Board Certified in Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Dr. Hagood is a native of Huntsville and graduate of The University of Alabama School of Medicine.  He completed his internship and  ENT surgical training at Duke University Medical Center in 1994. He has over 30 years of experience and service to the community in private practice in the city of Huntsville.  Dr Hagood founded Earfinity to help patients obtain the most appropriate and useful hearing aids when medical and surgical options are not the best or favored option to improve hearing.   Dr. Hagood operates and provides care in the office clinic setting as well as Huntsville Hospital, Crestwood Medical Center, Madison Surgery Center, and Surgery Center of Huntsville with full active privileges at all these locations.  He is past Chief of Staff, Chief of the Department of Surgery and has held leadership roles with various committees.  He is a volunteer associate professor at the University of Alabama School of Medicine.  Doctor Hagood and his team have  pioneered many firsts for North Alabama, including computer navigated sinus surgery, Transoral Robotic Surgery with the Davinci Robot, Laser Laryngeal surgery, and Implantable Bone Anchored Hearing devices  over the span of the last several decades to name a few.  Specialized da Vinci robotic surgical training was completed at MD Anderson and University of Pennsylvania. ​​​