Glen Hooker, MD

Dr. Glen Hooker is a colon and rectal surgeon based in Fort Worth and has 22 years of experience in the field.

Dr. Hooker completed medical school at the University of Western Ontario, graduating on the Dean’s Honor List. He completed his residency at the University of Western Ontario Hospital System, during which time he received several research awards. He completed his fellowship at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. Board certified in General Surgery and Colon & Rectal Surgery, Dr. Hooker is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a Fellow of the American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgery.

Dr. Hooker is committed to raising awareness of colon and rectal cancer, which he notes is the second-leading cause of death due to cancer in the U.S. He was drawn to the field for very personal reasons. “My mother died from colon cancer just as I was starting my medical training, and thereafter I became interested in helping others not suffer the same fate,” Dr. Hooker said. “I like to help patients get beyond their fear of diagnostic procedures – particularly colonoscopy – so that they can benefit from this life-saving screening test.” He would like to see people become “more comfortable talking about colon cancer and taking steps to prevent it.”

Dr. Hooker describes his approach to patient care as follows:  “I am a thoughtful, careful, and conscientious physician. I like to sit down and listen to my patients and have them play a key role in decision-making for their treatments. Also, I pride myself in performing a meticulous examination during screening or diagnostic colonoscopy. In addition to patient comfort and safety, a paramount goal is to seek out and remove every visible polyp and thus give the patient our best chance to prevent colorectal cancer. A fast colonoscopy is not necessarily a good colonoscopy. The best exam is one where the physician takes his time, does his best to look behind each fold and every corner of the colon, and removes even subtle lesions which may have the potential for growth into a cancerous lesion over time. I adhere to these principles every day. Patients deserve nothing less.”