Wilmington Surgical Associates

Ellis A. Tinsley, Jr., MD, FACS

Board Certified in General and Vascular Surgery

Education

• Undergraduate Degree:  Bachelor of Science, Premedicine, Davidson College,  Davidson, North Carolina
• Medical Degree:  School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
• Internship & Residency:  General Surgery, University of North Carolina, Hospitals, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
• Fellowship:  Vascular Surgery, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Professional Associations/Societies

• Clinical Professor of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina
• Best Doctors in North Carolina, 2001-present
• Past President, North Carolina Chapter, American College of Surgeons
• Fellow, American College of Surgeons
• American College of Physician Executives
• American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians
• American College of Phlebology
• American Society of Breast Surgeons
• American Society of General Surgery
• Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgery
• Society of Vascular Ultrasound
• Nathan A. Womack Surgical Society
• New Hanover-Pender County Medical Society

Surgical Interests

Procedures performed and diseases managed by Dr. Tinsley

• General Surgery:     Stomach pain, diverticulitis, breast mass, thyroid nodules, neck masses, hernias, hemorrhoids, skin masses, wounds.
• Laparoscopic Surgery:   Gall bladder, hernia, appendix, gastrointestinal reflux (GERD), adrenal, colon and spleen.
• Vascular Surgery:   Aortic stents for aneurysm, balloons and stents, carotid endarterectomy, noninvasive management of peripheral artery disease (PAD).
• Vein Disease:    Venous laser treatment, foam sclerotherapy, deep vein thrombosis, leg swelling.
• Skin Surgery:    Fatty tumors, cysts, cancer, masses, cuts, wound care
• Cancer Surgery:    Breast, thyroid, colon, skin, chemotherapy arm ports