Walter Hiott

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About Walter Hiott

Dr. D Walter Hiott, M.D. is a distinguished physician in the field of psychiatry with a specialization in pediatric psychiatry. He has National Board of Medical Examiners certification, as well as certification from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology for both General Adult Psychiatry and for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Walter Hiott was trained at the Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine, where he graduated from Medical School and performed his internship, residency, and fellowship. During this time, Dr. Hiott received a MUSC Student Government Achievement Award for Leadership, acted as Chief Resident in Psychiatry, received an AMA-Burroughs Wellcome Award for outstanding community service, and was selected state delegate for the AMA Resident Physician Section. Walter Hiott then became a Medical University of South Carolina Department of Psychiatry faculty member, a position in which he received two Circle of Excellence Awards, three Chairman’s Awards, a Best Faculty Special Recognition Award, and a nomination for a Golden Apple Award for medical student education. Dr. Walter Hiott currently works at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center and the South Carolina Department of Mental Health. He is also a distinguished lecturer, and has had work published in scholarly articles and books.