Ashleigh Fontenot
Expertise in
8
conditions

Dr. Ashleigh Fontenot

General Surgery
Texas Health Resources
Texas Health Surgical Specialists
800 5th Ave, Ste 400, 
Fort Worth, TX 
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Expertise in
8
conditions
Texas Health Resources
Texas Health Surgical Specialists
800 5th Ave, Ste 400, 
Fort Worth, TX 
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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 highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. 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.

Graduate Institution
UTSW Medical School (2010)
Residency
State University of New York at Buffalo (2015)
Specialties
General Surgery
Licenses
Surgery in OR
Fellowships
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center (2017)
Hospital Affiliations
Texas Health Fort Worth
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Texas Health Surgical Specialists
800 5th Ave, Ste 400, Fort Worth, TX 76104
Call: 817-761-7740

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.


1 Total Publications

Current practices in peri-operative free flap anticoagulation and post-operative monitoring of microsurgeons in USA.
Current practices in peri-operative free flap anticoagulation and post-operative monitoring of microsurgeons in USA.
Journal: Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS
Published: July 03, 2019
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