Greg FitzHarris, M.D.

Surgery, Surgery - Colon & Rectal

Dr. Greg FitzHarris joined Sentara Healthcare in 2006 as a colorectal surgeon at Sentara Careplex Hospital. He specializes in robotic and laparoscopic treatment of colon and rectal cancer, diverticular disease, and inflammatory bowel disease such as Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s disease, with an emphasis on sphincter-sparing surgery.

Before joining Sentara, Dr. FitzHarris served as Chief of Colorectal Surgery at the Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, WA, and assistant professor of surgery at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.

Board Certifications

• American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery - Colon & Rectal Surgery
• American Board of Surgery – Surgery

Medical Education

M.D.
Duke University School of Medicine
1986 – 1990

B.S.
United States Military Academy
1982-1986

Internship

Walter Reed Army Medical Center
General Surgery
1990 - 1991

Residency

Tripler Army Medical Center
General Surgery
1991 - 1995

Fellowship

University of Minnesota
Colorectal Surgery
2001 - 2002

Clinical Interests

• Colorectal Surgery
• Laparoscopic Colectomy
• Laparoscopic and Robotic Colectomies