Dr. William K. Summers, MD

Expert Publications

• Bedside physician objects.
• Alzheimer's disease, oxidative injury, and cytokines.
• The management of agitation in demented patients with propranolol.
• Tacrine, and Alzheimer's treatments.
• Complex antioxidant blend improves memory in community-dwelling seniors.
• Long-term hepatotoxicity of tacrine.
• Tacrine in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. A clinical update and recent pharmacologic studies.
• Complex antioxidants in a randomized single-blinded study of memory in seniors.
• Psychiatric sequelae to cardiotomy.
• Psychiatric sequelae to cardiotomy.
• Fee-for-service research on THA: an explanation.
• Delirium after cataract surgery: review and two cases.
• Delirium after cataract surgery: review and two cases.
• The natural history of acute organic mental syndrome after bilateral electroconvulsive therapy.
• The natural history of acute organic mental syndrome after bilateral electroconvulsive therapy.

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Get to know Psychiatrist Dr. William K. Summers, who serves patients in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

An exceptional psychiatrist, Dr. Summers works with patients at his private practice in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

In regards to his educational background, he attended the prestigious Washington University School of Medicine, where he pursued his medical degree and graduated in 1971. He then went on to complete a residency in internal medicine at The Jewish Hospital in 1973, followed by a residency in psychiatry at Renard Hospital in 1976.

Holding over five decades of experience, the doctor is board-certified in psychiatry and neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN). ABPN is a not-for-profit corporation that was founded in 1934 following conferences of committees appointed by the American Psychiatric Association, the American Neurological Association, and the then “Section on Nervous and Mental Diseases” of the American Medical Association.

In his professional experience, Dr. Summers is affiliated with several prominent hospitals, including Alta Vista Regional Hospital and Eastern New Mexico Medical Center. 

Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders. These include various maladaptations related to mood, behavior, cognition, and perceptions. Psychiatrists evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. They conduct thorough psychiatric evaluations, develop treatment plans, prescribe medication, and evaluate treatment results.

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