H. WILLIAM CRAVER, DO, FACOS
Department of Surgery
Dean and Chief Academic Officer, Osteopathic Medicine Program - PCOM South Georgia
Professor of Surgery
A native of Doylestown, PA, Dr. Craver graduated from the University of Delaware where
he earned a degree in Physical Therapy in 1979. After working in physical therapy
and sports medicine at the Hershey Medical Center, he enrolled at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) and earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree in 1987.
He completed a residency, serving two years as chief resident, in General Surgery
at the Osteopathic Medical Center of Philadelphia in 1992. He then joined the teaching
faculty and was the Academic Coordinator of the Surgery Residency Program. He has
also practiced in the rural communities of Jasper, Ga. and Hardinsburg, KY.
Dr. Craver is board certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery and is
a Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons. He is a Costin Scholar and
has earned numerous awards including induction into the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society,
the Galen S. Young Surgery Award from PCOM, Resident of the Year, National Board of
Osteopathic Medical Examiners Case Author of the Year, PCOM Alumni Association Certificate
of Merit and Certificate of Honor. In addition, he is a member of the American Osteopathic
Association (AOA) Mentor Hall of Fame and a Guardian of the Profession. In 2017 he
was named the Georgia Osteopathic Medical Association Physician of the Year.
Dr. Craver is actively involved in several organizations serving and/or representing
osteopathic medicine including; the Residency Evaluation and Standards Committee for
the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons, Council on Osteopathic Postdoctoral
Training of the American Osteopathic Association, Portfolio and Expanded Assessment
Task Force for the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners, Delegate to the
AOA, Board of Directors for Three Rivers Area Health Education Center (AHEC), GME
Regents Evaluation and Assessment Team (GREAT), Medical Education Advisory Committee
for the Georgia Board Physician Workforce, the Primary Care Work Group for the Georgia
Statewide AHEC Network and the Council on Legislation for the Medical Association
of Georgia. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Deans for the
AACOM and a member of the PCOM Executive Leadership.
Education
- University of Delaware - B.S. in Physical Therapy
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine - Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Awards
- Georgia Osteopathic Medical Association Physician of the Year 2017
- Costin Scholar
- Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
- Galen S. Young Surgery Award from PCOM
- Resident of the Year
- National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners Case Author of the Year
- PCOM Alumni Association Certificate of Merit and Certificate of Honor
- Member of the AOA Mentor Hall of Fame
- Lindbach and Goldman Scholarships
- Lifetime Membership to the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons
Memberships
- American Osteopathic Association
- Georgia Osteopathic Association
- Pennsylvania Osteopathic Association
- American College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Knights of Columbus