Dr. Cannon is double board certified in general and colorectal surgery. Dr. Cannon is a leader in minimally invasive approaches to colorectal disease, with an emphasis on robotics, colorectal cancer and sphincter-sparing operations. She is one of the highest volume academic colorectal surgeons in the country. Originally from Arizona, she is a graduate of the University of Arizona College of Medicine. She did her general surgery residency at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C., and her colorectal surgery fellowship with Georgia Colon and Rectal Surgical Associates in Atlanta, Ga.