- Dr. William S Atkins, MD
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Dr. William S Atkins, MD
Ophthalmology
- North Carolina, Boone
Overview
Dr. William S Atkins, MD works in Boone, North Carolina is a specialist in Ophthalmology and graduated Mcpherson Hospital in 1975. Dr. Atkins is affiliated with Watauga Medical Center and practicing for 71 years
Specialties
- Ophthalmology
Conditions
• Abdominal Disorders• Acute Rheumatic Fever
• Anorectal Abscess and Fistula
• Astigmatism
• Benign Neoplasm of Choroid
• Beta Thalassemia Intermedia
• Bile Duct Cancer
• Blepharitis
• Bone Reconstruction Recovery
• Botulinum Toxin Injection
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• Chorioretinal Scars
• Chronic Cough
• Chronic Infections
• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Dependence
• Diverticulitis
• Ectropion of Eyelid
• Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita
• Estrogen Replacement Therapy
• Extra-Articular Fracture
• Glaucoma 1, Open Angle, J
• Hallucinogen Dependence
• Heroin Dependence
• Hodgkin's Disease
• Influenza (Flu)
• Inner Ear Repair
• Leg Fracture Above Knee (incl. Hip)
• Motor Neuron Disease
• Multiple Miscarriages
• Nail and Nail Bed Infection
• Neuropathy, Distal Hereditary Motor, Jerash Type
• Oculo-Cerebro-Acral, (Roberts-Like) Ectrodactyly
• Optic Pathway Glioma
• Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - 3
• Radiation Proctitis
• Radiation-Related Neoplasm
• Radical Hysterectomies for Cervical Cancer
• Rectovaginal Repair
• Renal Artery Arteriosclerotic Disease
• Ritalin Abuse
• Robotic Heller Myotomy for the Treatment of Achalasia
• Salivary Gland Surgery
• Salpingo-Oophorectomy With Robotic Assistance
• Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Stripping of Varicose Veins
• Thinning of Skin
• Tilia Tree Pollen Allergy
• Tonsillectomy
• Torsion Dystonia
• Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration
• Vaginal Candidiasis
• White Coat Hypertension
• Women's Health Rehabilitation
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Procedures
• Age-Related Macular Degeneration• Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
• Anterior Vitrectomy
• Astigmatism
• Behçet's Disease
• Benign Neoplasm of Choroid
• Benign Neoplasm of Eye
• Blepharitis
• Cataract
• Cataract Removal Surgery
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• Chorioretinal Scars
• Diabetic Retinopathy
• Diplopia
• Drooping Eyelids (Ptosis)
• Drusen
• Dry Eyes
• Ectropion of Eyelid
• Entropion
• Enucleation of Eye
• Exotropia
• Eyelid Surgery
• Farsightedness
• Floaters
• Fuchs' Corneal Dystrophy
• Giant Cell Arteritis
• Glaucoma
• Headache
• Herpetic Keratitis
• Hyphema
• Juvenile Chronic Arthritis
• Keratitis
• Lazy Eye
• Lupus Erythematosus
• Macular Edema
• Marfan Syndrome
• Migraine
• Nearsightedness
• Nystagmus
• Ocular Hypertension
• Optic Neuritis
• Parasitic Endophthalmitis
• Pigment Dispersion Syndrome
• Pinguecula
• Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)
• Presbyopia
• Pseudotumor Cerebri
• Pterygium
• Removal of Foreign Body from External Eye
• Repair of Entropion or Ectropion
• Repair of Eye Laceration
• Repair of Retinal Detachment or Retinal Tear
• Retinal Dystrophy
• Retinal Hemorrhage
• Retinal Vascular Occlusion
• Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
• Sarcoidosis
• Senile Cataracts
• Sjögren's Syndrome
• Stye
• Trichiasis
• Visual Field Defects
• Vitrectomy (incl. Macular Hole Repair)
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology
Years Since Graduation
- 71
State License
- North Carolina
Education & Training
Fellowship Hospital
Mcpherson Hospital
Durham, NC, USA
Year completed: 1975
Durham, NC, USA
Year completed: 1975
Residency Hospital
North Carolina Memorial Hospital
Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Year completed: 1978
Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Year completed: 1978
Internship Hospital
University Va Med Center
Charlottesville, VA, USA
Year completed: 1972
Charlottesville, VA, USA
Year completed: 1972
Medical School
Virginia Commonwealth University School Of Medicine
Richmond, VA, United States
Graduated: 1952
Richmond, VA, United States
Graduated: 1952
Awards
1 AAO
2 NCMS
3 NCOS
4 North Carolina Medical Society
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Office Locations
Primary location
Watauga Eye Center
150 Market Hills Drive
North Carolina (NC)
Boone
28607
Phone:(828) 262-1554
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center? No
Office Volume: 50 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site? Yes
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- American Republic
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Commercial Insurance Company
- CoreSource
- Coventry Health Care
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Humana
- LocalPlus
- MedCost
- MedCost PPO
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- Medico
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Open Access Plus
- Options PPO
- POMCO Group
- Thrivent Financial
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
- Wellpath Preferred PPO
- Wells Fargo Insurance
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Affiliated Hospitals
Watauga Medical Center
336 Deerfield Road
North Carolina NC,
Boone,
28607
Watauga Medical Center is a Local Government owned hospital located in Boone, NC. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 5 of 6 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 5 of 6 procedures.
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