Bill was raised in Wilmington, NC. He Graduated with honors from Grand Canyon University where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Bill has worked as a Registered Nurse in a variety of high acuity settings such as Intensive Care Units and Post Anesthesia Care Units prior to becoming involved in Hospital Infection Control and Antibiotic Stewardship. He then went on to receive his Master of Science as a Family Nurse Practitioner from the University of South Carolina where he graduated with honors. He has worked in a variety of settings including primary care and infectious disease prior to joining East Cooper Coastal Family Physicians.