Surgical Oncologist
Sentara CarePlex Hospital
Hampton, Virginia
Dr. Hoefer earned his medical degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1977 and completed his General Surgery Internship and Residency at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas in 1983. After residency, he completed a Surgical Oncology Fellowship at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in 1984.
Following his fellowship, Dr. Hoefer served at David Grant USAF Medical Center and at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center as a Surgical Oncologist and Residency Training Officer from 1984 to 1989. During this time he also was the Consultant to the Surgeon General in Cancer Surgery. Dr. Hoefer returned to active military service in 1990 to serve as Chief of Surgery for the 159th MASH stationed in Iraq during the Persian Gulf War.
Since locating to the Peninsula in 1991, Dr. Hoefer has devoted his practice to surgical oncology, specializing in breast, colorectal, hepatobiliary, pancreatic and melanoma surgery.
He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow in the American College of Surgeons and the Society of Surgical Oncology.
Dr. Hoefer has contributed over 20 articles and abstracts to the literature, and recently won the Hume award from the Virginia Surgical Society for his personal series of pancreatic resections. He is a founding member of the Dorothy G. Hoefer Comprehensive Breast Center, and is also the current Director of Cancer Services at Sentara CarePlex Hospital in Hampton Virginia.
Videos - No Videos Found (0)
There are no associated videos to be dispalyed here.