Walter G. Graves, M.D.

Surgery - Cardio

Walter G. Graves, M.D.




Professional Experience

General Medical Officer
2nd Infantry Division, South Korea
Co. D, 2nd Med Bn. - 3rd Brigade Surgeon
Co. B, 2nd Med Bn. - Officer in Charge, Medical
Treatment Facility, Camp Casey
1978 - 1979

General Medical Officer, OJT Orthopedics and General Surgery
Walson Army Community Hospital
Ft. Dix, NJ
1979 - 1980

General Surgeon
1984-1987
Fox Army Community Hospital
Redstone Arsenal, AL
Staff General Surgeon
Chief, Dept. of Surgery Jan 1985 - Oct 1987
Deputy Commander for Clinical Services - Jan 1985 - Oct 1987

General Surgeon - Private Practice
1987-1990
Bradford Community Hospital
54 Interstate Pkwy
Bradford, PA 16701
Chief of Surgery - Dec 1989 - Aug 1990

General Surgeon
1990-1991
Army Aviation Medical Center
Ft. Rucker, AL
Chief, Dept of Surgery
Operation Desert Storm - Staff General Surgeon, 109th Evacuation Hospital, 44th Med Brigade, 18th Sirborne Corps, Rahfa, Saudi Arabia

Cardiothoracic Surgeon
1994-2001
Madigan Army Medical Center
Staff Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Benefis Healthcare
2001-Present
1101 26th St. S.
Great Falls, MT 59405



Post Graduate Training
Internship (Surgical)
Robert Packer Hospital
Sayre, PA
1977 - 1978

Residency (General Surgery)
Madigan Army Medical Center
Ft. Lewis, WA
1980 - 1984

Fellowship (Cardiothoracic Surgery)
George Washington University Hospital
Washington, DC
1991 - 1993

Fellowship (Congenial Cardiac Surgery)
1993 July-December
Children's National Medical Center
Washington, DC
July - December 1993

Fellowship/Assistant Instructor (Cardiothoracic Surgery)
University of Washington Hospital
Seattle, WA
February - July 1993



Education
Undergraduate/Medical
Accelerated Premed/Medical Program
Pennsylvania State University - Thomas Jefferson University
BS Science - 1975, MD - 1977



Board Certification
National Board of Medical Examiners - 1978
#174460

American Board of Surgery - General Surgery
Dec 14, 1987 - Certificate No. 32831
Recertification Oct 24 1997 expires Jul 4, 2008

American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Jun 9 2000 - Certificate #6384, expires Dec 31 2010
Advanced Trauma Life Support - expires Jan 2003
Basic Life Support - expires Sept 2004
Advanced Wilderness Life Support - expires Sept 2004



Licensure

Montana - #9829, active, expires 31 Mar 2004
Washington - #MD00021652, active, issued 19 Jun 1984, expires 25 Dec 2004
Kansas - #29101, inactive
District of Columbia - #MD19645, issued 1992, expired 31 Dec 2000
Pennsylvania - #034088E inactive since 31 Dec 1994 after returning to active duty, US Army



Medical Affiliations
St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center
500 W. Broadway
Missoula, MT 59802

Kalispell Regional Medical Center
210 Sunnyview Lane
Kalispell, MT 59801





Saint Patrick's Hospital and Health Sciences Center

International Heart Institute Foundation