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Brett M. Howard, MD

Brett M. Howard, MD

General Surgery, Robotic Surgery, Breast Surgery
TMH Physician Partners

Locations

TMH Physician Partners - General Surgery

1401 Centerville Rd. Azalea Building, Suite 100 Tallahassee, FL 32308

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Monday
8:30am - 5:00pm
Tuesday
8:30am - 5:00pm
Wednesday
8:00am - 5:00pm
Thursday
8:30am - 5:00pm
Friday
8:30am - 4:00pm
TMH Physician Partners - General Surgery

About Me

Brett Howard, MD, FACS was born in Miami, Florida and is a graduate of Florida State University. He obtained his medical degree at Florida State University. His residency was at The Medical Center of Central Georgia and its affiliation with Mercer University.  

Dr. Howard has nearly 10 years of experience here in Tallahassee helping expand the general surgery program, including Trauma and local Pediatric surgical care. He is Board Certified in General Surgery by the American Board of Surgery and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Through his time at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare he has helped establish the Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery and Hernia Surgery by the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC). Serving as Quality Chair of Surgery at TMH, Dr. Howard has made high quality surgical care his mission for the Big Bend region. When he’s not working, Dr. Howard and his wife like to enjoy the outdoors with their four children.  

Hernia Surgery Surgeon of Excellence

To be designated a “Surgeon of Excellence,” Dr. Howard has demonstrated excellence and high standards in hernia surgery, including surgical experience, volume, outcomes and adherence to best practices.

 

Education

Medical School:
FSU College of Medicine (2012)

Internship:
Medical Center of Central Georgia (2013)

Residency:
Medical Center of Central Georgia (2017)

Board Certifications

American Board of Surgery

Conditions Treated

  • Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
  • Abscess
  • Achalasia
  • Adrenal tumors
  • Appendicitis
  • Benign gastrointestinal tumors
  • Benign Tumors of Skin and Soft tissue
  • Breast Cancer
  • Breast Diseases
  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Diaphragmatic and hiatal hernia
  • Diseases of the Spleen requiring splenectomy
  • Diverticulosis, Intestinal
  • Gallbladder disease
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
  • Hernia, all types
  • Parathyroid tumors
  • Pediatric hernias and other pediatric procedures including circumcisions
  • Peptic ulcer disease
  • Pilonidal cyst management
  • Small bowel obstruction
  • Soft tissue tumors
  • Surgical management of cancer
  • Thyroid tumors
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Procedures Performed

  • Appendectomy
  • Biopsy Axillary Sentinel Lymph Node
  • Biopsy Breast
  • Biopsy Lymph Node Axillary
  • Cholecystectomy
  • Colectomy
  • Colostomy
  • Distal pancreatectomy
  • Excision Cyst Axilla
  • Excision Cyst Breast
  • Excision Lesion Abdomen
  • Excision Lesion Breast
  • Excision Lipoma Back
  • Hiatal and paraesophageal hernia repair
  • Inguinal hernia repair
  • Insertion Venous Access Port
  • Lymphadenectomy Axillary
  • Mastectomy
  • Parathyroidectomy
  • Pilonidal cystectomy with cleft lift
  • Reconstruction Abdominal Wall
  • Robotic Surgery
  • Splenectomy
  • Surgical intervention for GERD
  • Surgical Oncology
  • Thyroidectomy
  • Ventral and umbilical hernia repair
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Provider Ratings

4.9 out of 5

(189 ratings)

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The Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.

39 Reviews

02/11/2025

Dr Howard is great and I would recommend HIM but office staff not communicative about wait time

02/06/2025

Dr. Howard was engaged and informative.

01/30/2025

Doctor explained next steps, pros, and cons.

01/30/2025

Dr Howard was very nice and understanding.

01/08/2025

Excellent

01/07/2025

I never have any issues with this office everyone is always polite and pleasant.

12/23/2024

Dr. Howard was precise with diagnosis and provided all information necessary to make an informed decision about my condition.

12/13/2024

Good

12/12/2024

Dr Howard is very friendly and easy to converse with. Answered questions, explained in easy follow language. Definitely a credit to the profession. Don't feel hurried at all.

12/05/2024

Dr. Howard is very thoughtful polite and very likeable

12/03/2024

My impression was very positive!

11/21/2024

Loved Dr. Howard.

11/19/2024

Dr. Brett Howard has compassion and listens to your concerns. He explains your care in layman's terms.

11/14/2024

My conditions was clearly shown and explained, the pros and cons.

11/13/2024

I would highly recommend Dr. Brett Howard and his entire staff!

11/02/2024

Could not have been any better.

10/24/2024

Excellent experience

10/24/2024

To be the first to see Dr Howard - he came in the room knowing my case ready to talk with myself and my husband.

10/10/2024

Good experience

10/01/2024

Everyone here is amazing and I would definitely recommend them!!

09/21/2024

Dr. Howard was great and really took time to explain everything.

09/17/2024

Great visit

09/12/2024

Dr. was very informative and explained all the options and thoughts.

09/10/2024

Excellent bedside manner.

09/05/2024

Overall experience with the entirety of the Staff was very efficient.

08/29/2024

Dr Howard was very thoughtful and accommodating.'heard' what my wishes were for treatment. Other than being young enough to be my grandsonI really liked him and his manner.

08/29/2024

Dr Howard is one of my favorite doctors in Tallahassee!

08/13/2024

Great

08/10/2024

Dr Howard answered all my concerns.

08/08/2024

Good

08/02/2024

Dr. Brett Howard was direct and confident. He provided a good discussion of the care options.

08/01/2024

Dr. Howard is exceptional.

08/01/2024

Dr. Howard was absolutely on top of it. He is amazing! I'm grateful I was referred to him.

07/30/2024

Dr. Howard was very knowledgeable about my situation and attentive to every question my husband and I had.

07/25/2024

Dr. Howard and his team are wonderful!

07/25/2024

Dr. Howard is the best - kind, empathetic, responsive to questions or concerns, not arrogant or dismissive like many doctors and surgeons, treats patients with dignity and respect, knows his stuff!

07/23/2024

DR Howard was excellent.

07/23/2024

He was very kind explainined every very well!

07/12/2024

Excellent
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