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Dr. David Wayne Grantham, MD, FACS

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Specializes in: Bariatric Surgery and General Surgery

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine (2002)

Professional interests include: colectomy (colon resection), breast surgery, laparoscopic hernia repair, and more.

5 First Village Drive
Pinehurst, NC 28374

(910) 295-6831

Dr. David Wayne Grantham, MD, FACS is a bariatric surgeon in Pinehurst, NC specializing in bariatric surgery and general surgery. He graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 2002 and has 23 years of experience. Dr. David Wayne Grantham, MD, FACS is affiliated with Pinehurst Surgical Clinic, MCPC-9 LLC and PINEHURST SURGICAL CLINIC PA.

Office Locations

Address:

5 First Village Drive
Pinehurst, NC 28374

Address:

5 Pinehurst Manor
Pinehurst, NC 28374

Some issues Dr. David Wayne Grantham, MD, FACS can help you with:

Adrenalectomy (Adrenal Surgery)

Adrenalectomy is a surgical procedure to remove the adrenal glands, which lie above each kidney. The adrenal glands are responsible for producing hormones that are necessary for bodily functions, such as the regulation of blood pressure and metabolism. If the adrenal glands overproduce certain hormones, or if a tumor grows on them, removal of the glands is a treatment option.

Adrenal surgery can be open or laparoscopic. Laparoscopic adrenalectomy is a minimally invasive procedure that inserts a thin tube with a camera (laparoscope) through several small incisions on the abdomen. The surgeon uses the laparoscope to guide the procedure and is able to access and remove adrenal glands through the small incisions. Laparoscopic adrenal surgery lasts approximately 1-2 hours.

Laparoscopic adrenalectomy is associated with shorter recovery periods, reduced risk of infection, and smaller scars. Although these factors may be desirable, the location of the tumor, its size, and the severity of the condition may require that an individual instead undergo open surgery. An open adrenalectomy is typically done for larger adrenal tumors and requires a single, large incision on the abdomen. Open adrenal surgery takes around 2-4 hours.

Following the operation, patients will remain in the hospital for 1-2 days for a laparoscopic adrenalectomy or 3-5 days for an open adrenalectomy. Patients will likely have a liquid diet immediately after their surgery, but should be able to return to solid foods after a day. If both of the glands are removed, patients will be given drug therapy to replace the hormones they produced.

Colectomy (Colon Resection)

Colectomy is surgery to remove all or part of the colon, or the longest part of the large intestine. The colon may be affected by diseases such as cancer or inflammatory bowel disease. In a colectomy, all or part of the colon that is infected, blocked, or cancerous is removed.

A colectomy may be performed by laparoscopic or open surgery. A laparoscopic colectomy requires several small cuts on the abdomen, and uses a thin tube with a camera, called a laparoscope. Laparoscopic colectomies are less invasive than open procedures. For some individuals, a laparoscopic colectomy may not be possible, and instead an open colectomy is performed. In an open colectomy, a large incision is made on the abdomen. Open colectomies typically require longer recovery periods.

After the incisions are made, a portion of the colon is removed, and the remaining ends of the colon are attached to each other in a procedure called anastomosis. Waste can continue to travel through the body as normal. However, in some situations, it may be necessary for the end of the colon to be attached to an opening in the abdomen, called a stoma. This procedure is called an ostomy. Types of ostomies include:

Colostomy, in which the remaining portion of the colon is attached to the abdominal opening.
Ileostomy, in which the small intestine is attached to the abdominal opening.

An ostomy bag will be attached to the skin to collect waste. If the entire colon is removed, either an ileostomy is performed, or the small intestine is connected to the anus and waste may pass through as normal.

Stomas may be permanent or temporary. If the stoma is temporary, the ends of the colon will be rejoined in a later procedure. Temporary stomas are generally used to allow time for the colon to heal following surgery.

A colectomy may take between one and four hours. Following the procedure, patients will need to consume a liquid and low fiber diet before gradually returning to their normal diet. Patients will need to stay in the hospital for three to seven days for monitoring. Full recovery and return to normal activity may take anywhere from a few weeks to several months.

