1SAMC - Key Persons


Elizabeth Rollins

Job Titles:
  • Nursing Coordinator for Dr. Britt / Joined Surgical Associates of Marshall County

John R. Groves

Job Titles:
  • Certified General Surgeon
Dr. Groves, a board certified general surgeon, is the founder of Surgical Associates of Marshall County, with offices in Albertville and Guntersville. He is dedicated to providing state of the art surgical options for the treatment of a wide array of conditions to residents in Marshall County and the surrounding areas. Dr. Groves graduated from the University of Kentucky, but only after first attending the University of Alabama, where he played football for the Crimson Tide during Bear Bryant's final season. Dr. Groves graduated from Louisville School of Medicine, and from there traveled to Birmingham, Alabama, where he completed his general surgery residency at the Montclair and Princeton Baptist Medical Center.

Stephen L. Britt

Job Titles:
  • Certified General Surgeon
Dr. Stephen Britt is a highly experienced board certified general surgeon who specializes in laparoscopic or minimally invasive surgical techniques. He provides surgery to residents of Marshall County and surrounding areas with offices in Albertville and Guntersville. A native of Tennessee, Dr. Britt attended East Tennessee State University for his undergraduate studies, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. He then graduated from Quillen College of Medicine in East Tennessee State University before completing his general residency at UT Chattanooga. Dr. Britt is the chief of surgery at Marshall Medical Center North, and is the director of the Marshall Wound Healing Center.