- Dr. Walter R Chitwood, MD
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Dr. Walter R Chitwood, MD
Thoracic Surgery
- North Carolina, Greenville
Overview
Dr. Walter R Chitwood, MD works in Greenville, North Carolina is a specialist in Thoracic Surgery and graduated Duke University School Med in 1983. Dr. Chitwood is affiliated with Pitt County Memorial Hospital and practicing for 49 years
Specialties
- Thoracic Surgery
Conditions
• Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)• Cardiomyopathy
• Cholesterol Diseases
• Clawtoe Correction Surgery
• Cognitive Assessment
• Coloboma of Iris
• Corneal Flash Burns
• Coronary Heart Disease, Susceptibility to, 6
• Cosmetic Facial Implant Surgery
• Cranial Neurological Surgery
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• CranioSacral Therapy (CST)
• Diverticulosis, Intestinal
• Endocarditis
• Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
• Independent Forensic Evaluation
• Memory Disorders
• Nerve Destruction by Neurolytic Agent
• Neurological Muscle Weakness
• Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Progressive Spinobulbar Muscular Atrophy
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Procedures
• Ablation for Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias• Arterial Catheterization With Robotic Assistance
• Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
• Cardioverter-Defibrillator or Pacemaker Insertion, Removal or Repair
• Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA) or Excision of Infected Graft
• Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Coronary Artery Bypass With Robotic Assistance
• Coronary Cathertization With Robotic Assistance
• Decortication and Pleurectomy
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• Heart Defect Repair
• Impella Device
• Maze Procedure
• Non-Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy, and Stenting
• Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation With Robotic Assistance
• Peripheral Artery Catheterization
• Resection of Cardiac Tumor
• Thoracentesis
• Tracheal Surgery
• Valve Repair or Replacement (Aortic, Mitral, Tricuspid, and Pulmonary)
• Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) or Thoracotomy
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Years Since Graduation
- 49
State License
- North Carolina
Education & Training
Residency Hospital
Duke University School Med
Year completed: 1983
Year completed: 1983
Internship Hospital
Duke University School Med
Year completed: 1975
Year completed: 1975
Fellowship Hospital
Duke University School Med
Year completed: 1984
Year completed: 1984
Medical School
University Of Virginia School Of Medicine
Charlottesville, VA, United States
Graduated: 1974
Charlottesville, VA, United States
Graduated: 1974
Awards
1 AATS
2 ACC
3 ACS
4 ASA
5 RCS
6 STS
7 SUS
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Office Locations
Primary location
East Carolina Heart Institute
115 Hearthside Drive
North Carolina (NC)
Greenville
27834
Phone:(252) 744-4400
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
East Carolina Heart Institute, 115 Hearthside Drive, Greenville, North Carolina (NC), 27834
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- American Republic
- Assurant Health
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
- Blue Options PPO
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Coventry Health Care
- Emblem Health
- EmblemHealth
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- MedCost
- MedCost PPO
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
- Wellpath Preferred PPO
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Affiliated Hospitals
Pitt County Memorial Hospital
2100 Stantonsburg Road
North Carolina NC,
Greenville,
27835
Pitt County Memorial Hospital is a hospital located in Greenville, NC. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 9 of 16 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 10 of 16 procedures.
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