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Office
26025 Lahser Road
2nd Floor
Southfield, MI 48033Phone+1 248-663-1900Fax+1 248-663-1902
Summary
- Dr. William Acker is an orthopedic surgeon in Southfield, MI and is affiliated with Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Corewell Health Taylor Hospital, and Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital. He earned his undergraduate degree at Harvard University and his medical doctorate at Tulane University School of Medicine and has been in practice 7 years. He specializes in orthopedic sports medicine and shoulder surgery and is experienced in glenohumeral instability, rotator cuff disease, shoulder arthritis, and ligament, cartilage, and meniscal injuries of the knee, as well as elbow ligament and cartilage disorders. He has served as a Team Physician for the Detroit Lions for the last 7 years.
Education & Training
- Corewell Health East Beaumont (Royal Oak)Fellowship, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 2016 - 2017
- University of MichiganResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2011 - 2016
- Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 2011
- Harvard UniversityBA, Environmental Science and Public Policy, 1998 - 2002
Certifications & Licensure
- MI State Medical License 2011 - 2025
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Inductee Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 2011
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 33 citationsA Novel Algorithm for Isolated Weber B Ankle Fractures: A Retrospective Review of 51 Nonsurgically Treated PatientsJames R. Holmes, William B. Acker, Joshua M. Murphy, Amy M. McKinney, Anish R. Kadakia
The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2016-09-01 - 5 citationsSeptic Arthritis of the Hip in the Setting of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: A Case Report.William B. Acker, Star L. Nixon, John J. Lee, Nathan A. Jacobson, Hilary M. Haftel
JBJS Case Connector. 2015-08-12 - 47 citationsMarijuana Use in Potential Liver Transplant CandidatesDavid N. Ranney, William B. Acker, Shaza N. Al-Holou, Lauren K. Ehrlichman, D. S. Lee
American Journal of Transplantation. 2009-02-01
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Fellow
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