techniques for Minimally Invasive Surgery“, San Diego, CA, January 2007.
Course Director: “Minimally Invasive Surgery Techniques“, Dallas, TX, April 2007.
Course Director: “Techniques for Minimally Invasive Surgery“, Indianapolis, IN, June 2007.
Course Director: “Techniques for Minimally Invasive Surgery“, Dallas, TX, October 2007.
Course Director: “Techniques for Minimally Invasive Surgery“, Dallas, TX, February 2008.
“Techniques for Minimally Invasive Surgery“, Hickory, NC, February 2008.
Course Director: “Techniques Minimally Invasive Surgery“, Dallas, TX, June 2008
“Update on Techniques for Spine Surgery“, Gastonia, NC, October 2008.
“Minimally Invasive Surgery Techniques”, San Diego, CA, November 2008.
Course Director: “New Techniques for Minimally Invasive Surgery”, Duke University, Durham, NC, December
2008.
“Human Motion Institute: How to be Efficient in OR for Spine Surgery”, Las Vegas, NV, February 2009.
“Minimally Invasive Surgery Update”, Duke University, Durham, NC. February 2009.
“Minimally Invasive Surgery Techniques”, Richmond, VA, February 2009.
Honors & Awards
Dean’s List, Denison University, 1985
Member, Sigma-Xi Society, 1985
Established satellite laboratory for Mammalian Recombinant Genetics, 1985
President of Senior Class at Georgetown University Medical School, 1989
Achievement in Medicine: Arista Society of the Order of AHEPA, 1991
Research Fellowship, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 1994
Board Eligible, Neurosurgery, 1994
Neurosurgeon Sponsor of the Madison, WI Chapter of the Think First Foundation, American Association of
Neurological Surgeons, 1994