Best General Surgeons and General Surgery Doctors in Elkton, MD

James I. Tikellis, M.D., joined Christiana Care as a general surgeon most recently from a private practice at Christiana Care Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute. Dr. Tikellis is board-certified in general surgery by the American Board of General Surgery. Dr. Tikellis earned his medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta. He completed his residency in general surgery and fellowship in trauma and critical care medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He is a member of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and American Society of Breast Surgeons.

Dawn Leonard, MD, FACS, specializes in breast surgery at ChristianaCare. Dr. Leonard joined ChristianaCare with more than 17 years of practice and leadership experience, most recently at Georgetown University Hospital and as the site director at a community hospital with a Regional Breast Health Program. She previously served as a medical director of a breast center and division chief of breast surgery with hospital-based breast care services, and founded a solo practice specializing in care and surgery for patients with breast cancer and benign diseases of the breast. Dr. Leonard earned her medical degree at Howard University College of Medicine. She completed a surgical residency at Howard University and a breast surgical oncology fellowship at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C with additional training in plastic surgery at State University of New York, Downstate. Dr. Leonard is board-certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Leonard has earned multiple recognitions as a Top Doc in Breast Surgery and awards for excellence in healthcare, service and scholarship. She is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, American Society of Breast Disease, Association of Women Surgeons, and LaSalle D. Leffrall Jr., M.D. Surgical Society.

James I. Tikellis, M.D., joined Christiana Care as a general surgeon most recently from a private practice at Christiana Care Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute. Dr. Tikellis is board-certified in general surgery by the American Board of General Surgery. Dr. Tikellis earned his medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta. He completed his residency in general surgery and fellowship in trauma and critical care medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He is a member of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and American Society of Breast Surgeons.