William W. Hope, MD
New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Dr. William W. Hope is a highly experienced general surgeon with over 17 years of practice in Wilmington, North Carolina. He is currently affiliated with Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center, where he serves as the Academic Chair of Surgery and the General Surgery Residency Program Director. Dr. Hope serves as the Surgical Institute lead for Novant Health Coastal Region. Dr. Hope is also an Adjunct Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr. Hope obtained his medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine and did his Surgical Residency at Prisma Health in Greenville, South Carolina. He completed a two-year Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship at Atrium Health/Carolinas Medical Center where he received expert training in minimally invasive and hernia surgery. His specialties include advanced laparoscopic procedures, with a focus on anti-reflux, stomach, intestine/colon, gallbladder, spleen, and adrenal surgeries. Additionally, he has a keen interest in both open and minimally invasive hernia surgery.
In addition, he is the past President of the Americas Hernia Society and is a Board Member of the Americas Hernia Society Quality Collaborative Foundation. His research interests include hernia surgery, minimally invasive surgery, and surgical education publishing over 100 peer review articles and 15 book chapters related to these topics. He has a special interest in techniques to minimize the risk of incisional hernia formation and other hernia prevention strategies.
Dr. Hope is committed to providing top-tier surgical care and advancing the field of general surgery through education and mentorship.
Past Award Recipients:
2024: Mary Hawn, MD, MPH
2023: J. Scott Roth, MD
2022: John P. Fischer, MD, MPH
2021: Jeffrey E. Janis, MD
2019: Michael J. Rosen, MD
2018: J. Jeekel, MD, PhD
2017: Oscar M. Ramirez, MD
2016: Charles E. Butler, MD
2015: Brent D. Matthews, MD
2014: B. Todd Heniford, MD
2013: Adrian E. Park, MD
2012: Guy R. Voeller, MD
2011: Jean Bernard Flament, MD