Dr. William H Risher, MD



Thoracic Surgery   -  Georgia,  Columbus

 Overview

Dr. William H Risher, MD works in Columbus, Georgia is a specialist in Thoracic Surgery and graduated Louisiana State Univ School Of Medicine In New Orleans in 1985. Dr. Risher is affiliated with Saint Francis Hospital and practicing for 38 years

 Specialties

  • Thoracic Surgery

 Conditions

• Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)
• Cardiomyopathy
• Cholesterol Diseases
• Clawtoe Correction Surgery
• Cognitive Assessment
• Coloboma of Iris
• Coronary Heart Disease, Susceptibility to, 6
• Cosmetic Facial Implant Surgery
• Cranial CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery
• Cranial Neurological Surgery
  ...
• Cranial Release Technique (CRT)
• CranioSacral Therapy (CST)
• Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
• Independent Forensic Evaluation
• Memory Disorders
• Neurological Muscle Weakness
• No-Needle, No-Scalpel Vasectomy
• Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Photosensitivity
• Pneumonia
• Progressive Spinobulbar Muscular Atrophy
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 Procedures

• Aortic Repair, Open or Repair of Arterial Aneurysm, Open
• Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
• Cardiac Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
• Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA) or Excision of Infected Graft
• Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
• Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy and Stent
• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Endovascular Repair of Aorta
• Endovascular Repair of Thoracic Aorta
• Maze Procedure
  ...
• Non-Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy, and Stenting
• Peripheral Artery Catheterization
• Port Placements or Replacements
• Thoracentesis
• Thromboendarterectomy or Excision of Infected Graft
• Valve Repair or Replacement (Aortic, Mitral, Tricuspid, and Pulmonary)
• Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) or Thoracotomy
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 Board Certifications

  • Board Certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

 Years Since Graduation

  • 38

 State License

  • Pennsylvania

 Education & Training

Medical School

Louisiana State Univ School Of Medicine In New Orleans

New Orleans, LA, United States

Graduated: 1985

Internship Hospital

Ochsner Hospital

New Orleans, LA, USA

Year completed: 1986

 Awards

1   ACS
2   AMA
3   ISHLT
4   SMA
5   SSS
6   STS

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 Office Locations


Primary location

 Columbus Cardiovascular Surgery
2300 Manchester Expressway
Georgia (GA)
Columbus
31904
 Phone:(706) 324-2249
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center?    No
Office Volume:    30 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site?    No

Accepting New Patients

  • Yes
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 Map & Directions



Columbus Cardiovascular Surgery, 2300 Manchester Expressway, Columbus, Georgia (GA), 31904




 Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)

  • Aetna
  • Amerigroup (Wellpoint)
  • Amerihealth
  • Blue Card PPO
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana
  • BlueConnect POS
  • Choice Care PPO
  • Choice Plus POS II
  • Cigna
  • Cigna HMO
  • Cigna PPO
  • Commercial Insurance Company
  • First Health (Coventry Health Care)
  • First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
  • Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
  • Humana
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • Medicare MCR
  • MultiPlan
  • MultiPlan PPO
  • Open Access Plus
  • PHCS Network PPO
  • Tricare

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 Affiliated Hospitals


Saint Francis Hospital photo


Saint Francis Hospital

6161 South Yale Avenue Oklahoma OK, Tulsa, 74136

Saint Francis Hospital is a hospital located in Tulsa, OK. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are above the state average in 5 of 14 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 13 of 14 procedures.


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