Operating With Passion & Skill
Dr. Tinsley is thankful to be blessed with a phenomenal family, great mentors, and outstanding training. He’s surrounded himself with an exceptional health care team as well, with whom he shares the dedication and energy to provide the highest level of patient care possible.
Guided by years of experience, Dr. Ellis A. Tinsley, Jr., MD, FACS, FSVS, has built Tinsley Surgical into the Wilmington area’s premier vein, vascular, and general surgery practice. He and his team are committed to providing quality treatment and effective solutions, always keeping the needs of each individual patient in mind.
Meet Ellis A. Tinsley, Jr., MD, FACS, FSVS
Ellis A. Tinsley, Jr., MD, FACS, FSVS, is a highly experienced and accomplished vascular surgeon serving Wilmington, North Carolina, and its surrounding areas. Dr. Tinsley, along with his team of experts, are laser-focused on providing outstanding patient care to every person treated at Tinsley Surgical.
Meet David H. Deaton, MD, FSVS
Dr. Deaton has served as a primary clinical expert for FDA panels, CMS reimbursement panels and ICD coding hearings. He has been a featured expert on the CNN network and other media outlets during both his tenure at ECU and while at Georgetown University.
David H. Deaton, MD, FSVS
Meredith Deily, PA-C
Candace Barber, AGACNP-BC
Savanna Daughtry, PA-C
Credentials
Dr. Tinsley earned his undergraduate degree from Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina, before receiving his medical degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After graduating, he performed his residency in general surgery at North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill and stayed on for his fellowship in vascular surgery.
Dr. Deaton, a native of Hickory NC, graduated from Haverford College and received his medical degree from Duke University. He went on to the Hospital of University of Pennsylvania for surgical residency and research fellowship followed by a vascular surgery fellowship at UCLA. He joined the faculty of East Carolina University in and performed the first endovascular aortic aneurysm repair and the first endovascular thoracic aortic aneurysm repair in North Carolina during his tenure there. After leaving ECU he joined the faculty of Georgetown University in Washington DC where he founded the endovascular program there as well as the vascular lab and clinical research program. He also served as a staff surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic in a part-time role when he was also serving as the Chief Medical Officer of Endologix, Inc.
Dr. Tinsley is board certified in both vascular and general surgery and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the Society of Vascular Surgery. Among his previous positions, he was a clinical professor of surgery at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and on the clinical faculty for the physician assistant studies program at Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.
Dr. Deaton has served as a primary clinical expert for FDA panels, CMS reimbursement panels and ICD coding hearings. He has been an invited speaker in over 190 conferences throughout the US, Europe and Asia and has authored numerous book chapters and peer-reviewed publications. He has been a featured expert on the CNN network and other media outlets during both his tenure at ECU and while at Georgetown University.
Dr. Tinsley has a profound love for surgery and medicine and believes he uses his surgical and medical skills to reveal God’s love in the world. He’s passionate about going on his patients’ health care journeys with them and helping them achieve the best possible outcomes.
Dr. Deaton’s clinical interests span the breadth of vascular diagnoses using both open surgical reconstructive techniques and minimally invasive endovascular therapies.