Gallbladder Removal Surgery (Cholecystectomy)

The gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped organ on the right side of the upper abdomen, underneath the liver. Its purpose is to store bile, which is used to digest fat. Occasionally, the gallbladder can develop mineral stones, called gallstones. If they are large enough, gallstones can block the ducts in the gallbladder and cause swelling and infection. Gallstones can be treated with lifestyle changes and medication, but sometimes this is not enough. In these cases, it is best to remove the gallbladder before it can cause more serious problems. The surgical removal of the gallbladder is called a cholecystectomy.

Today, most gallbladder surgeries are done laparoscopically. Four tiny incisions are made in the abdomen, and small tools are inserted through these tiny incisions to perform the surgery. Because the incisions are much smaller, recovery time is much faster with this type of surgery. Patients are usually discharged from the hospital the same day. Sometimes, open surgery is used to remove a gallbladder. In this type of surgery, a cut about six inches long is made in the upper right abdomen. After the gallbladder is removed, it is sutured or stapled closed. With open surgery, patients usually stay in the hospital for two to three days to recover before they are discharged.

Gallbladder removal, like any surgery, carries some risks, such as bleeding, infection, or the development of blood clots. Doctors will tell patients how to minimize their risk for complications. After surgery, patients are advised to avoid strenuous activity for several days. They should not soak in a bath until their sutures or staples have been removed. Patients should wash hands before touching the area around the incision. It will take a couple of days until patients feel like themselves again and a few weeks until their scar has healed and faded.

abdominal imaging	9
abdominal surgery	28
blood draw	169
breast procedures	31
CT scan	10
diagnostic imaging	32
diagnostic procedures	38
doctor visit	543
gastrointestinal procedures	84
hospital care	211
inpatient care	211
lab tests	351
minimally invasive procedures	62
pelvic imaging	10
preventive care	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	38
thoracic (chest) imaging	94
women's imaging	31
X-rays	125

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	348
Black	74
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	11

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	57
Less than 65	72

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	23

abdominal imaging	26
abdominal surgery	12
blood draw	137
breast procedures	21
CT scan	12
diagnostic imaging	22
diagnostic procedures	30
doctor visit	493
gastrointestinal procedures	37
hospital care	233
inpatient care	233
lab tests	243
minimally invasive procedures	38
pelvic imaging	12
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	30
thoracic (chest) imaging	81
ultrasound (sonogram)	14
women's imaging	21
X-rays	102

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	317
Black	56
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	48
Less than 65	67

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	25

abdominal imaging	19
abdominal surgery	27
blood draw	193
breast procedures	36
CT scan	20
diagnostic imaging	37
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	600
gastrointestinal procedures	88
hospital care	121
inpatient care	121
lab tests	346
minimally invasive procedures	73
pelvic imaging	20
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	21
thoracic (chest) imaging	117
women's imaging	36
X-rays	153

**Gender**
Male	446
Female	534

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	746
Black	164
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	408
From 75 to 84	318
85 and over	108
Less than 65	146

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	36
Dementia	13
Cancer	24

abdominal imaging	24
abdominal surgery	23
blood draw	183
breast procedures	38
CT scan	12
diagnostic imaging	39
diagnostic procedures	33
doctor visit	584
gastrointestinal procedures	89
hospital care	180
inpatient care	180
lab tests	313
minimally invasive procedures	67
pelvic imaging	12
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	33
thoracic (chest) imaging	110
ultrasound (sonogram)	12
women's imaging	38
X-rays	148

**Gender**
Male	232
Female	282

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	401
Black	80
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	56
Less than 65	85

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	15
Cancer	26

abdominal imaging	10
abdominal surgery	23
blood draw	179
breast procedures	42
diagnostic imaging	43
diagnostic procedures	36
doctor visit	596
gastrointestinal procedures	66
hospital care	106
inpatient care	106
lab tests	327
minimally invasive procedures	67
preventive care	9
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	36
thoracic (chest) imaging	104
ultrasound (sonogram)	12
women's imaging	42
X-rays	146

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	286

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	403
Black	91
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	224
From 75 to 84	139
85 and over	74
Less than 65	89

