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William Fulton, DO

General Surgery, Trauma Surgery

Accepting New PatientsVideo Visits Available
4.6 out of 5(85 ratings)

Locations

1

NorthBay Health General Surgery

1860 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 200
Fairfield, CA 94533

About William Fulton

Professional Statement

I am an acute care surgical hospitalist, which means I'm a hospital-based surgeon who cares for patients who enter the hospital through the emergency room or who don't have a surgeon assigned to their case.

I honed my trauma skills in the U. S. Army as a surgeon at Fort Polk, La. ; Fort Riley, Kan. ; and Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, caring for soldiers injured in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Every day I would see injuries I'd never seen before: blast wounds, penetrating wounds and burns, sometimes all on one patient. And we often received six or seven serious injuries at a time. I cared for many young men with life-altering injuries.

Ernest Moore, M. D. , a surgeon who wrote the comprehensive text on trauma care, was at Landstuhl while I was there. He would come in to my surgeries because he too was seeing things he'd never seen before - not in 35 years as a surgeon. Unfortunately, that's war.

Now, I can transfer the medical techniques I learned in war to benefit the civilian population. For example, I started a rapid transfusion protocol at NorthBay Medical Center that has already helped patients in our trauma center.

I credit the mentoring I received when I was young with steering me into medicine. My neighbor was a gastroenterologist, and my mom and sister are nurses. In college I shadowed surgeons to learn more about the profession.

When not at work, my wife and I are busy with our baby daughter. I enjoy golf and travel.

Northbay Health Patient Stories
Mayo Clinic Partnership
Specialties
General Surgery
Trauma Surgery
Clinical Interests
Colorectal, Hernia Repair, Robotic-Assisted Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Trauma, General Surgery
Provider Gender
Male
Language
English
German
Age Groups Seen
Adult 18+
Older Adult >65

Experience

Training

Michigan State University Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies

Residency, Surgery (General Surgery), 2006

Peninsula Hospital Center - CLOSED

Internship, Surgery (General Surgery), 2002

Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine

Medical Education, 2001

Board Certifications

General Surgery

American Osteopathic Board of Surgery, 2006

Ratings & Reviews

The Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.

4.6 out of 5
85 ratings, 23 reviews
4.8
Would you recommend this provider to your family and friends?
4.6
Did this provider listen carefully to you and show respect for what you had to say?
4.6
Did you trust this provider with your care?
4.5
Did this provider give you easy to understand information about your health and treatment plan?
4.4
Did this provider spend enough time with you?
2/9/2024

Given that Dr. Fulton listened carefully and gave me much information about the upcoming procedure I look forward to having him do the procedure.

2/7/2024

Dr. Fulton took the time to explain my condition, symptoms and any side effects that could happen. I'm very appreciative of him being thorough.

12/22/2023

The actions of Dr. Fulton and his integrity and character are astronomically unbelievable. Had he not taken the time, had he not seen (patient), he would not be living today. Within 48 to 72 hours, he would have been septic and not be with us. He is currently at North Bay and he's getting ready to go into surgery. He's been there since August and thankfully Dr. Fulton has taken excellent care of him.

12/12/2023

Thank you!

11/13/2023

Very friendly and helpful. He was always attentive and explained the situation well to me.

Insurance Plans and Networks

Note: Questions about your health plan and NorthBay? Please visit Northbay.org/insurance or contact our health plan specialist, Kelly Rhoads-Poston at (707) 646-3280.

  • Aetna HMO
  • Anthem Blue Cross HMO (specialty referral only)
  • Anthem MediBlue Access (PPO) Medicare Advantage
  • Anthem MediBlue Dual Access (PPO D-SNP)(Medicare/Medi-Cal)
  • Anthem Medical Local Preferred Provider Organization (LPPO). (Out-of-state Blue Cross/Blue Shield Medicare Advantage PPO)
  • Anthem Medicare Preferred PPO Plan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
  • Brand New Day Medicare Advantage Plan (specialty referral only)
  • CalPERS: Anthem Blue Cross Traditional HMO
  • CalPERS: PERS Platinum (PPO) and PERS Gold (PPO)