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Brittany Story, MD, started with Rockwall Surgical Specialists in 2024. She sees patients at their locations in Rowlett and Rockwall, Texas. Dr. Story specializes in robotic surgery and performs all general surgery, including thyroid, gallbladder, intestinal, hernia repair, and many other procedures.
Dr. Story grew up in Winnsboro, Texas. She graduated from Rice University in Houston, Texas, where she played for the women’s basketball team. She then attended Texas A&M College of Medicine and completed her surgical training at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. During her time at Baylor University Medical Center, Dr. Story researched diversity in surgical training in an ongoing effort to ensure a surgical workforce that is representative of the patient population.
Outside of work Dr. Story enjoys spending time with her husband and children. She enjoys all sports, particularly basketball and golf. She also enjoys spending time on the lake fishing.
Brittany Story, MD, started with Rockwall Surgical Specialists in 2024. She sees patients at their locations in Rowlett and Rockwall, Texas. Dr. Story specializes in robotic surgery and performs all general surgery, including thyroid, gallbladder, intestinal, hernia repair, and many other procedures.
Dr. Story grew up in Winnsboro, Texas. She graduated from Rice University in Houston, Texas, where she played for the women’s basketball team. She then attended Texas A&M College of Medicine and completed her surgical training at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. During her time at Baylor University Medical Center, Dr. Story researched diversity in surgical training in an ongoing effort to ensure a surgical workforce that is representative of the patient population.
Outside of work Dr. Story enjoys spending time with her husband and children. She enjoys all sports, particularly basketball and golf. She also enjoys spending time on the lake fishing.
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Steven G. Leeds, MD, is a general surgeon at the Center for Advanced Surgery. He sees patients 12 years and older at the practice’s locations in Dallas, Plano, and Tyler, Texas.
Dr. Leeds completed his medical education from the Ross University School of Medicine in the West Indies, where he excelled in anatomy and physiology, which drew him toward surgery. He then completed an internship and residency in general surgery at Valleywise Health Medical Center (formerly Maricopa Medical Center) in Phoenix, Arizona. The residency program, which included rotations to several prestigious hospitals, including the Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale Healthcare Hospitals, and Providence Portland Medical Center, allowed him to gain valuable experience.
Afterward, he completed a fellowship at Providence Portland Medical Center in Oregon, during which he operated with several renowned surgeons in minimally invasive surgery as well as colorectal and hepatobiliary surgery.
Dr. Leeds is affiliated with Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation and Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital, located in Dallas, Texas. He is board certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery and a member of the American College of Surgeons.
Marc Andrew Ward is a minimally invasive surgeon who specializes in benign and malignant diseases of the esophagus and stomach. He is proud to provide a wide range of services for patients 12 and older at the Center for Advanced Surgery, with locations in Dallas, Plano, and Tyler, Texas.
Dr. Ward earned his medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. He then completed his internship and residency in general surgery at UChicago Medicine before pursuing a fellowship in minimally invasive and endoscopic surgery at Providence Portland Medical Center in Oregon and L'Institut Mutualiste Montsouris in Paris.
Dr. Ward has traveled all over the world and trained with renowned surgeons such as Lee Swanstrom, MD, and Brice Gayet, MD, who are the pioneers of minimally invasive surgery. He believes in giving patients a better quality of life than they had when they stepped into the office. That means for surgical procedures, he uses minimally invasive surgery to provide patients with a quicker recovery. Board-certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery, he is skilled and provides a variety of treatments for benign and malignant conditions of the stomach, esophagus, and areas of the abdomen.
Outside of practicing medicine, Dr. Ward regularly conducts research to improve his knowledge and further patient care on a larger scale. He uses evidence-based practices and advanced surgical technologies to provide patients with safe, innovative surgeries with quality outcomes. He is affiliated with Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation and Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital, both in Dallas, Texas.
In his free time, Dr. Ward enjoys cooking, spending time outdoors with his family, and cheering on his favorite college sports teams.
Dr. Ashley Egan, certified by the American Board of Surgery, practices at Rockwall Surgical Specialists, where she provides the full array of general and bariatric surgery procedures. Dr. Egan’s patients in Rockwall, Rowlett, Greenville and Terrell, Texas, benefit from her specialty in laparoscopic and robotic surgery, whether they need thyroid surgery, a hernia repair, weight loss surgery, or any other type of surgical intervention.
Dr. Egan graduated summa cum laude from the University of Georgia, then completed medical school at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. She stayed in Dallas to finish her internship and residency training in general surgery at the Baylor University Medical Center.
Throughout her education, Dr. Egan served in leadership positions and received numerous awards, scholarships, and honors, including SEC Student Athlete of the Year. She was the starting goalkeeper on the University of Georgia soccer team during her college years. She has enjoyed transitioning her competitiveness and desire to improve from the soccer field into the operating room.
Outside of work, Dr. Egan enjoys playing golf, crossfit, and cooking.
Balaguru Sambandam, MD, FACS, of North Tarrant Health Providers, is a board-certified surgeon providing elective general surgery and emergency and trauma surgery to residents of Fort Worth, Texas, and surrounding communities. Areas in which Dr. Sambandam excels include hernia repairs and other abdominal surgeries, endocrine surgery, and specialized procedures for conditions like hidradenitis.
Dr. Sambandam studied at the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science (TAMS) at the University of North Texas (UNT) in Denton, Texas. Before medical school, he obtained a bachelor's degree in computer science from UT Austin. He then worked for about 7 years as a software developer before going back to school to get an additional bachelor's degree in pure mathematics while he completed the prerequisite undergraduate courses for medical school.
Dr. Sambandam was a recipient of the Southwestern Medical Foundation Scholarship from 2004 to 2007, and in 2008, he graduated from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School with a medical degree. He spent the next five years completing his general surgery residency at Parkland Memorial Hospital at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.
Since finishing his residency in 2013, Dr. Sambandam has been delivering expert surgical care in acute hospital settings as well as seeing patients at his private practice. His experience and surgical proficiency are widely recognized, and he has become highly skilled in the use of robotic-assisted surgical systems that offer exceptional outcomes for his patients.
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