Dr. Ashleigh Fontenot
Overview
Dr. Ashleigh Fontenot is a board-certified general surgeon with fellowship training in acute care surgery and surgical critical care. She specializes in laparoscopic surgeries and endovascular surgeries for trauma patients. Dr. Fontenot previously served for five years in several capacities for Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis, Ore., including trauma/acute care surgeon and clinical assistant professor of Surgery. She served as surgical co-director of the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit from 2021 to 2023.Dr. Fontenot earned her medical degree from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. She completed her general surgery residency while attending the University at Buffalo in New York and her acute care surgery & surgical critical care fellowship at Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, N.C. Dr. Fontenot is a member of the American College of Surgeons, Eastern Association of Trauma Surgery and Society of Critical Care Medicine.
Dr. Fontenot is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pneumomediastinum. Her top areas of expertise are Ogilvie Syndrome, Cholecystitis, Gallbladder Disease, Gallbladder Removal, and Colostomy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
800 5th Ave, Ste 400, Fort Worth, TX 76104
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
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- Advanced
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Fontenot isAdvanced. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- CholecystitisDr. Fontenot isAdvanced. Learn about Cholecystitis.
- DeliriumDr. Fontenot isAdvanced. Learn about Delirium.
- Gallbladder DiseaseDr. Fontenot isAdvanced. Learn about Gallbladder Disease.
- Gallbladder RemovalDr. Fontenot isAdvanced. Learn about Gallbladder Removal.
- Gastrointestinal PerforationDr. Fontenot isAdvanced. Learn about Gastrointestinal Perforation.
- Experienced
- Bile Duct StrictureDr. Fontenot isExperienced. Learn about Bile Duct Stricture.
- CellulitisDr. Fontenot isExperienced. Learn about Cellulitis.
- Childhood PancreatitisDr. Fontenot isExperienced. Learn about Childhood Pancreatitis.
- CholedocholithiasisDr. Fontenot isExperienced. Learn about Choledocholithiasis.
- Chronic Subdural HematomaDr. Fontenot isExperienced. Learn about Chronic Subdural Hematoma.
- Collapsed LungDr. Fontenot isExperienced. Learn about Collapsed Lung.