Dr. Richard C. Wootan, M.D.

Richard C. Wootan, MD, FACS, is a well-versed general surgeon who diagnoses and treats patients at his private practice in Dallas, TX. His office consistently earns five stars for patient satisfaction from the consumer guide, Talk of the Town. Furthermore, Dr. Wootan has staff memberships at several local hospitals, including City Hospital at White Rock and Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas. And, he is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at Southwestern Medical School, where he helped train surgery residents for 16 years. As a general surgeon, he focuses on surgical procedures for the abdominal contents including esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland. Dr. Wootan has an impressive professional journey that spans thirty-eight years. His areas of expertise cover all facets of general surgery, including laparoscopic surgery for hernia and gallbladder, breast surgery, colon surgery, thyroid and parathyroid surgery, as well as surgery for skin and subcutaneous tumors. Dr. Wootan is past president of the Dallas Society of General Surgeons. He currently serves as District Review Board member on the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners, a role he was appointed into by the governor of Texas. He is also member of the State Review Program Committee of the Texas Medical Foundation.