Dr. Tolnitch first started in practice in 1988 and founded Tolnitch Surgical Associates in 1991. It was the first practice in the area focused exclusively on the treatment of breast disease. She has worked to bring the most effective and least invasive treatments of breast disease to the Triangle. She is a key sponsor and contributor to a multidisciplinary conference to keep all the specialists involved in breast care current on the advances in the treatment of breast disease and breast cancer.
Dr. Tolnitch graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Kentucky and received her MD from the College of Medicine at the University of Louisville. She completed her internship and residency at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Additionally, she was chief resident in 1988.
Dr. Tolnitch is affiliated with the American Society of Breast Surgeons, the American Society of Breast Disease, and is a Fellow for the American College of Surgeons. She is certified by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Tolnitch was a past board member for the American Cancer Society and was also on the steering committee for Multidisciplinary Breast Cancer at Rex Healthcare. She was featured on the Today show in 2009 and has also been featured on several TV news programs in the Raleigh area speaking on the treatment of breast cancer.
In her spare time Dr. Tolnitch enjoys spending time with her dogs and riding her horses. She also rides competively whenever she can.
