Bill Harris MD
Cardiologist | Interventional Cardiology
911 Bypass Road Pikeville Kentucky, 41501About
Bill Harris, MD, FACC, works at Pikeville Heart Institute in Pikeville, Kentucky. The Institute is teamed up with Cleveland Clinic Heart Surgery, and is the only hospital in the nation to repeatedly receive a PMC National Hospital of the Year Award, from 2009 to 2011. They are also a Level IV Chest Pain Center, voted by CPI, by the Society of Chest Pain Centers. Dr. Harris specializes in interventional cardiology, using medical imaging techniques to properly assess the degree of cardiovascular disease a patient has. Dr. Harris also serves as an educator for the University of Kentucky and the Pikeville School of Osteopathic Medicine.
Education and Training
University of Virginia
Univ of Va Sch of Med, Charlottesville Va 1974
University of Virginia / Main Campus 1974
University of Virginia School of Medicine 1974
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine- Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease
Interventional Cardiology
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky -
- Professor, Pikeville School of Osteopathic Medicine -
- Lectures at the Hospital to the Residents who Rotate Through -
Treatments
- Diabetes
- High Cholesterol
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Stroke
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Cardiomyopathy
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
- Pain
- Vascular Disease
Fellowships
- University of Kentucky (Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology)
Professional Society Memberships
- American Heart Association, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions
What do you attribute your success to?
Hard Work, Perseverance, Putting Concern for Patients First
Hobbies / Sports
- Hiking, Mountain Climbing
Favorite professional publications
- JACC, Circulation
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