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Become a member and receive career-enhancing benefits

Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

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ACS Fellow Since 1987

William P. Schecter, MD FACS

Board Certification

  • American Board of Anesthesiology
  • American Board of Surgery - General Surgery

Society Memberships

  • Assn for Acad Surg
  • Am Assn for Surg of Traum
  • Southwestern Surg Cong
  • Pacific Coast Surg Assn

Additional Information

Gender

Male

General Surgery

1155 Rhode Island St

San Francisco, CA 94107

United States

Contact Information

Biography

Dr. Schecter is a general and trauma surgeon at the San Francisco General Hospital. He is the former Chief of Surgery at SFGH and remains an active clinical surgeon and teacher of residents and medical students. He is a Professor of Clinical Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco.

Subspecialties and Areas of Clinical Concentration

Breast Disease/Cancer

  • benign breast disease
  • breast cancer
  • breast ultrasound
  • lumpectomy
  • lymph node biopsy

Critical Care

Endocrine (Gland)

  • adrenal cancers/tumors
  • hyperparathyroidism
  • thyroid nodules/cancer

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

  • abdominal pain
  • appendectomy
  • peritonitis

Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc

  • bile duct malignancies
  • bile duct surgery
  • biliary tract disease
  • cholecystectomy
  • hepatobiliary surgery
  • laparoscopic cholecystectomy
  • liver biopsy
  • liver surgery
  • pancreatic cancer
  • pancreatic cysts
  • pancreatitis

Colon and Rectal Disorders/Cancer

  • anal cancer
  • biopsy of tumors
  • colon cancer screening
  • colon surgery
  • colon/rectal cancer
  • colonic polyps
  • colostomy
  • diverticular disease
  • gastrointestinal cancer
  • ileostomy
  • intestinal failure management
  • intussusception
  • Meckel's diverticulum
  • stomach cancer

Minimally Invasive Procedures

Surgical Oncology (Cancer/Tumors)

  • basal cell cancer
  • biopsy of tumors
  • breast cancer
  • breast masses
  • colon cancer screening
  • colon/rectal cancer
  • melanoma
  • pelvic tumors
  • skin cancer
  • stomach cancer/tumors
  • thyroid cancer/nodules

Venous Disorders/Procedures

  • chronic venous insufficiency
  • varicose vein ablation
  • venous insufficiency

Trauma/Injury Procedures

  • amputation
  • amputee rehabilitation
  • finger injuries
  • reconstructive limb surgery
  • reconstructive surgery

Hospital Appointments

San Francisco Genl Hosp Med Ctr.

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

Academic Appointments

Calif(San Francisco)

Clinical Professor