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	33
Dementia	14
Cancer	24

abdominal imaging	23
abdominal surgery	28
blood draw	153
breast procedures	34
CT scan	10
diagnostic imaging	35
diagnostic procedures	37
doctor visit	540
gastrointestinal procedures	60
hospital care	108
inpatient care	108
lab tests	285
minimally invasive procedures	61
pelvic imaging	10
preventive care	9
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	37
ultrasound (sonogram)	13
women's imaging	34
X-rays	33

**Gender**
Male	214
Female	252

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	359
Black	77
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	51
Less than 65	68

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	23

abdominal imaging	11
abdominal surgery	31
blood draw	135
breast procedures	34
diagnostic imaging	35
diagnostic procedures	61
doctor visit	550
gastrointestinal procedures	116
hospital care	94
inpatient care	94
lab tests	238
minimally invasive procedures	117
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	61
ultrasound (sonogram)	13
women's imaging	34
X-rays	33

**Gender**
Male	210
Female	257

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	383
Black	63
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	48
Less than 65	67

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	24

abdominal imaging	8
abdominal surgery	27
blood draw	136
breast procedures	38
CT scan	9
diagnostic imaging	39
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	478
gastrointestinal procedures	70
hospital care	96
inpatient care	96
lab tests	233
minimally invasive procedures	71
pelvic imaging	9
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	24
women's imaging	38
X-rays	37

**Gender**
Male	191
Female	211

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	330
Black	44
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	14

**Age**
From 65 to 74	187
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	42
Less than 65	49

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	29
Dementia	12
Cancer	26

abdominal imaging	10
abdominal surgery	91
blood draw	221
breast procedures	70
diagnostic imaging	46
diagnostic procedures	33
doctor visit	877
gastrointestinal procedures	130
hospital care	136
inpatient care	136
lab tests	385
minimally invasive procedures	131
preventive care	23
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	33
ultrasound (sonogram)	12
women's imaging	70
X-rays	69

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Wayne Grantham, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David Wayne Grantham, MD, FACS treated as a bariatric surgeon in Pinehurst, NC were lab tests, blood draw, inpatient care and hospital care.

abdominal imaging	17
abdominal surgery	33
blood draw	167
breast procedures	39
CT scan	13
diagnostic imaging	36
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	584
gastrointestinal procedures	87
hospital care	142
inpatient care	142
lab tests	306
minimally invasive procedures	80
pelvic imaging	13
preventive care	14
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	35
thoracic (chest) imaging	101
ultrasound (sonogram)	12
women's imaging	39
X-rays	95

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Wayne Grantham, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Female	228
Male	191

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	64
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	328
Native American / Alaskan Native	2
Hispanic	0
Other	7

**Age**
85 and over	48
75 to 84	126
Less than 65	64
65 to 74	180

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Wayne Grantham, MD, FACS From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David Wayne Grantham, MD, FACS treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	9
Cancer	19

Education & Training

Dr. David Wayne Grantham, MD, FACS graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 2002. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine (2002)

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David Wayne Grantham, MD, FACS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Pinehurst Surgical Clinic

MCPC-9 LLC

PINEHURST SURGICAL CLINIC PA

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. David Wayne Grantham, MD, FACS. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Ethicon US, LLC	$32,945 OtherNA $27,000	Other/NA $2,750	Synthetics $1,532	ECHELON FLEX Stapler $483	Mesh $154	Other $1,026
Ethicon Inc.	$11,560 Endoscopy Endocutters $8,173	HARMONIC Product Family $2,750	Synthetics $154	STRATAFIX $148	SECURESTRAP $121	Other $215
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$10,159 Da Vinci Surgical System $10,159
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$1,257 Product in Development $614	SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple $270	SYNECOR Biomaterial $248	GORE SYNECOR Biomaterial $109	BIO-A Tissue Reinforcement $15
Apollo Endosurgery US Inc	$536 Orbera $536
Other	$1,737 ABILIFY MAINTENA $305	OFIRMEV $149	PHASIX $128	Levemir $104	Saxenda $87	Other $964

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$40,500
Food and Beverage	$7,733
Travel and Lodging	$5,928
Education	$4,000
Gift	$33

Research Payments

Dr. David Wayne Grantham, MD, FACS has received 7 research payments totaling $244,212.

Biography

Dr. David Grantham is a general surgery and bariatric surgery specialist. He attended medical school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine.