Dr. Woodward Cannon

Respectful of pilots who are aging and want to qualify to keep their medical. Dr. Cannon follows the FAA regulations but helps you abide by those regulations rather than just disqualify you.

I have honestly waited six years to write this review. I wanted to have a mind of logic rather than despair or anger. My husband, Ed, saw Doc Cannon for many, many years as his flight surgeon. I write this review not to Doc Cannon but to the pilots and the wives to know you need to do better than getting an okay from him. Ed used to come home saying Doc Cannon had him stand or sit to change the EKG . I would ask about it but really didn’t question the doc. Three months before he does he had his last one with Doc Cannon. He died of a window maker less than 3 months later. Being who I am, I sent his 20 year military and then civilian records to a renounced heart surgeon in New York. He told me the EKG was cause for concern. Looking back, I should have asked Ed to have had his records forwarded to his primary care doctor. I didn’t and honestly, if you are a wife reading this, you will know your pilot husband won’t because they don’t want flags shown. Doc Cannon didn’t kill Ed. Like me, he contributed to his death. The NY doc told me that there was enough concern with the EKG that a primary would have ordered more tests. So, take this review for what it is worth. Doc Cannon did exactly what most pilots want. A pass. It cost him his life. It cost me much more. I live everyday with the knowledge had I as a wife asked for the EKG for the primary, there was chance we could have understood what was going on. Ad I not allowed the fact he had that pass on the EKG just months before, I would have reacted differently the week prior. Get your primary involved. Ask why you have to change positions for the EKG. Learn what the abnormalities actually mean with the primary.

Staff was extremely nice,

Please read below Woody- Mr. Cook- I called you a few weeks ago but I never heard back from you - telling in and of itself. .I didn't pursue litigation because I would have been under a gag order not to speak about the case. See, it wasn't about money for me, I JHi UST WANTED MY LIFE BACK, and for you and Bill to do what was ethical and right!!! Another thing, Andy, before I got into the medical field, I worked for one of the largest law firms in the Country and UK. After my last surgery with you, I immediately went on Cipro and Flagyl, and it was amazing how good I felt!!! I then went off Cipro and Flagyl, waited six weeks for the fistula and UTI to manifest itself, and then DIVERTICULITIS to develop, because I wanted the final diagnosis to be revealed. See, with the help of my legal background, I know doctors don't have to cure you, just treat the symptoms, so thanks for the fistula surgery, because I surely didn't want my bladder or kidneys to shut down!! Whew, thanks again!! Thank you for the TREATMENT OF SYMPTOMS advice!!!! You and Bill had a choice, but you made the wrong one. I have big plans for the other butchers in Raleigh, too. One more thing, why can't you have endometriosis and diverticulitis at the same time? People have tendonitis, bursitis, arthritis, encephalitis, diverticulosis, diverticulitis, pancreatitis, etc. all the time. You and Bill's greed for money and reputation is what will lead to your ultimate demise. I then went to one of my lawyer colleagues and told them what I believed you and Bill did. Then, I had a colonoscopy, and wow, to my amazement, the diverticulae was gone!!!! I don't remember having a boweI resection....hmmm. But, thank God for CT scans that show significant bowel wall thickening, and blood tests that were off the chart!!! Well, could it be gastritis? Microscopic colitis? Colitis? Crohn's disease? Sepsis? Bowel obstruction? Nope, colonoscopy didn't show a thing!!!! Amazingly, my attorney and I kind of chuckled, and we asked an ETHICAL surgeon to resect my previous anastamosis and then create a new one, and guess what we found on pathology!!!!! It's amazing how much better I have felt for 15 years without constipation, left-sided pain, and fistulas!!! Maybe it is endometriosis? Oh yeah "osis" in latin means "condition". There isn't such a thing as "endometriitis", so pretty sure you would not run 103 fever with that. Anyway, Andy, I've been in constant contact with the girls that have blogged that you were a SCAM!!! I was always told to follow my instincts!!!! Oh yeah, I understand the statute of limitations for medical malpractice in CA is three years. Don't you know from CNN that the cover up is worse than the crime!!!!! You cannot get rid of the paper trail completely, Andy, but you can surely try!!!. And, also Andy, using transvaginal US for the SUSPECTED diagnosis of diverticulitis is only used in Africa and Asia. And, from what I understand, is below the standard of care in the US. But, I totally understand that it doesn't leave a paper trail, and CT scans are only useful during active disease. But colonoscopy and CT scans together can help a surgeon get ALL of the disease. Thank God for that "pseudo-diverticulae" on colonoscopy, until I saw you, of course. Oh yeah, redundant bowel is not a surgical condition. I understand MM insurance is extremely high in CA. It's probably time for you and Bill to retire!!!! Don't you know that one of our jobs as human beings is to fight for the ones who cannot fight for themselves...and I take that job SERIOUSLY!!!! This is about to become bigger than you and Bill's narcissistic egos (or borderline sociopathic disorder)...I'm not a doctor, so I cannot diagnose conditions or diseases, technically. Keep an eye on the news (oh, yeah, not local news, but National news) in the next few months after all of the civil actions against you and Bill are resolved. I know a few senators in CA and there will be an ethics investigation by the CA Medical Bo

Dr. Cannon really cares about his patients, he is knowledgeable and friendly and conscientious.

Wealth of experience...both aviation and medical. A pleasure to deal with in every respect.

We had a bad experience with him. Without going into much detail, my mother was his patient. She couldn't heal from the breast surgery and every time we went back to his office he cut her. She did not heal from this surgery until we took her back to her family doctor. Just a warning, I would not take anyone that needed breast surgery to him, we are looking at specialist now, no more general surgeons for this type of surgery.

I have been using Dr. Cannon as my flight surgeon since 2002. He is a great doctor and respects your time. His staff is courteous and caring. I recommend him highly for flight physicals.