General Surgery

Ross Memorial Hospital’s General Surgery Program provides a safe and supportive environment. Surgeries include:

Benign and malignant breast and colorectal disease
Cholecystectomy
Emergency general surgery (appendix, bowel obstruction, trauma, etc.)
Hernia (inguinal - laparoscopic and open, femoral, incisional, umbilical)
Lumps and bumps (basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma, cysts, ingrown toenails, lipomas, etc.)
Pancreatic cysts and lesions (Dr. Leal only)
Upper and lower endoscopy

Referrals for General Surgery can be made via fax or through Ocean eReferral.

Meet The General Surgeons

Dr. Mostafa El-Beheiry

Dr. El-Beheiry completed his Residency in General Surgery at Western University, after earning his Medical Doctorate at McMaster University. He did his undergrad Bachelor of Science with Distinction in Biology at Queen’s University, and a Master of Science in Physiology from the University of Toronto. He has also completed a Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery from the University of Manitoba. Dr. El-Beheiry has been a General Surgeon at Ross Memorial Hospital since 2019.

Dr. El-Beheiry’s office is located at
86 Angeline Street S Suite 204A, K9V 3L5.
His office can be reached at 705-320-7707
or via fax at 705-702-4799.

Dr. Julie Leal

Dr. Leal completed her general surgery residency training at the University of Calgary and went on to complete research and clinical fellowship training in Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgical Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in New York and Stanford University in California, respectively. She was then Associate Professor of Surgery at Dalhousie University. Next was a Clinical Associate appointment with the division of General Surgery at Toronto General Hospital. Dr. Leal had been providing locum general surgery care at RMH and Fort Frances Hospital prior to her commitment as a fulltime General Surgeon at RMH beginning
in September 2025.

Dr. Leal’s office is located at
189 Kent Street W Suite #20, K9V 2Y6.
Her office can be reached at 705-320-9916
or via fax at 705-320-8856.

Dr. Jamie McNabb

Was born in Ross Memorial Hospital and raised in Lindsay. Earned his undergrad in Biology and Medicine from Western University, before completing the General Surgery Program at McMaster University. He returned to Lindsay and Ross Memorial Hospital in 2000, where he remains today.

Dr. McNabb’s office is located at
1 William Street S Suite #2, K9V 3A3.
His office can be reached at 705-324-8197 or via fax at 705-324-8557.

Ocean eReferrals

If you are interested in setting up the Ocean eReferral platform, support from Ocean is available to facilitate this process.

The steps below summarize the onboarding process:

The interested provider should complete this eReferral Sign-Up Form.
The Ocean team will respond to the request within 48 hours and provide a step-by-step guide on how to create a user account on Ocean.
If the provider is using one of the integrated EMRs (PS Suite, Accuro, Oscar Pro, or Med Access), the EMR vendor will be alerted of the request to integrate their Ocean site to the EMR.
Once the integration request has been approved by the EMR vendor, Ocean will schedule a virtual, screen-share appointment with the clinic.
Ocean will walk through the remaining set-up steps with the clinic/provider, either offline or online, based on the provider’s preference.

Page last updated: April 24, 2026