Wellstar Surgical Specialists at Cobb

Tristan Thomas earned his bachelors in Neuroscience at The Johns Hopkins University. Although fascinated with the human brain he found a love and passion for general surgery while at Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia. He completed his surgical training at University of South Carolina, Prisma Health Richland Hospital and returned to his hometown in Powder Springs. Now he has the distinct honor of serving the same community that supported him in his formative years.

Dr. Tyler Fields is a board-certified general surgeon and a fellowship-trained endocrine surgeon. He graduated Cum Laude from the Honors Program at the University of Kentucky and received his medical degree from the University of Louisville School of Medicine where he graduated with a Distinction in Research. He received his surgical training at Wellstar Health System in Atlanta, Georgia. Following residency, he obtained specialized training for endocrine surgery at the University of Michigan – one of the oldest endocrine surgery fellowship programs in the country. His specialty training enables him to perform surgery on the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands. He also offers his expertise as a general and minimally invasive surgeon.

He is a member of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), Association for Surgical Education (ASE), and the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AAES). Within the AAES, he has been a member of the Clinical Practice Committee and the Fellowship Accreditation Committee. He has interests in medical education as well as global health and is part of the program leadership for Wellstar’s general surgery residency program.

Dr. Carrie Hall earned her medical degree at Emory University School of Medicine. She then completed a general surgery residency at Emory University and a minimally invasive fellowship at Emory University. She is board-certified by the American Board of Surgery in General Surgery. She also has a certificate in Bariatric Surgery from the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and a certificate in Advanced Foregut Surgery from the Foregut Joint-Society Committee (Society of American Gastrointestinal Surgery or SAGES, ASMBS, American Foregut Society, and the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract). She is accepting new patients and referrals.

Dr. Suraj Menachery received his bachelor's degree from Duke University in Durham, NC. He received his medical degree from the University of South Carolina in Charleston. Dr. Menachery completed his general surgery residency while at the University of Tennessee and completed his minimally-invasive surgery fellowship in Valhalla, NY.

Dr. Menachery is board-certified by the American Board of General Surgery. He is a member of the American College of Surgeons, the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, and the American Society of Metabolic & Bariatric Surgeons.

Areas of Focus

• Bariatric surgery
• Robotic surgery
• Complex hernia surgery
• Advanced laparoscopic surgery