background
background
Dr. Ward Oakley, MD

Dr. Ward Oakley, MD

Orthopedic Surgery*
45+ years of experience

Dr. Ward Oakley, MD is an orthopedic surgeon in Pinehurst, NC and has over 45 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from University of Tennessee College of Medicine in 1975. He is affiliated with FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. He is accepting new patients.

4.1 Star Rating
Based on 14 reviews 4.1 Star Rating (14 reviews)

Practice

5 First Village Dr Pinehurst, NC 28374

Make an Appointment

Hospital Highlight

Dr. Oakley is affiliated with FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital Pinehurst, a highly rated and top awarded hospital for orthopedic surgery.

At a Glance

  • Area of Expertise
    Dr. Oakley specializes in the area of Orthopedic Surgery. See board certifications
  • Explains Conditions Well
    Patients said this doctor explains conditions well. See reviews
  • Practices at Top Hospital
    America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery Award™ See hospitals
  • Hospital Satisfaction
    Patients said they were highly satisfied at this doctor's hospital. See hospitals
ADVERTISEMENT
healthgrades-rx

Save money with free prescription discounts

Optum Perks and Healthgrades are subsidiaries of RVO Health.

Experience Check

Search for experience in a specific area

Insurance Check

Search for your insurance carrier and choose your plan type

Dr. Oakley's Reviews

Likelihood to recommend Dr. Oakley

4.1
14 ratings, 6 with a written review
5 star
79%
79%
4 star
0%
0%
3 star
0%
0%
2 star
0%
0%
1 star
21%
21%

Your trust is our top concern.

We strive to keep reviews honest, trustworthy, and fair.

Doctors can not pay for good reviews, nor can they pay to have negative reviews removed.

We monitor all reviews to ensure they comply with our guidelines and don’t include personal information, profanity, libel, defamation, harassment, obscenity or fraud.

Any reviews that are deemed fraudulent or violate our guidelines will be removed immediately.

All reviews are confirmed and audited before publication, and community members have the ability to flag inappropriate content for further review by our team.

Outstanding Care at Its Finest
Dr. Ward Oakley, M was very detailed, excellent patient and doctors service. Very professional and cares for all of his patients. He makes you feel at ease as soon as he walks in the clinic. Old-time Care at his best. Does Not Treats you like an assembly line patient. When it came the time for the injection on my knee…I couldn’t felt a thing. Soft technique. Years of Experience at its Best. Takes his time and explain you everything that it’s going wrong with the particular part of the body that you are in there for care. I will definitely tell all of my family and friends of care and professionalism. I will definitely keep him for as long as he works with this hospital organization. Thank you Dr. Oakley, a pleasure to become your new patient.
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
Helpful
Robert Rivera – Jul 31, 2024
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Oakley?
Patient
Dr. Oakley and staff were courteous. They took care of my left knee with no problems.
What went well
  • I felt respected
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
Helpful
Robert – Apr 11, 2024
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Oakley?
I have been going to Dr.Oakley for over 30 years. He is an excellent doctor! He has been very caring, and always makes you feel like your a person and not a number. He has done alot of surgeries on me due to a car accident in the 80s. He has always took excellent care of me and all i had to do is call and i always get in right away. I appreciate his knowledge and the understanding that when he walks in the room he is kind, tells you like it is. And all my family go there. He is an 5 star doctor. I am so glad he has been my doctor for all these years. And, i wouldn't go to anyone else.
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
1 other person found this helpful
Helpful
Elizabeth Diane Harroun – Mar 25, 2021
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Oakley?
Dr. Ward S. Oakley lacks any interpersonal skills, and his demeanor is just down right disgusting and all hope for any type of quality care is surely left to be desired with him. Dr. Ward S. Oakley is not sufficient enough in knowledge of certain congenital knee defects to properly do his required job. I have a rare congenital defect (bipartite patella) that effects less than 12% of the population. This inept doctor told me my condition effects a lot of the population which is totally dumb founded and incorrect and also told me everything seems fine. With a bone scan and proper x-rays this pathetic excuse for a doctor told me I was fine and referred me to someone else who he said “may do a better job than him”. He absolutely told me he was passing me off to someone else and that he didn’t want to help me. Dr. Ward S. Oakley may have once in his early days been a good doctor (I can’t know that for sure) but today he is incompetent and unable to perform his duties
What went well
No results
What could be improved
No results
2 others found this helpful
Helpful
May 23, 2019
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Oakley?
I had a tkr and was not given any physical therapy
What went well
No results
What could be improved
No results
4 others found this helpful
Helpful
Mar 14, 2019
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Oakley?
Dr. did cooper tunnel surgery left , right hands have not had pain since the surgery Dr. did an outstanding surgery *****
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
5 others found this helpful
Helpful
Peggy L Jacobs in Lumberton, NC – Jan 15, 2016
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Oakley?

Leave a review

How was your experience with Dr. Oakley?

About Me

biography

Dr. Ward Oakley, MD is an orthopedic surgeon in Pinehurst, NC and has over 45 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from University of Tennessee College of Medicine in 1975. He is affiliated with FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. He is accepting new patients.
  • Orthopedic Surgery

*Healthgrades does not verify qualifications for medical specialties. Please verify your provider's specialty and qualifications directly with your provider and applicable medical board.

  • Campbell Fdn

    Residency Hospital, 1980
  • Baptist Memorial Hospital - Memphis

    Internship Hospital, 1976
  • University Of Tennessee College Of Medicine

    Medical School, 1975
American Board of Medical Specialties®
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery®
Orthopedic Surgery
For detailed information about any of the below board actions, please search for the provider's records on the linked state licensing board or the Federation of State Medical Boards. To learn more about the difference between these sources, please refer to our FAQs.
Healthgrades has not received any data indicating a board action exists for this provider.

Locations

Practice

Sleepmed Therapies Inc.5 First Village Dr Pinehurst, NC 28374
1

Practice

FirstHealth Primary Care and Cardiology6322 Fayetteville Rd Raeford, NC 28376
2

Affiliated Hospitals

  • FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital

    155 Memorial Dr
    Pinehurst, NC 28374
    Recipient of 11
    hospital awards

    America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery Award™ (2025)

    Superior clinical outcomes in back and neck surgery, spinal fusion, hip fracture treatment, hip replacement, and total knee replacement

    Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ (2024, 2023, 2022)

    Superior clinical outcomes in back and neck surgery, spinal fusion, hip fracture treatment, hip replacement, and total knee replacement

    View all awards

    How patients felt about the care they received at this hospital.

    87%
    Patients said they were given information about recovering at home

    3% higher than the national average

    83%
    Patients said that doctors always listened to them and explained things well

    7% higher than the national average

    View all patient feedback
Learn more about how Healthgrades measures Hospital Quality