Dr. William Nathan Viar MD
Surgeon
3824 Forest Glen Dr. Birmingham AL, 35213About
Dr. William Viar is a general surgeon practicing in Birmingham, AL. Dr. Viar specializes in abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and often thyroid glands. General surgeons are able to deal with almost any surgical or critical care emergency, also involving the skin or soft tissue trauma. Dr. Viar provides quality surgical service for gravely ill or injured patients and is able to respond quickly due to knowledge of various surgical procedures.
Education and Training
University of Alabama School of Medicine 1970
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Further studies on the effects of changes in the distribution of extracellular fluid on sodium excretion; observations following compression of the legs.
- Notes on conservation of gastric and duodenal function in palliative esophageal reconstruction.
- Appendicitis with perforation and subphrenic abscess; report of a case with unusual complications.
- Segmental resection for segmental ulcerative colitis.
- Some aspects of biliary tract surgery.
- Peripheral arterial embolism.
- Needle aspiration of the gall bladder at the time of laparotomy to determine the presence or absence of calculi; a diagnostic aid.
- Idiopathic omental infarction.
- Thymic cyst in the neck.
- Recent trends in thyroid surgery.
- One stage colectomy, protectomy and ileostomy for diffuse ulcerative colitis.
- AN UNUSUAL COMPLICATION OF CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE (CYTOXAN) THERAPY IN TREATMENT OF RETICULUM CELL SARCOMA OF THE SMALL BOWEL: CASE REPORT.
- Effects of bleeding on electrolyte excretion and on glomerular filtration.
- Treatment of coronary artery disease.
- Chest pain produced by hyperventilation with spasm of intercostal muscles; relief by calcium.
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