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Dr. Stephen Willard Brooks, MD, FACS

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Specializes in: Vascular Surgery and General Surgery

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine

Professional interests include: varicose veins, colonoscopy, dialysis access procedures, and more.

6 Main Street Building B
Hyannis, MA 02601

(774) 470-4480

Dr. Stephen Willard Brooks, MD, FACS is a vascular surgeon in Hyannis, MA specializing in vascular surgery and general surgery. He graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. Dr. Stephen Willard Brooks, MD, FACS is affiliated with Falmouth Hospital, Cape Cod Hospital, Cape Cod Healthcare, Boston University School of Medicine, MEDICAL AFFILIATES OF CAPE COD INC, Falmouth Hospital Cape Cod Preferred Physicians, SOUTHCOAST PHYSICIANS GROUP INC and Cape Cod Preferred Physicians.

Office Locations

Address:

6 Main Street Building B
Hyannis, MA 02601

Address:

72 E. Concord St Instructional (l)
Boston, MA

Some issues Dr. Stephen Willard Brooks, MD, FACS can help you with:

Colonoscopy

Colonoscopy is the use of a special tool called a colonoscope (a thin, flexible tube with a camera on the end) to examine the inside of the colon and rectum. The tube is typically inserted anally, and it allows the physician to examine the large intestine from the inside. It may be done at any time to diagnose bowel problems, but routine colonoscopies are advised after the age of 50 to screen for colon cancer.

A colonoscopy may be performed to diagnose:

Intestinal ulcers
Polyps
Bowel cancer
An unidentified source of pain or bleeding in the intestine

Patients may be asked to drink only liquids in the days before a colonoscopy, or they may be given an enema to remove residual fecal matter. Before the exam, patients are given medication to help them relax, and then lay on their side on a table. The scope is inserted into the anus and gently moved all the way through the large intestine. Air may be pumped into the intestine to improve the view for the physician. Any polyps that are found will be removed. Then the colonoscope will be withdrawn. A colonoscopy is not usually painful, but patients may feel some bloating or have some cramps right afterward. If patients have polyps removed, they might experience a small amount of bleeding. Any side effects should go away within a few hours.

Gallbladder Removal Surgery (Cholecystectomy)

The gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped organ on the right side of the upper abdomen, underneath the liver. Its purpose is to store bile, which is used to digest fat. Occasionally, the gallbladder can develop mineral stones, called gallstones. If they are large enough, gallstones can block the ducts in the gallbladder and cause swelling and infection. Gallstones can be treated with lifestyle changes and medication, but sometimes this is not enough. In these cases, it is best to remove the gallbladder before it can cause more serious problems. The surgical removal of the gallbladder is called a cholecystectomy.

Today, most gallbladder surgeries are done laparoscopically. Four tiny incisions are made in the abdomen, and small tools are inserted through these tiny incisions to perform the surgery. Because the incisions are much smaller, recovery time is much faster with this type of surgery. Patients are usually discharged from the hospital the same day. Sometimes, open surgery is used to remove a gallbladder. In this type of surgery, a cut about six inches long is made in the upper right abdomen. After the gallbladder is removed, it is sutured or stapled closed. With open surgery, patients usually stay in the hospital for two to three days to recover before they are discharged.

Gallbladder removal, like any surgery, carries some risks, such as bleeding, infection, or the development of blood clots. Doctors will tell patients how to minimize their risk for complications. After surgery, patients are advised to avoid strenuous activity for several days. They should not soak in a bath until their sutures or staples have been removed. Patients should wash hands before touching the area around the incision. It will take a couple of days until patients feel like themselves again and a few weeks until their scar has healed and faded.

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. Stephen Brooks was the surgeon on call on the February day paramedics rushed James Rafeld into Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Mass.”—"Success of surgical sealant came one hospital at a time / Fremont maker of FloSeal faced marketing obstacles", SFGATE, February 2012

“"I think what he did was courageous," said Dr. Stephen W. Brooks, a Hyannis surgeon and assistant president at Camp Good News in Forestdale, which Brown attended as a child.”—"Sandwich camp reaches out to Scott Brown", Boston Herald, February 2011

“Heartfelt appreciation is extended to the following: her wonderful aides, especially Michelle Gravina, Maryann O'Connell, and the aides from At Home Safe; the staff at Cape Cod Hospital, especially...”—"Obituaries 11-12-10", The Barnstable Patriot, November 2010

abdominal imaging	65
doctor visit	806
endarterectomy	14
hospital care	327
inpatient care	328
neck surgery	14
pelvic imaging	65
ultrasound (sonogram)	407
vascular procedures	448

**Gender**
Male	530
Female	463

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	953
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	316
From 75 to 84	400
85 and over	223
Less than 65	54

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	18

abdominal imaging	64
catheterization	9
doctor visit	796
endarterectomy	14
hospital care	417
inpatient care	400
neck surgery	14
outpatient care	17
pelvic imaging	64
ultrasound (sonogram)	305
vascular procedures	347

**Gender**
Male	482
Female	408

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	843
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	282
From 75 to 84	341
85 and over	214
Less than 65	53

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

abdominal imaging	103
ablation	12
doctor visit	847
endarterectomy	21
hospital care	445
inpatient care	429
laser treatment	12
minimally invasive procedures	23
neck surgery	21
outpatient care	16
pelvic imaging	103
ultrasound (sonogram)	705
vascular procedures	847

