Dr. Willie Roscoe Whitaker M.D.
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
2117 Simonton Rd Suite 102 Statesville NC, 28625About
Dr. Willie Whitaker is a nephrologist practicing in Statesville, NC. Dr. Whitaker specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Whitaker most typically treats conditions like kidney stones, chronic kidney disease, acute renal failure, polycystuc kidney disease, high blood pressure and more. Nephrologists are also experts on kidney transplantation and dialysis. They are usually referred to by primary care physicians for problems related to the kidneys, and while they can perform tests to diagnose kidney disorders, they do not perform surgeries.
Education and Training
Duke University School of Medicine 1976
Army Medical College 1984
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Nephrology- 1986
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Differential distribution of voltage-gated sodium channel alpha- and beta-subunits in human brain.
- Distribution of voltage-gated sodium channel alpha-subunit and beta-subunit mRNAs in human hippocampal formation, cortex, and cerebellum.
- Cloning, distribution and functional analysis of the type III sodium channel from human brain.
- Comparative distribution of voltage-gated sodium channel proteins in human brain.
- Measurement of glomerular filtration rate in ICU patients using 99mTc-DTPA and inulin.
- Fibrillary glomerulonephritis: a case report.
- Comparison of hypertonic saline solutions and dextran in dialysis-induced hypotension.
Fellowships
- Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX Nephrology
- Brooke Army Medical Center, Nephrology, TX, USA 1984
- Medical Research - Walter Reed Army Health Care Center, Washington, DC
Experience & Accolades
- MemberIredell Memorial Hospital, Statesville, NC
- Member Davis Regional Medical Center, Statesville, NC
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