Dr. Mary Hooks MD

General Surgeon - Johnson City, TN

Dr. Mary Hooks specializes in general surgery and surgical oncology in Johnson City, Tennessee. Details of Dr. Hooks' 23 years experience as an MD, her hospital affiliation and education at University of Pennsylvania are available on your free doctor report.

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Primary Location for Dr. Hooks

Dr. Mary Hooks
Woodridge Hospital
325 N State Of Franklin Rd
Johnson City, TN 37604

Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Mary Hooks identified specializing in General SurgeryGeneral Surgery
A surgeon manages a broad spectrum of surgical conditions affecting almost any area of the body. The surgeon established the diagnosis and provides the preoperative, operative, and postoperative care to surgical patients and is usually responsible for the comprehensive management of the trauma victim and the critically ill surgical patient. The surgeon uses a variety of diagnostic techniques, including endoscopy, for observing internal structures, and may use specialized instruments during operative procedures. A general surgeon is expected to be familiar with the salient features of other surgical specialties in order to recognize problems in those areas and to know when to refer a patient to another specialist. and Surgical Oncology.

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Hospital Affiliations

A hospital affiliation covers any doctor who has an affiliation, association or admitting privilege with a hospital. A doctor's particular affiliation to a specific hospital can translate to the overall quality of that provider.

Dr. Hooks is affiliated with 1 hospital:

Johnson City Medical Center
400 N State
Johnson City, TN

Education

Dr. Hooks attended medical school at University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and graduated in 1989 having 23 years experience. Additional General Surgery training was conducted at University of North Carolina Hospitals.

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While there is no proven correlation between the quality of one's educational institution and the quality of one's professional competence, it is often an indicator. Medical schools have various levels of selectivity (some are harder to get into than others), and both the quality of their clinical training and level of research are measured. Additional medical training in both residency and fellowships and the facilities they are conducted at also provide a history of the doctors' level of training and experience.