About Us

Our staff is here to ensure a pleasant experience during your visit to our office. Our team includes experienced and energetic people whose goal is to communicate well with our patients and provide the best care possible.

Robotic Surgeon

T. Ellis Barnes, IV

A Missouri native, Dr. Barnes spent his formative childhood years in London, England as well as parts of the Western and Southern United States. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Human Biological Sciences from the University of Montana (Missoula, MT) while simultaneously working as a paramedic and wild-land firefighter. While attending Medical School at University College Dublin (Dublin, Ireland), he trained at the prestigious Mater Misericordiae prior to becoming a Junior House Officer through the Royal College of Surgeons.

After completing his surgical residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville, TN) and Carolinas Medical Center (Charlotte, NC), he was recruited by Metro Surgical in Savannah, GA. Dr. Barnes is a father to three phenomenal children and is an avid outdoors-man.

A Caring & Experienced Team

Quality care is can not be delivered by one person. It requires a team of people, who are compassionate and knowledgable. Every single of us enjoys helping others.

Medical Assistant

Ashley Overstreet

Ashley Overstreet is a Medical Assistant for Dr. T. Ellis Barnes at Metro Surgical PC, where Ashley assists in your appointment process from start to finish, including scheduling your appointments, assisting in procedures in-house, scheduling your surgeries and more.

Ashley has worked in the medical field for over 10 years, including becoming a surgical technologist by the age of 23 and obtaining her bachelors degree in psychology by the age of 26. Ashley’s passion in her career is to become apart of her patient’s process in having the best care possible while providing a professional, secure, and safe environment for them throughout their care with Dr. Barnes.

Ashley is a cat and dog lover who loves long summer days, spending her time off with her family and friends, riding four wheelers, horses and taking care of her growing farm.

Medical Receptionist

Theresa "Beans" Roberts

Teresa “Beans” Roberts is a Medical Receptionist for Dr. T. Ellis Barnes, where Teresa will help to optimize your experience while visiting our office. Teresa will assist in clinic workflow by managing patient flow, physician schedules, and patient appointments. Teresa will also help guide you with your insurance, helping to make sure your visit goes as smooth as possible.

Teresa loves spending time with her children while visiting the beach, watching the palm trees blow in the wind.

Certified Surgical Technologist

Calley Duncan

Calley Duncan is a certified surgical technologist. Since 2018, she has worked at Candler Hospital in Savannah, Georgia specializing in Da Vinci robotic surgery. Always up for a challenge, Calley enjoys the constancy of new learning experiences afforded by her mentors each day. She is known for her strong work ethic and is wholeheartedly trusted to assist her mentors during surgery. Calley is the mother of two boys and enjoys exercising and beach-going on her off days.