Gastroenterology & Internal Medicine Expert

Perry Hookman, M.D., P.A.

5607 NW 24TH Terrace
Boca Raton, Florida 33496
USA

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Tel: (561) 241-8550

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Perry Hookman, MD is Board Certified in both Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine. He also holds a Masters Degree in Health Administration and is Board Certified in Medical Management. Dr. Hookman has authored/coauthored over 40 publications in the Peer-Reviewed Medical Literature. He has been in private practice for more than 25 years and is a member of a Medical School Faculty. He is a teacher to other Physicians, Interns and Residents in Internal Medicine and also in Gastroenterology.

Services

Medical Expert in Gastroenterology & Internal Medicine

Areas of Expertise:

Profile

Internal Medicine includes the Diagnosis and Treatment of medical problems such as Hypertension, Cardiovascular [Heart & Blood Vessels], Pulmonary [Lung] and Blood & Metabolic Diseases such as Anemia, Diabetes and other Endocrine and Systemic manifestations of Immune Diseases, Cancers, and Dermatologic-Skin Disorders plus Neurologic symptoms.

Gastroenterology is the practice of Medicine devoted to patients with Digestive Diseases. Gastroenterology encompasses the diagnosis and treatment of Stomach and Intestinal disorders-such as heartburn and ulcers, as well as Intestinal Inflammatory Diseases such as Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease. Other Abdominal disorders diagnosed and treated by a Gastroenterologist includes Gall bladder, Pancreatic and Liver Diseases- such as Gall stones, Pancreatitis, Hepatitis and also Non-Alcoholic Steato-Hepatitis and Cirrhosis.

The Practice of Gastroenterology also includes performing Gastrointestinal Endoscopic procedures such as Esophagoscopy, Gastroscopy, Duodenoscopy [Esophago-Gastro-Duodenoscopy- EGD] plus Colonoscopy-the Endoscopic examination of the Colon. Related Endoscopic surgical procedures such as Intestinal and Colon Polyp Biopsy and Removal [Polypectomy] and Endoscopic Biliary and Pancreatic Procedures such as Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography [ERCP] are also included in the field of Gastroenterology.

Professional Experience

Dr. Hookman has been in private practice for more than 25 years and is a member of a Medical School Faculty.

Affiliations

Fellow American College of Physicians
Fellow American College of Gastroenterology
Fellow American College Physician Executives
Fellow American Gastroenterology Association
Fellow American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Qualifications

Perry Hookman MD is Board Certified in both Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine.
Masters Degree in Health Administration
Board Certified in Medical Management
Also on Medical School Faculty

Seminars & Training

He is a teacher to other Physicians, Interns and Residents in Internal Medicine and also in Gastroenterology.

Publications

Dr. Hookman has authored/coauthored over 40 publications in the Peer-Reviewed Medical Literature.
Some of his articles:
*Failure of Oxethazaine to Alter Acid Induced Symptoms in Patients with Esophagitis. Clinical Research 11:188, 1963
*Abnormal Anal Sphincteric Reflex in Patients with Scleroderma. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 421:976, 1963
*Dysphagia Localized to the Hypopharynx and Upper Esophagus: A Cineradiographic and Manometric Study. Annals of Internal Medicine 58:725, 1963
*The Relationship of Raynaud’s Phenomenon to Aperistalsis of the Esophagus. Gastroenterology, 44:833,1963
*Aperistalsis of the Esophagus in Patients with Connective Tissue Disorders and Raynaud’s Phenomenon. New England Journal of Medicine, 270:1218, 1964
*Difficile Associated Disorders/Diarrhea (CDAD) and C.Difficile Colitis (CDAC): The Emergence of a More Virulent Era. Accepted for publication in Digestive Diseases and Sciences. For Sept; 2006
*Guidelines for Prevention, Surveillance, Diagnosis, & Treatment, and, in this New Era of More Virulent Strains of Antibiotic Associated Diarrhea (AAD),C. Difficile associated Diseases/Diarrhea [CDAD] and C.Difficile Colitis [CDAC]. Practical Gastroenterology June; 2006 p.65
*Post- Cholecystectomy Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis Secondary to Sump Syndrome. The American Journal of Gastroenterology.Sept.2005; 100 (8) Abst.p.S 236

Education

Perry Hookman MD is Board Certified in both Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine. He also holds a Masters Degree in Health Administration and is Board Certified in Medical Management.

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