Carrollton Surgical Group
Specializing in Personalized Care and Surgical Excellence
No one is ever prepared for surgery, but there are times when surgery is the best, most appropriate treatment option. For more than five decades, Carrollton Surgical Group has not only met our patients’ surgical needs, but has provided education, guidance and emotional support during critical times in their patients’ lives.
Carrollton Surgical Group provides comprehensive surgical care to the residents of west Georgia and east Alabama. Our surgeons are dedicated to supporting our community and to providing quality surgical care to our patients in a timely and compassionate manner. Using state-of-the-art surgical techniques and technologies, our excellent, caring staff always puts your health first.
Why Choose Carrollton Surgical Group?
- 50+ years of surgical excellence
- Board-certified surgeons
- Three convenient locations
- Access to all the resources of Tanner Health System
Personalized Care
At Carrollton Surgical Group, we do what we can to alleviate patient anxiety prior to surgery. Our physicians are not only experts in their specialized surgical fields, but they also are compassionate men and women who care deeply about our patients’ wellbeing and go the extra mile to ensure that you are fully informed and as comfortable as possible prior to your surgery.
Surgical Excellence
All of Carrollton Surgical Group’s physicians are board-certified general surgeons who are trained in a wide range of surgical procedures; some also have specialized training in other types of surgery, such as thoracic and vascular surgery.
These highly-skilled physicians work together in a multi-disciplinary approach, offering the latest minimally invasive procedures for safe, expedient recovery. And as part of Tanner Medical Group, Carrollton Surgical Group has access to all the resources of Tanner Health System.
Surgical Services
Carrollton Surgical Group provides a variety of surgical services, including:
- Appendectomies
- Benign and malignant breast disease
- Colon/rectal problems
- Colonoscopies/EGDs
- Flight physicals, Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3
- Gallbladder disease
- General surgery
- Hemorrhoids
- Hernia Repair
- Laparoscopic and open hernia repairs
- Laser vein treatments
- Mammotome® breast biopsy
- Peripheral vascular disease
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy
- Skin lesions
- Thoracic surgery
- Thyroid disease
- Varicose vein injections/stripping
- Vascular dialysis access
- Vasectomies
Meet Our Staff
Brian E. Barden, MD, FACS
Dr. Barden is board-certified in general surgery. He earned his medical doctorate at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, GA, and completed his internship and residency at Caraway Methodist Medical Center in Birmingham, AL.
David W. Griffin, MD, FACS
Dr. Griffin is board-certified in general surgery. He earned his medical doctorate from the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, GA, and completed his residency at Memorial Medical Center in Savannah, GA.
Barry F. Harris, MD, FACS
Dr. Harris is board-certified in general surgery. He earned his medical doctorate from the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, GA, and completed his internship and residency at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg, SC.
James C. Pope, MD, FACS
Dr. Pope is board-certified in general surgery. He earned his medical doctorate from the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, GA, and completed his internship and residency at the University of Tennessee. Dr. Pope also completed a fellowship in vascular surgery.
Thomas E. Reeve III, MD, FACS
Dr. Reeve is board-certified in general surgery. He earned his medical doctorate from the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, GA, and completed his internship and residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS.
Kathryn B. Samples, PA-C
Samples is a certified surgical physician's assistant. She earned her degree as a physician's assistant from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Birmingham, AL.
