Dr. Willilam Borden Hooks, MD

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Novant Health Internal Medicine Wilmington

1725 New Hanover Medical Pk Dr, Wilmington, NC, 28403

4 other locations

OVERVIEW

Dr. Hooks graduated from the University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 2005. He works in Wilmington, NC and 4 other locations and specializes in Surgery. Dr. Hooks is affiliated with New Hanover Regional Medical Center Orthopedic Hospital.

RATINGS AND REVIEWS

Dr. Hooks' Rating

19 Ratings with 3 Reviews

Patient Perspective

3.0 Explains conditions and treatments

3.5 Takes time to answer my questions

3.5 Provides follow-up as needed

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3.0 Office cleanliness

3.0 Courteous staff

2.0 Scheduling flexibility

NHRMC Physician Group

1725 New Hanover Medical Pk Dr

Wilmington, NC, 28403

3 REVIEWS

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"Do not go to this surgeon. Went for a consultation and instead of discussing options he told me do nothing and live with my hernia until I can’t handle the pain. Why would anyone wait to resolve an issue? Never asked if I had any concerns or questions just wanted to rush me out his office after making me wait 30 minutes past my scheduled appointment time. "

August 28, 2023

"In a pre-surgery consultation, Dr. Hooks asked about my husband's vaccination status. When my husband said he was not vaccinated and had no plans to become so, Hooks' demeanor changed. He said he didn't want to make our conversation political, but... and then said the vaccination won't work unless everyone takes it. I am certain Dr. Hooks did not know my husband had been working throughout much of the pandemic in the construction trade w/ people who were probably not vaccinated. If anyone had been exposed to COVID, it would have been him. Encouraging a shot for a disease for which my husband likely had immunity felt irresponsible and sloppy to me. His negative reaction toward my husband's reasonable and science-backed stance made me uncomfortable. His mention of politics was unsettling. We did not pursue surgery with him. It took me a year to decide to pay the additional office charge (beyond the co-payment) because I was so angry, and obviously by writing this review, I still am. If a ...

August 22, 2022

"I went to NHRMC several years ago when I was living in North Carolina. I was admitted through the ER because of ruptured ulcers in my stomach that were bleeding that caused me to almost bleed out. While I was in the ER I had the regrettable experience of meeting Dr W. Borden Hooks III. He seemed very charming and very educated on my health issue, however, that couldn’t be further from the truth. He looked at my chart and my diagnostics and insisted that I have surgery that day, otherwise I was going to die that day. He informed me he planned to do a vagotomy, which in doing this he made a fatal mistake. I am not sure where he went wrong, but in a typical vagotomy, the surgeon would sever a portion of the nerve, that in my case would stop stomach acid production , however, he severed my entire nerve. There is not even a millimeter of my nerve still connected. In doing so he destroyed my future and has limited my lifespan in that one fatal error he made. Once he was done with the operation, ...