Grants Pass Surgical Associates is proud to welcome two new members to our team of experienced surgeons. Dr. Mark Jones and Dr. Alexis Alexandridis! Dr. Jones joined our practice June 2010 and has brought new advances to Southern Oregon as the first fellowship trained endo-vascular surgeon to practice in Grants Pass. Dr. Alexandridis will be joining our practice July of 2011, and will augment our experienced group of surgeons specializing in a diverse range of General Surgery specialties including: Laparoscopic and Breast Surgery.

Cory S. Fawcett, M.D., F.A.C.S.

    General and Vascular Surgeon

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Grants Pass Surgical Associates in the Media and Community

Our dynamic group of physicians are constantly volunteering their time and reaching out to the community in an effort to help educate southern oregon about medical conditions that can easily be treated or even prevented. Below you will find links to TV, Radio, and Print media featuring members of our team discussing the latest in medical treatments with members of the Grants Pass community.

GPSA Welcomes Two New Surgeons

Thursday, February 3, 2011

WASHINGTON, DC—Dr. Alexis R. Alexandridis was among 1,622 initiates from around the world who became Fellows of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) during the Convocation ceremony at the College’s 2013 annual Clinical Congress in Washington, DC, in October 2013.  This year’s class of initiates was among one of the largest ever admitted into the College. 


Dr. Alexandridis received her medical doctorate degree in 2006 from New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, and completed her residency training in general surgery at Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon.  She is currently practicing at Grants Pass Surgical Associates, P.C. in Grants Pass, Oregon.  She holds hospital privileges at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center and the Grants Pass Surgery Center; and guest operating privileges at Providence Medford Medical Center.  Dr. Alexandridis has a strong professional interest in breast cancer surgery and holds membership in other professional societies, including the American Society of Breast Surgeons, Society for Surgical Oncology, and the American Medical Association.  She chairs the Asante Three Rivers Medical Center Infection Control Committee; is Vice-Chair-elect for the Department of Surgery at Three Rivers; and is an Adjunct Clinical Professor of Surgery with Oregon Health and Science University.


By meeting the College’s stringent memberships requirements, Fellows of the College have earned the distinguished right to use the designation of “FACS” (Fellow, American College of Surgeons) after their names.  An applicant for Fellowship must fulfill the following requirements: be a graduate of an approved medical school; possess documentation of the completion of the basic surgical requirements determined by his or her country; possess and full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the country and state in which he or she practices; have completed three years of surgical practice; have a current hospital appointment; have a current surgical practice; and display ethical fitness and professional proficiency as established by references and documentation.  Moreover, the surgeon’s acceptance as a Fellow of the College must be approved by three-fourths of it Board of Regents. 


The American College of Surgeons is a scientific and educational organization of surgeons that was founded in 1913 to raise the standards of surgical practice and to improved the quality of care for the surgical patient.  The College has more tan 79,000 members and is the largest organization of surgeons in the world.  For more information, visit: www.facs.org.

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