David Hood's Online Review Report Card

I agree with the other negative reviews here that Dr Hood will rush you and not listen to you. He will also order unnecessary procedures that are an out-of-pocket expense. The lack of communication and the billing issues I had with this office is why I will not return. He needs to work on his bedside manners I find work elsewhere.

My appointment with Dr.Hood went very well. Glad I found him! He is on the quiet side but he listened and his diagnosis was right on. I give him a solid 5+.

This man has no compassion, no ability to explain things to regular people, and is in a perpetual rush. He makes you feel very small, like you don’t matter. You’ll walk out of there feeling worse off than when you walked in. He needs to find another profession so he can stop making good people feel awful.

Dr. Hood listened to and fixed my issue that took a while for my PC Dr to try and figure out. It was nice he had late hours! He’s a little more on the quiet side but, that just told me he was listening to what I was saying and figuring out what the issue was while I was talking! I highly recommend Dr. Hood and will be his patient for a long time!

Have been to him 4 or 5 times over the past decade. He always listens and gets right to work. Always addresses my issues and explains things well. Very nice guy, not a big talker but he is def. like one of those super smart guys. I guess some people want a jokester or real talkative guy. As far as ENT's he's mine for life, wouldn't consider another.

I was referred to Dr Hood by my primary physician and I’m glad I was!! I had seen other ENTs over the years because of a cyst on my larynx & all of them said we just need to watch it to see if it gets bigger. Dr. Hood was the first to diagnose and treat the problem. I saw him for a follow up visit as well and same experience with he and staff. Consequently, I no longer have an irritating cyst on my larynx. I can't thank him enough. He was so patient-centered, and made me feel comfortable. I thoroughly recommend him!

I would highly recommend him!! I have been coming to Dr. Hood for years for my ear Problems, and the staff and office are always nice and professional and clean. On this visit, I was more worried than usual about some thing I had not experienced before, and Dr. Hood handled my concerns with compassion and answered all of my questions. I felt he was particularly patient with me even though I wasn’t quite sure what I was asking and therefore kept asking the same question over and over. Dr. Hood put me at ease with the reassurance and proactive treatments to avoid my ear pain. Thank you so much!!

The women at the front desk were incredibly kind. So was the woman who took me back to an examination room. However, that kindness stopped there. Dr. Hood was in a rush, he didn't explain anything he was doing. In fact, he wouldn't make eye contact with me. Everything he did, I had to ask what and why he was doing it and he seemed annoyed with me when I started asking question. He wanted to put a scope up my nose and look at my throat and vocal chords but I wouldn't let him. Again, he didn't tell me he was going to do that. I had to ask him when he grabbed the device off of the wall. He became even more confrontational with me when I told him no and stormed out of the examination room. This man should be working in a laboratory where he doesn't work with people.

The appointment started out good. The women at the front desk were very kind. So was the nurse that took me back to one of the examination rooms. The nurse asked me a couple of questions and then left and said the doctor would be in soon. I may have waited two minutes. When Dr. Hood entered the examination room I was in, he didn't introduce himself. He asked me a lot of questions and then proceeded to stick two cotton balls up my nose soaked in something without telling me why. He also didn't tell me what they were soaked in. I had to ask. He said they were soaked in Afrin but didn't explain why he was doing it. He said it would take 10 to 15 minutes to take effect and left the examination room. When he came back, he took the two cotton balls out of my nose and proceeded to grab what looked like a spear fishing gun off the wall. He didn't tell me what he was going to do with it. Again, I had to ask him. He said he was going to use it to look at my vocal chords. I immediately said no way. Not without some sort of anesthetic. He became angry and annoyed with me, said he can't do a proper consult if he can't see my vocal chords and he would tell the doctor who referred me he was unable to do the consult. Some of this is my fault because I didn't prepare enough for the appointment. Normally I do my due diligence. I do my research on the doctor as well as what I should expect from the visit and I didn't do that this time. If I had done my research I would have known that he planned to use a Fiberoptic laryngoscopy to look at my nasal cavities and my vocal chords and that is why inserted a couple of Afrin soaked cotton balls up my nose. It's possible they were also soaked in lidocaine or novocaine but did not mention it. If he had, I would have told him I am allergic to both. I know that this test is sometimes done while the patient is awake and in the doctor's office but I also know that many times the patient is sedated or even under general anesthesia. He should have explained EVERYTHING he planned on doing and WHY he was doing it. If he had, that appointment probably would have gone much differently. Instead, I paid $40 dollars to get treated like a piece of gum on the bottom of Dr. Hood's shoe. Oh yeah, my lips are still numb. STAY AWAY FROM THIS DOCTOR!!!!

Office staff was efficient and wait time was minimal. Once in exam room there was also a very short wait. When Dr Hood came in he seemed rushed. I had decided not to continue at this time with exam and was explaining this. Because he was not listening to me or answering questions he and proceeded with exam to my surprise. At the end of exam there was very brief explanation and he abruptly left. I wasn’t sure if he was done or not, I had to go out in hallway to ask if I was done.