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Dr. Kirk B. Faust has been with Wake Surgical Center, Inc since 1988. A native of Atlanta, GA, Dr. Faust attended the University of Alabama where he graduated in 1978 Summa Cum Laude with a BS in Biology. He proceeded to the University of Alabama Medical School. He graduated Cum Laude in 1982. He completed his General Surgery internship and residency at Wake Forest University Medical Center. Dr. Faust has a special interest in Surgical endocrinology. ( thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal surgery) He is the only member of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AAES) in Wake County.
He performs more than 300 Thyroid and Parathyroid surgeries each year. His recurrent nerve (vocal cord nerve) injury rate is 1%. His cure rate with Primary Hyperparathyroidism is 97.5%.
He introduced the technique of minimally invasive parathyroidectomy (MIRP), minimally invasive and endoscopic thyroidectomy and laporoscopic adrenalectomy to Wake County. He was responsible for bringing intraoperative PTH monitoring to Raleigh.
He also has an active practice in surgical oncology (cancer surgery) with a special interest in breast, esophagus, stomach and pancreatic cancer. He was the founding Medical Director of the Duke Raleigh Hospital Cancer Center. |
| College: |
University
of Alabama |
| Medical
School: |
University
of Alabama School of Medicine |
| Internship/Residency: |
Wake
Forest University Medical Center, NC Baptist Hospital |
Certification:
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Diplomat,
American Board of Surgery
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
National Board, Medical Examiners |
Honors:
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Phi Eta Sigma 1975
Beta Beta Beta 1976
Phi Beta Kappa 1978
State of Alabama Merit Scholarship 1978-82
Alpha Omega Alpha 1980
Special Award for Scholarship, UASM 1982
House Officer Teaching Excellence Award 1984
Gold Medal Paper, Southeastern Surgical Congress 1988
Clinical Faculty Teacher of the Year, Wake County Medical Center 1990
Bradshaw Research Fellow 1985-1986 |
| Appointments:
| Medical Board of Directors, Duke Raleigh Hospital
Medical Director, Cancer Program, Duke Raleigh Hospital
Founding Chairman, Cancer Committee, Duke Raleigh Hospital
Past Chairman, Surgery Quality Assurance Committee-
Rex Healthcare & Duke Raleigh Hospital
Past President, Medical Staff, Duke Raleigh Hospital
Past Chairman ,Dept. of Surgery, Duke Raleigh Hospital |
Other:
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American
College of Surgeons
American
Association of Endocrine Surgeons
Member, Executive Council, Wake
County Medical Society
Raleigh Academy of Medicine |
Professional
Interests:
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Endocrine Surgery, especially thyroid and parathyroid surgery
Breast Surgery
Non-Cardiac Thoracic Surgery
Advanced Laparoscopic SurgeryInstructor Minimally Invasive Thyroid Surgery (Ethicon Corp)
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| Personal
Interests: |
Family,
Fishing |
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