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Ross L. Dawkins MD

Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery

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

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.
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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I was seen by PA Rayburn and Dr. Dawkins. They were fantastic and extremely knowledgeable. No wasted effort. They treated me with the upmost respect. What a team. Dr Dawkins listened to my concerns. He was very knowledgeable. He explained things in terms I could understand,
October 17, 2025
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The doctor listened to my issues that potentially lead up to my reasons for this appointment. Dr. Dawkins explained potential causes but noted the plan of action is important and the steps for treatment. He showed his effective listening skills by responding to my questions in details and went further to explain it for me to understand. The industry could learn a lot from Dr. Dawkins
October 13, 2025
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Dr. Dawkins is always professional, knowledgeable and kind! He is straightforward with explanations, gives you his best advice and answers all questions. I would recommend him without any reservation to anyone needing his services.
October 13, 2025
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