About
Dr. Booker received his medical degree from the University of South Florida in Tampa. He also completed his residency in General Surgery at the University of South Florida. During this time, he was named the Outstanding Surgical Resident
Dr. Booker has practiced general surgery in Texarkana since 2003. After his undergraduate education at Duke University, he completed medical school and his surgical residency at USF. He taught one year at USF and then practiced near Tampa for 13 years. Dr. Booker's over 30 years of experience in general surgery enable him to provide compassionate and quality care in all areas of general surgery. Dr Booker has a strong interest in breast and trauma surgery.
Dr. Booker completed a Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Public Health with Honors at UAMS while practicing in Texarkana. His interest in public health prompted him to spend several years as one of the leaders of the Arkansas Trauma system. During his tenure with the Arkansas Department of Public Health, he spent a great deal of time providing trauma education throughout the state of Arkansas.
Dr. Booker has a strong interest in yoga and is a 500 HR Registered Yoga Instructor with Yoga Alliance. He and his wife Lauren, own and teach at One Love Yoga in Texarkana. The couple has four successful adult children.
Locations
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna US Healthcare
- AMCO
- Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Arkansas Superior Select
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Blue Advantage
- FCI
- First Health
- Healthcare Highways, Inc.
- Humana Choicecare Network
- Humana Military Tricare
- Independent Medical Systems
- Integrated Medical Systems
- Multiplan Commercial
- Novasys Health
- NTBT
- Prime Health Services
- Provider Select
- QualChoice
- Railroad Medicare
- Superior Healthplan
- Texas Childrens Health Plan
- United Healthcare
- Wellcare
Education & Certifications
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Education
University of South Florida