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Sherrie Thomas, M.D., FACS

General Summary

Dr. Thomas is a board-certified surgeon from the American Board of Surgery. She specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of diseases of the breast, including benign and malignant diseases. She takes each of her patients from diagnosis to recovery with compassionate care using the latest technologies. She performs both ultrasound guided and stereotactic guided breast biopsies to achieve a diagnosis. She has the skill and expertise to provide leading-edge treatment with desirable cosmetic outcomes.

Dr. Thomas has an experienced team that works together to treat each breast cancer patient with an individualized plan.

Education

  • Residency in General Surgery
    The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX
  • Internship in General Surgery
    The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX
  • Medical Doctorate
    The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX

Accolades & Memberships

  • American College of Surgeons
  • American Society of Breast Surgeons
  • Texas Medical Association
  • Travis County Medical Society
  • Texas Rising Stars Recognition, Super Doctors (2017, 2018, 2019)
  • Thomas F. Nealon, M.D. Endowed Award for Excellence in Surgery
  • Herman A. Barnett Memorial Award for Excellence in Surgery and Anesthesia

Quotes from Patients

“I knew I had found my treatment home the moment we met. It would have been enough for you to be professionally excellent and competent both in reputation and skill, but you were more than that.  You were warm and comforting and confident and excellent.  A woman who knew her stuff and conveyed that vast knowledge and skill in a way that made me know I was in the best possible hands.”

Surgery Locations

  • Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin
  • Ascension Seton Northwest Hospital
  • Cedar Park Regional Medical Center
  • St. David's Central Park Surgery Center
  • St. David's Georgetown Hospital
  • St. David's Medical Center
  • St. David's North Austin Medical Center
  • St. David's North Austin Surgery Center
  • St. David's Oakwood Surgery Center
  • St. David's Round Rock Medical Center

Office & Outpatient

  • Abscess Drainage
  • Breast Sonography and Ultrasound
  • Cyst Aspiration
  • L-DEX Lymphedema Assessment and Measurement
  • Lymphedema Screening and Prevention Program
  • Mediport Removal
  • Needle Biopsy of Breast Lesions - US Guided
  • Partial Breast Radiation Catheter Insertion (SAVI, Contura, Mammosite)
  • Skin Biopsies
  • Stereotactic Needle Biopsies

Surgical Procedures

  • Axillary Lymph Node Dissection
  • Excision of Chest Wall Tumors
  • Excisional Breast Biopsy
  • Hidden Scar Lumpectomy & Mastectomy
  • Hidden Scar Surgery
  • Lumpectomy - Partial Mastectomy - Quadrantectomy
  • Mastectomy
  • Mediport Placement
  • Nipple Duct Excision
  • Nipple Sparing Mastectomy
  • Oncoplastic Partial Mastectomy with Contralateral Mastopexy for Symmetry
  • Oncoplastic Tissue Rearrangement
  • Radical Excision of Metastatic Lesions
  • Reconstructive Surgery
  • Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
  • Wire Localization Excisional Biopsy

Medical Practice

  • Austin Cancer Center, Surgeon, Austin, TX (January 2015 – July 2019)
  • Waco Surgical Group, Surgeon, Waco, TX (August 2010 – December 2014)

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Other Information

My focus is making sure my patients have a full understanding of their treatment plan while providing a compassionate environment and team approach to fight cancer. Their fight is my fight, and I want my patients to feel confident that they are not in this alone. My goal is to be with them for each step, from diagnosis to recovery, providing the information, support and expertise needed to face breast cancer with confidence.

It’s an honor to provide my breast cancer patients with individualized, compassionate surgical care that is always state of the art.