Mr. William Edward Hooper M.D.
Hand Surgeon | Hand Surgery
101 Knotbreak Road Salem VA, 24153About
Dr. William Hooper is a hand surgeon practicing in Salem, VA. Dr. Hooper specializes in caring for hand, wrist and forearm problems without the option of surgery unless necessary. Many hand surgeons are also experts in diagnosing and caring for shoulder and elbow problems and tend to suggest non-surgical treatments such as hand therapy or physical therapy.
Education and Training
Duke University School of Medicine 1983
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS- Surgery of the Hand
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS- 1993
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Awards
- Outstanding Instructor, 1999 University of Virginia Department of Orthopaedics
Treatments
- Upper Extremity Problems, General Orthopedics
- Trigger Finger
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Arthritis
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Neuropathy
- Osteoarthritis
- Dupuytren's Contracture
- Ganglion Cyst
- Tennis Elbow
Fellowships
- Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, Texas USA 1990
- University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, TX - Hand Surgery
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