**Gender**
Male	1198
Female	1106

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2204
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	64
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	750
From 75 to 84	906
85 and over	532
Less than 65	116

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	18

abdominal imaging	104
catheterization	10
doctor visit	877
endarterectomy	13
hospital care	419
inpatient care	420
neck surgery	13
pelvic imaging	104
ultrasound (sonogram)	680
vascular procedures	814

**Gender**
Male	618
Female	532

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1096
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	377
From 75 to 84	431
85 and over	262
Less than 65	80

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	17

abdominal imaging	84
ablation	16
catheterization	12
doctor visit	871
endarterectomy	26
hospital care	376
inpatient care	363
laser treatment	16
minimally invasive procedures	31
neck surgery	26
outpatient care	13
pelvic imaging	84
ultrasound (sonogram)	732
vascular procedures	918

**Gender**
Male	624
Female	507

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1069
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	409
From 75 to 84	412
85 and over	247
Less than 65	63

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

abdominal imaging	76
ablation	15
doctor visit	827
endarterectomy	19
hospital care	448
inpatient care	449
laser treatment	15
minimally invasive procedures	29
neck surgery	19
pelvic imaging	76
ultrasound (sonogram)	778
vascular procedures	976

**Gender**
Male	676
Female	522

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1128
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	417
From 75 to 84	462
85 and over	239
Less than 65	80

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	17

abdominal imaging	67
abdominal surgery	11
doctor visit	908
endarterectomy	20
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	390
inpatient care	391
neck surgery	20
open surgery	12
pelvic imaging	67
ultrasound (sonogram)	787
vascular procedures	940

**Gender**
Male	655
Female	565

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1143
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	44
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	429
From 75 to 84	475
85 and over	232
Less than 65	84

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	25
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

abdominal imaging	28
abdominal surgery	9
catheterization	9
doctor visit	694
endarterectomy	21
gastrointestinal procedures	9
hospital care	370
inpatient care	371
neck surgery	21
open surgery	10
pelvic imaging	28
ultrasound (sonogram)	336
vascular procedures	402

**Gender**
Male	379
Female	372

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	699
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	288
From 75 to 84	268
85 and over	146
Less than 65	49

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	27
Dementia	12
Cancer	15

abdominal imaging	198
abdominal surgery	27
doctor visit	1681
endarterectomy	35
gastrointestinal procedures	27
hospital care	554
inpatient care	555
minimally invasive procedures	11
neck surgery	35
open surgery	14
pelvic imaging	198
ultrasound (sonogram)	1644
vascular procedures	1816

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen Willard Brooks, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Stephen Willard Brooks, MD, FACS treated as a vascular surgeon in Hyannis, MA were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

abdominal imaging	87
abdominal surgery	16
ablation	14
catheterization	11
doctor visit	924
endarterectomy	20
gastrointestinal procedures	16
hospital care	416
inpatient care	411
laser treatment	14
minimally invasive procedures	24
neck surgery	20
open surgery	12
outpatient care	15
pelvic imaging	87
ultrasound (sonogram)	710
vascular procedures	837

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Willard Brooks, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	516
Female	447

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	5
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	913
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	26

**Age**
75 to 84	369
85 and over	209
Less than 65	57
65 to 74	326

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen Willard Brooks, MD, FACS From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Stephen Willard Brooks, MD, FACS treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Cancer	13
Dementia	7

Education & Training

Dr. Stephen Willard Brooks, MD, FACS graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. He completed residency at Baptist Health System, Birmingham. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine

Residency: Baptist Health System, Birmingham

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Stephen Willard Brooks, MD, FACS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Falmouth Hospital

Cape Cod Hospital

Cape Cod Healthcare

Boston University School of Medicine

MEDICAL AFFILIATES OF CAPE COD INC

Falmouth Hospital Cape Cod Preferred Physicians

SOUTHCOAST PHYSICIANS GROUP INC

Cape Cod Preferred Physicians

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Stephen Willard Brooks, MD, FACS. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$43,620 DAVINCI XI $38,000	Da Vinci Surgical System $5,620
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$1,402 Aortic Stent Grafts $1,156	VenaSeal $108	SpiderFX $76	Endurant $49	CVI $13
Silk Road Medical, Inc.	$623 ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent $623
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.	$406 TRIVEX $213	VALVULOTOM $117	LEMAITRE EMBOLECTOMY CATHETER $39	XENOSURE $37
Endologix, Inc.	$310 OVATION $181	Pevar $108	AFX $21
Other	$2,099 SurgiMend $195	XARELTO $117	LUTONIX $95	ENTEREG $93	Cook Medical AAA $72	Other $1,526

**Types of Payments**
Education	$38,110
Travel and Lodging	$6,314
Food and Beverage	$4,006
Gift	$30

Biography

Dr. Stephen Brooks practices general surgery and vascular surgery in Boston, MA and Hyannis, MA. Dr. Brooks's clinical interests include stomach surgery, dialysis access procedures, and gallbladder removal surgery (cholecystectomy). He is affiliated with Boston University School of Medicine and Cape Cod Hospital. He attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine and subsequently trained at Baptist Health System, Birmingham for residency.