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William Clark Meyers

William Clark Meyers

Medical Professor in the Department of Surgery
Surgery
wmeyers@vincerainstitute.com
Box 3704 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
Dept of Surgery, Durham, NC 27710

Overview

Research in Dr. Meyers' laboratory takes place on several levels. He has funded VA merit review and NIH R01 grants on physiology of the liver; specifically on Tgß receptors during liver regeneration and bile duct hyperplasia, and the physiology of the denervated liver. He also has a number of funded clinical projects, the largest of which is a grant from US Surgical Corporation for around 3 million dollars for cooperative studies in laparoscopy. An additional 4 million has been granted via his effort for an annex to the vivarium, and US Surgical has promised a renewal award of around 4 million dollars. He is the scientific director of the Southern Surgeons Club, which has written the definitive papers analyzing laparoscopic cholecystectomy and now finishing a project on laparoscopic hernia. The reports on Dr. Meyers' series of bile duct injuries and their repair has also set the standard for diagnosis and management of this condition. Another report is ongoing on the medicolegal aspects of laparoscopy.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Medical Professor in the Department of Surgery · 2025 - Present Surgery, Clinical Science Departments

Recent Publications

Core Muscle Injuries in Baseball Players.

Journal Article Clin Sports Med · April 2025 The muscles that attach to the pubic bone (rectus abdominis, adductor longus, pectineus, and adductor brevis) constitute a harness that serves as the bedrock of core stability and underpinning the athleticism that defines performance in sports. Their attac ... Full text Link to item Cite

Core Muscle Injuries: Preoperative Imaging and Postoperative Considerations.

Journal Article Semin Musculoskelet Radiol · February 2025 Core muscle injuries constitute a significant source of pain and functional impairment among elite athletes. Understanding the anatomy and biomechanics centered at the pubic bone joint is necessary to interpret imaging findings. Dedicated athletic pubalgia ... Full text Link to item Cite

Heterotopic Ossification and Platelet-Rich Plasma in Core Muscle Injuries: A Single-Institution Experience Over 6 Years.

Journal Article Am J Sports Med · January 2024 BACKGROUND: A 2015 study of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) for groin injuries in National Football League (NFL) players alerted the authors to the possibility that PRP is associated with heterotopic ossification (HO). The current study of athletes seen between ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants

EPC: Postpartum Depression

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality · 2011 - 2012

Bile Secretory Studies In The Treatment Of The Transplante

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1993 - 1994

Bile Secretory Studies In The Transplanted Liver

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1992 - 1994

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Education, Training & Certifications

University of Pennsylvania · 2003 M.B.A.
Columbia University · 1975 M.D.
Harvard University · 1971 B.A.