Professional Biography
Dr. William Reed, a Midwest native, graduated from the University of Rochester
in New York with degrees in both Chemistry and Biology. He joined the graduate program in Anatomy at Washington University Medical School where he taught medical students while pursuing advanced studies. He was accepted into medical school with advanced standing, graduating in 1977 from the University of Missouri School of Medicine-Columbia, where he remained for two years of General Surgery Residency.
Invited to join the Orthopedic Surgery Department of prestigious Duke University, he
completed his Chief Residency in 1983 while serving as Orthopedic Surgeon and Flight
Surgeon in the USAF. Ever since he has practiced in the Kansas City Metro focusing upon spine and upper extremity care.
A champion and teacher of surgical and facility innovations to better patient care, he has built hospitals, spine surgery programs and completed an MBA from the Olin School of Business of Washington University.
Dr. Reed is a national leader in minimally invasive techniques and spine arthroplasty
(artificial disc replacements, cervical and lumbar), he continues to teach, train and research in the realm of advancing care for disabling spinal conditions.
Double Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery and Upper Extremity Surgery, he has taken the delicacy of Hand Surgery techniques and daily applies it to provide a more comfortable surgery experience and more rapid recovery for his patients while providing motion preservation whenever possible.
Education
University of Rochester
Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, Bachelor of Arts in Biology, 1973
Washington University
Post-Graduate studies in Anatomy, 1974
University of Missouri-Columbia Medical School
Doctor of Medicine, 1977
University of Missouri-Columbia Medical Center
Residency in General Surgery, 1979
Duke University Medical Center
Residency in Orthopedic Surgery, 1983
Washington University
Master of Business Administration, 2011
Activities & Organizations
- American Medical Association
- Duke Hand Society
- Founder’s Circle, American Society for Surgery of the Hand
- Piedmont Orthopaedic Society
- Kansas Medical Society
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- International Society for Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Spine
- North American Spine Society
- American College of Healthcare Executives
