Emily F. Marcinkowski
MD, FACS

Insights from Dr. Marcinkowski

Listen to podcasts featuring Dr. M. on the following topics:

• Women in Healthcare
• Reconstruction and Oncofertility
• Breast Cancer Treatment & Reconstruction

Mission & Approach

“My introduction to medicine came early. My mother was an OR nurse, and as the only child to a single mother, when she was on call… I was on call. As such, there were many nights that I spent sleeping in the nurse’s lounge when she was called in for a case. She told me that I was 8 when I decided that I wanted to become a surgeon. While that decision came early on, finding my specific calling in the world of medicine would come later.

It was after attending my first Tumor Board during medical school that I knew I wanted to be a Surgical Oncologist. To become a part of the team of experts who assembled and discussed each patient at a time; finding the right answer for that individual patient, really spoke to me. While cancer care is different for everyone, patients all share common feelings of loss of control and aloneness. I NEVER want my patients to feel alone. My goal is to help walk each patient through this tough time in their life and to help them gain back some of that control. I strive to help patients understand why we recommend the treatment plan that we recommend and that, in functioning as a team – we’ll get her back to her own life.

Fast forward to now. While I am originally from Louisiana, I fell in love with North Carolina during my General Surgery residency at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. My husband and I met and got married in North Carolina, and now we are excited to return to the state we love, along with our son – to live, and to serve the people of this region.”