Surgical Associates
Please call Surgical Associates at (970) 479-5036 to schedule an in-person or telehealth appointment.
Surgical Associates is located at Vail Health Hospital, 180 South Frontage Road West, Vail, CO 81657 in the East Wing Tower on Floor 5, Suite 5900. See below for more location details.
Surgical Services
With some of the most respected surgeons in Colorado on our team, Vail Health is fortunate to be the home of Surgical Associates—known for their expertise in emergency and trauma care, as well as the early detection and treatment of cancer.
Our surgeons are experts in:
- General surgery: abdominal, thoracic and endocrine
- Cancer surgery: breast, colon and rectal, endocrine, lung and melanoma
- Laparoscopic surgery: hernia repair, gall bladder, colon and reflux disease
- Trauma/critical care: around-the-clock diagnostic and therapeutic care for critically ill and injured patients.
- Early detection and treatment of cancer: colonoscopy, endoscopy
We provide surgical assistance to Vail Health’s orthopaedic, plastic surgery, OB-GYN, gastroenterology, and ear, nose and throat specialists.
Scheduling & Location
Surgical Associates is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Our after-hours on-call physician can be contacted by calling Vail Health Hospital at (970) 476-2451. To schedule a consultation with one of our surgeons, call (970) 479-5036.
Surgical Associates Office: Vail Health Hospital East Wing Tower
Located on the 5th floor in Suite 5900 of the Vail Health Hospital’s East Wing Tower, Surgical Associates is positioned in close proximity to other Vail Health Hospital service offerings.
Accessing the East Wing Tower
To access the Vail Health Hospital East Wing Tower, patients should park in the Vail Health Hospital parking garage and take elevator E for direct access up to the 5th floor. Complimentary valet parking is also available from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday, at the main entrance of Vail Health Hospital, located at 180 South Frontage Road West, Vail, CO 81657.
Once in the hospital, way-finding support is available via volunteers stationed along the patient pathway as well as through digital way-finding solutions using smartphone technology.
Meet the Providers

Turner Lisle
MD, FACS
Specialty: Hernia, Robotic Surgery, Surgery, Surgical Critical Care

David Ford
MD
Specialty: Colorectal Surgery, Hernia, Robotic Surgery, Surgery

Barry Hammaker
MD
Specialty: Surgery

Leslie Yedor
DAOM, MMSc, PA-C, L.Ac
Specialty: Surgery

Stephanie Miller
MD
Specialty: Breast Surgeon, Oncological Surgery

Grant Rynn
MHS, PA-C
Specialty: Robotic Surgery, Surgery