About Dr. Wheeler
It was Dr. Wheeler’s desire to help seriously overweight patients that led him to help found the Surgical Weight Loss program at King’s Daughters. A Boyd County native, Dr. Wheeler returned to Ashland in 2002 after practicing for a few years in Huntington, W.Va. He says he’s honored to be practicing in his hometown.
“Nothing beats being a doctor in the town where you grew up. I love the area, and I love the people here. This is where I want to raise my family, and help as many patients as I can.”
Dr. Wheeler treats many diverse patients, from cancer surgery to emergency cases. His main focus is on Surgical Weight Loss cases, and that’s where he says he gets the most satisfaction. “To see our patients change their lives – that’s the most rewarding thing I see.”
Dr. Wheeler received his medical degree from the University of Louisville, Ky., in 1994. He completed his residency at the University of Tennessee – Memphis, in 1999. Dr. Wheeler is board certifed by the American Board of Surgery.
History
Founder of KDMC Surgical Weight Loss Program
ASBMS Center of Excellence
11/2002 – present
Academic Appointment and Education
Marshall University 3/2001-11/2002
University Physicians and Surgeons
Assistant Professor
University of Tennessee-Memphis
General Surgery Residency
June 1994-June 1999
University of Louisville School of Medicine
Class Rank 13th out of 113 Cum Laude
August 1990-May 1994
University of Louisville Medical School – Cum Laude
Selected to Honors Surgery: Honors Grades
Clinical Honors: Surgery, Medicine, Neurology, Family Practice, Psychiatry
Pre-Clinical Honors: Pathology, Physiology
Southern Medical Association Scholarship
Certifications
American Society of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
Center of Excellence
Fellow of the American Board of Surgery
Additional Training
Lap Band Training and Proctoring 2001
Lap Gastric Bypass Training and Proctoring 2002
Realize Lap Band Training 2008
ASBMS Advanced Bariatric Course 2003
ASBMS Masters Bariatric Course 2004
Gastric Bypass Revisional Training 2006
Sleeve Gastrectomy Training 2008
Advanced Laparoscopic Training Course
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Course
KCI Would Vac Conference
Ethicon PPH Hemorroidal Stapler Course
LAP BAND Gastric Restrictive Procedure for Morbid Obesity
NOTES Training
ROSE endoscopic surgery procedure training
SILS Lap Banding Training 2009
SILS Lap Gallbladder Training 2009
Lap Sleeve gastrectomy course 2010
KCI Abthera advance training 2011
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