Meredith G. Garrett, M.D. is a 1991 graduate of
the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. She completed her
surgical residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Following
residency training, she fulfilled her scholarship obligation with
the U.S. Army, serving in Korea and Northern Virginia. In Korea, she
served as the Medical Commander of the 135th Forward Surgical Team,
specializing in battlefield surgery. She also served in Honduras
following Hurricane Mitch and served as the U.S. Army Surgical
Consultant to the government of Egypt regarding post-graduate
education programs.
After completing her military obligation, Dr.
Garrett was in private practice at Anne Arundel Medical Center.
There she served as Program Director for Breast Cancer Survivors
through her affiliation with the Breast Center. She also
maintained an active role in the surgical training program for the
Breast Surgery fellowship at Anne Arundel Medical Center and for the
general surgery residency program at Washington Hospital Center.
Dr. Garrett joined Foxhall Surgical Associates
in 2004. Dr Garrett is Board Certified by the American Board
of Surgery, and a Fellow in the American College of Surgeons.
She is a member of The Society of American Gastrointestinal
Endoscopic Surgeons, The American Society of Breast Surgeons, The
D.C. Medical Society, as well as other medical organizations.
She also serves as a Surgical Consultant to the U.S. State
Department.
Dr. Garrett specializes in advanced laparoscopic surgery, breast ultrasound, minimally invasive breast biopsy, sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma and breast cancer, and surgery of the stomach, intestines and colon. She is currently involved in the initiation of a new Bariatric Program at Sibley Memorial Hospital.