Dr. Wilson File
Practice
Board Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Education
Medical School: University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Residency: Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
Fellowship: Children's Medical Center of Dallas
Bio
A native of South Carolina, Dr. File
attended medical school at the University of South Carolina and completed his
pediatrics residency at CHKD, where he decided on a career in pediatric
hematology/oncology.
He completed his fellowship training
in pediatric hematology/oncology at the University of Texas Southwestern in
Dallas. During his fellowship, he became interested in graduate medical
education with a special interest in healthcare communication training and completed
a Masters in Medical Education through the University of New England.
After completing his fellowship, he
returned to South Carolina where he practiced as a member of the Bi-Lo
Charities Children’s Cancer Center.
He returned to CHKD in 2015 to help
provide advance cancer treatments to the families of the Hampton Roads area and
to continue his interest in medical education.
He is heavily involved in resident, medical student and nursing
education at CHKD and is the director of education for EdMarc Children Hospice
Services. He is also the physician leader for CHKD Schwartz Center for
Compassionate Care®.
Clinical Interests
- General pediatric
hematology/oncology
- Musculoskeletal tumors
- Wilms Tumor/hepatoblastoma
- Cancer genetics
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Pediatric palliative care
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Cancer survivorship
Community Involvement
Dr. File and his
family are members of Trinity Presbyterian Church.
- St. Baldrick Foundation
- Victory Junction Gang
Camp
- Camp Esperanza
- Camp Courage
Honors & Awards
- Inside Business Healthcare Hero Award, 2024
- Virginia Business Magazine "Top Doc," 2024
- Coastal Virginia Magazine "Top Doc," 2017-2022
- Children's Cancer
Fund of Dallas Grant Recipient
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UT Academy of Health Science Education Small Grant Recipient
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Rubio/Koehl Resident Teaching Award (CHKD, 2010)
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Outstanding First Year Resident Award (CHKD, 2008)
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Saunders Humanism Honor Society (University of South Carolina SOM, 2007)
A Note From Dr. File
"CHKD is committed to providing the type of comprehensive multidisciplinary care that is required for families with pediatric cancer and to training the next generation of pediatric healthcare providers."
Publications
View Dr. File's published research at PubMed.