After finishing Medical school, Woody served in the Army Medical Corps before going into private practice. He practiced medicine for 40 years before retiring and moving to Fort Myers, FL.. During his career, he was the Chairman of the Anesthesiology Department of a 1,000-bed hospital for 25 years and President of the Ohio Society of Anesthesiology for two years. Woody has been active in church related activities on both the local and national levels and has served on various university, church and foundation boards. Serving as a regular volunteer at ECHO, Woody has encouraged and recruited many other colleagues and friends from Shell Point Village in Fort Myers to become regular volunteers.