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Dr. Robert Willson Hurley, MD, PhD, Pain Management Specialist
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Dr. Robert Willson Hurley, MD, PhD

Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine

4/5(20)
Medical Center Blvd. Winston-Salem NC, 27157
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About

Dr. Robert Hurley is an anesthesiologist practicing in Winston-Salem, NC. Dr. Hurley ensures the safety of patients who are about to undergo surgery. Anestesiologists specialize in general anesthesia, which will (put the patient to sleep), sedation, which will calm the patient or make him or her unaware of the situation, and regional anesthesia, which just numbs a specific part of the body. As an anesthesiologist, Dr. Hurley also might help manage pain after an operation.

Education and Training

McGill University BA, Biopsychology 1993

University of Chicago PhD, Neurobiology 2000

University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine MD 2002

Board Certification

American Board of Anesthesiology

Provider Details

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Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Professor of Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology Wake Forest University School of Medicine 2017 - Present
  • Professor, Division of Public Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine 2017 - Present
  • Associate Dean for Faculty Development Wake Forest University School of Medicine 2020 - Present
  • Medical College of Wisconsin Adjunct Professor of Clinical and Translational Science 2017 - Present
  • Adjunct Professor of Anesthesiology Medical College of Wisconsin 2017 - Present
  • Section Director of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 2017 - Present
  • Anesthesiology Executive Leadership Group, Dept of Anesthesiology Wake Forest Baptist Health 2017 - Present

Awards

  • Technology Innovator Award Recipient 2013 University of Florida Office of Technology Licensing 
  • James McGill Award 1992 McGill University 
  • Outstanding Resident Award – The Merel Harmel Award 2006 Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions 
  • CA-3 Resident of the Year 2006 Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions 
  • Technology Innovator Award Recipient 2011 University of Florida Office of Technology Licensing 

Professional Memberships

  • North Carolina Society of Anesthesiologists  
  • American Medical Association  
  • Association of University Anesthesiologists  
  • Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists  
  • American Academy of Pain Medicine  
  • Florida Medical Association  
  • Florida Society of Anesthesiologists  
  • American Society of Regional Anesthesia  
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists  
  • American Pain Society  
  • International Association for the Study of Pain  
  • Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists  

Fellowships

  • Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Pain Medicine  2008

What do you attribute your success to?

  • He always makes his best attempt to help his patients, and when he is wrong, he promptly admits it and makes the appropriate changes to ensure that it doesn\'t happen again. He is curious by nature and believes is following a \"no judgement\" approach in dealing with others. He attributes the bulk of his success to his mentor of 25+ years, Donna Hammond, PhD. Without her guidance and kindness, he is unsure where he would be.

Dr. Robert Willson Hurley, MD, PhD's Practice location

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

Medical Center Blvd. -
Winston-Salem, NC 27157
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Dr. Robert Willson Hurley, MD, PhD has a rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 20 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Anesthesiologist in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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