Dr. Edward Hook is an infectious disease specialist in Birmingham. He cares for patients with infections that are difficult to diagnose and treat, and can be life-threatening.
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Yes, Dr. Edward W. Hook is accepting new patients at this office.
125 20th S Street, Birmingham, AL 35233
Please Note: This link will direct you to a third-party website unaffiliated with MD.com (https://www.uabmedicine.org/appointment-provider), where you're able to request or schedule an appointment online with Dr. Edward Hook.
Yes, Dr. Edward W. Hook is accepting new patients at this office.
619 19th St S, Birmingham, AL 35233-1999
Dr. Edward Hook graduated from Cornell University Medical College in 1976.
Dr. Hook has two offices in Alabama where he specializes in Infectious Disease Medicine and Internal Medicine.
Dr. Hook works with eight hundred and sixty-one doctors including Dr. David Faber and Dr. Garrett Colby.
As an infectious disease specialist, Dr. Hook is capable of preventing, diagnosing, and treating a wide variety of infectious diseases. Typically, patients with an infectious disease, such as malaria, will require highly specialized treatment or care. Dr. Hook may also educate patients traveling to places around the world that have a high rate of infectious diseases; this is sometimes referred to as travel medicine.
The specialty of internal medicine is an area of primary care for adults. Dr. Hook specializes in diagnosing and treating cross-system illnesses that may affect multiple organ systems. He may also refer patients to specialist physicians when medically needed. For instance, patients with serious heart problems could be referred to a cardiologist for further diagnostic tests or therapies.
Please Note: The information displayed below is sourced from the 2014 Medicare Physician and Other Supplier National Provider Identifier (NPI) Aggregate Report. It's important to remember that the statistics below are not inclusive of all patients treated by Dr. Hook, but only those who participate in Medicare.