Mary Washington General Surgery–Lee’s Hill

D. Kay Blanchard, MD, PhD, FACS is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of American College of Surgeons. Her areas of interest include treatment and care of breast cancer patients, with emphasis on breast-conserving therapies, partial breast irradiation, and oncoplastic surgery techniques in a compassionate setting with the most effective methods of detecting and treating breast diseases, both benign and malignant.

Education and Experience

Richard A. Cheek, III, MD is a general surgeon with certifications in robotics and laparoscopic surgical techniques whose focus includes procedures such as hernias, gallbladder disease, and benign colonic disease. He has extensive experience in caring for surgical patients with complex medical conditions. Dr. Cheek conducted research at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and has published articles and book chapters in the field of pediatric surgery. He has a friendly demeanor with nurses and hospital staff, is thoughtful and detail-oriented. Dr. Cheek takes great pride in his ability to establish trust with patients and families and communicate in a straightforward manner.

During his free time, Dr. Cheek enjoys sports cars and auto racing, movies, college football, boating, snow skiing, and outdoor activities with his two dogs.

Education and Experience

Richard C. Earnhardt, MD, FACS is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of American College of Surgeons. His areas of interest include laparoscopic and open surgery of the stomach, small intestine, and colon; laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery, thyroid and parathyroid surgery, and dialysis access surgery.

Education and Experience

Fellowship-trained colorectal surgeon.

Daniel Geisler, MD, FACS, FASCRS, is an internationally recognized colon and rectal surgeon. Among his many accomplishments, Dr. Geisler pioneered single-port colorectal surgery and is one of just a few surgeons in the country doing this procedure - currently the least invasive way to perform colorectal surgery - allowing patients a quick recovery and decreasing many of the complications associated with more invasive conventional surgery. Dr. Geisler has utilized single-port surgery in both the pediatric and adult patient population and currently offers a minimally invasive approach to over 90 percent of his patients.

In 2009, while at the Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Geisler performed the world’s first SILS total proctocolectomy and ileoanal pouch procedure, where he was able to remove the entire colon and rectum with the creation of an ileoanal pouch through the same incision that was also used to create a temporary defunctioning ileostomy, hence leaving the patient without any visible incision after the procedure. He also performs sphincter preservation surgery for low and unfavorable cancers of the rectum.

Education and Experience

Bradford L. King, MD, FACS is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of American College of Surgeons. His areas of interest include laparoscopic and open surgery of the stomach, small intestine, and colon; thyroid and parathyroid surgery, hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, and laparoscopic hernia repair, vascular surgery, and varicose vein ablation procedures.

Education and Experience

Rebecca, A. Chanda, AG-ACNP received her BS in Nursing from Chamberlain College, Downers Grove, CT and her MS from Georgetown University, Washington, DC. Her areas of interest include acute care surgical management of the adult and geriatric population; evaluation, diagnosis and management of malignant diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and female reproductive system; complex wound management, and oncological surveillance and survivorship.

Education and Experience

Tiffany G. Simons, NP received her BS in Nursing and her MS from the University of Portland, Portland, OR. Her areas of interest include evaluation, diagnosis, and management of benign and malignant breast disease, high risk breast surveillance, and genetic testing.

Education and Experience