Education
Baylor University, Bachelor of Science
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Doctorate of Medicine

Training
Internship and Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Affiliated Hospitals
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship – University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Affiliated Hospitals

Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, Diplomate
American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Board Certified
American Board of Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology, Board Certified

Professional Associations
American College of Cardiology, Fellow
Texas Medical Association Member
McLennan County Medical Society
Texas Chapter of the American College of Cardiology

Hospital Affiliations
Ascension Providence Health Center, Waco, Texas
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center– Hillcrest, Waco, Texas
Coryell Memorial Hospital, Gatesville, Texas
Goodall Witcher Hospital, Clifton, Texas
Hamilton General Hospital, Hamilton, Texas
Hill Regional Hospital, Hillsboro, Texas
Parkview Regional Hospital, Mexia, Texas

Original Publications
Preoperative left ventricular peak systolic pressure/end-systolic volume ratio and functional status following valve surgery in patients with mitral regurgitation and enlarged end-systolic volumes. Pitts WR, Lange RA, Cigarroa JE, Hillis LD. Am J Cardiol. 1997 Jun 1;79(11):1493-7.

The “open artery hypothesis” in survivors of myocardial infarction. Pitts WR, Cigarroa JE, Lange RA, Hillis LD. Clin Cardiol. 1997 Jun;20(6):522-4. Review.
Cocaine-induced myocardial ischemia and infarction: pathophysiology, recognition, and management. Pitts WR, Lange RA, Cigarroa JE, Hillis LD. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 1997 Jul-Aug;40(1):65-76. Review.

Repeat coronary angiography in patients with chest pain and previously normal coronary angiogram. Pitts WR, Lange RA, Cigarroa JE, Hillis LD. Am J Cardiol. 1997 Oct 15;80(8):1086-7.

Tricuspid and Pulmonic Valve Disease Pitts WR, Hillis LD. In Current Practice of Medicine, Edited by Alpert JS. Philadelphia: Current Medicine, Inc. 1998: 561-566

Effects of the intracoronary infusion of cocaine on left ventricular systolic and diastolic function in humans. Pitts WR, Vongpatanasin W, Cigarroa JE, Hillis LD, Lange RA. Circulation. 1998 Apr 7;97(13):1270-3.

Coronary arterial anatomy in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction without chest pain or previous myocardial infarction. Pitts WR, Lange RA, Hillis LD, Cigarroa JE. Am J Cardiol. 1998 Dec 15;82(12):1530-1, A7.

Predictive value of prominent right atrial V waves in assessing the presence and severity of tricuspid regurgitation. Pitts WR, Lange RA, Cigarroa JE, Hillis LD. Am J Cardiol. 1999 Feb 15;83(4):617-8, A10.

Platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor blockade: lessening the risk of coronary interventions. Pitts WR, Lange RA. Thromb Haemost. 1999 Sep;82 Suppl 1:136-8. Review.

Valvular Heart Disease Pitts, WR, Hillis LD. in Hospital Medicine, edited Wachter, RM, Goldman L, Hollander H. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Williams 2000: 251-261

Tricuspid and Pulmonic Valve Disease Pitts WR, Hillis LD. in Cardiology for the Primary Care Physician, Edition 3. Edited by Alpert JS. Philadelphia: Current Medicine, Inc. 2001: 223-228