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Ross L. Dawkins MD

Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Insurance Plans Accepted

About Ross L. Dawkins

Neurosurgeon Ross Dawkins, MD, discusses common questions about spine surgery. 

Areas of Expertise

  • Brain Tumor/Cancer
  • Neurologic Surgery
  • Neurological Surgery
  • Spine
  • Spine, Comprehensive
  • Tumors of the Spine and Spinal Cord

Conditions and Treatments

  • Brain Tumor/Cancer
  • Tumors of the Spine and Spinal Cord
  • Comprehensive Spine Care
  • Neurologic Surgery

Locations

Services

Languages

  • English

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine - University of Tennessee Memphis, 2011

Board Certifications

  • Neurological Surgery - American Board of Neurological Surgery, 2022

Patient Comments

Patient Comments are gathered from the Press Ganey Patient Experience Survey and displayed in full. Patients are not identified in order to respect patient privacy.
Dawkins spent 20 minutes with me.
December 20, 2025
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Excellent
December 15, 2025
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Awesome
November 17, 2025
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Dr Dawkins speaks to me like I'm talking with a friend. His explanations and analogies are easy to understand.
November 3, 2025
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Very professional and informative. Answered my questions thoroughly. A+++
October 23, 2025
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Excellent experience. Good good communication. Clearly understand my concerns. Great physician.
October 23, 2025
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While Dr. Ross Locke Dawkins is a very quiet and humbly spirited gentlemen, his patient compassion, knowledge, skills and abilities as a Neurological Surgeon is SECOND-TO-NONE and indeed his Ministry!!! THANK YOU Dr. DAWKINS for SAVING MY LIFE, YOUR HANDS AND YOUR HEART ARE PHENOMENAL.
October 21, 2025
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Dr Dawkins is wonderland casting compassionate, took the time to listen and provided easy to understand reasons for my condition. He gave options for treatment and provided risks and benefits of each.
October 20, 2025
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Honestly, each person that I encountered was outstanding and made the appointment a pleasure.
October 17, 2025
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