University Cardiology
William D. Patterson, MD
William D. Patterson, MD

A graduate of Maryville High School, Dr. Patterson earned a BA from the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio, before going on to earn a PhD and his MD from Vanderbilt University in Nashville.

Dr. Patterson completed both an internship and a residency in internal medicine at Vanderbilt Affiliated Hospitals. He then continued his training with a fellowship in cardiovascular disease with University of Alabama Hospitals in Birmingham.  

Dr. Patterson has been with University Cardiology since 2000.

Education
  • BA, College of Wooster, 1967
  • PhD, Vanderbilt University, 1973
  • MD, Vanderbilt University, 1974
Internship
  • Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt Affiliated Hospitals, Nashville, 1975
Residency
  • Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt Affiliated Hospitals, Nashville, 1977
Fellowship
  • Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama Hospitals, Birmingham, 1979
Board Certification
  • National Board of Medical Examiners, 1975
  • American Board of Internal Medicine, 1977
  • American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, 1979
Professional Distinctions
  • Fellow, American College of Cardiology
  • American College of Physicians
  • Fellow, Council on Clinical Cardiology, American Heart Association
  • Sevier County Medical Society
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