Amber Collier

• ASSET (Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma), 2022
• Fundamental of Laparoscopic Surgery, 2023
• Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery, 2019
• ATLS, 2019, Present
• BLS and ACLS, 2018, Present
• CITI Human Subjects Research Module, Current
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality, Current
• Florida Training Lisence Number
• USMLE Step 3 – pass, 2018
• USMLE Step 2 CS – pass, 2017
• USMLE Step 2 CK – pass (score 271), 2017
• USMLE Step 1 – pass (score 257), 2016

• Surgery Research Day – Alan S. Livingstone Award in Clinical Research, 1st place, 2021
• Medical Staff Scholarship Award for Surgery – Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Recipient, 2017
• Robert J. Faulconer Award for Excellence in the Field of Pathology- EVMS, 2016
• The Associated Chairs of Pathology Honor Society, Inductee, 2016
• EVMS Verizon Scholarship, Recipient, 2014, 2018

• Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO), 2022, Present
• Association for Academic Surgery (AAS), 2021, Present
• American College of Surgeons (ACS), 2020, Present
• Florida Chapter American College of Surgeons, 2020, Present
• Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), 2017, Present

• Dept. of Surgery Research Day, University of Miami, Miami, FL, 06/04/2021, Total Neoadjuvant Therapy is Associated with Improved Major Pathologic Response and Overall Survival in Localized Pancreatic Cancer: A Multi-Institutional Analysis of 504 Patients
• FCACS Virtual Annual Meeting Spectacular Case Competition, 05/02/2Title: Inflammatory pseudotumor secondary to urachal cyst: a clinical challenge, Inflammatory pseudotumor secondary to urachal cyst: a clinical challenge
• Grand Rounds presentation at Surgical Grand Rounds- The Robert Zeppa Resident Research Award Lecture at Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL, April 2022, Oncologic Impact of Discordant Pathologic and Biochemical Responses to Neoadjuvant Therapy in Patients with Localized Pancreatic Cancer Undergoing Resection: A Multi-institutional Analysis
• Society of Surgical Oncology International Conference on Surgical Cancer Care, Boston, MA, March 22-25, 2023, Discordant Biochemical Response to Neoadjuvant Therapy is Associated with Worse Survival in Patients with Localized Pancreatic Cancer Undergoing Resection
• SSO2021, March 18, 2021, V1: A Simplified Breast Oncoplastic Closure Technique for Partial Mastectomy Defects
• EPoster presentation at SSO 2021, March 18-19, 2021, Impact of Gender on Treatment and Survival of Patients with Esophageal Cancer in the United States
• EPoster presentation at SSO 2021, March 18-19, 2021, Contemporary Trends and Survival Outcomes of Young Adults and Adolescents with Rectal Cancer in the United States
• SSO 2022, Dallas, March 9-12, 2022, Multi-omic characterization reveals a distinct molecular landscape in young-onset pancreatic cancer
• Abstract Submission Miami Conference, Possible role of tumor location as a prognostic factor in overall survival in pancreatic cancer patients at an academic center
• Zubord Oral Presentation, Miami, FL, May 2021, Previous Helicobacter pylori Infection is Associated with Improved Survival in Hispanic Patients with Gastric Cancer
• Advanced Cancer Therapies, Orlando, FL, February 2020, The Impact of Postoperative Peritoneal Carcinomatosis Index on Survival of Patients with Peritoneal Surface Malignancy from Appendiceal Origin after CRS/HIPEC
• Advanced Cancer Therapies, Orlando, FL, February 2020, Is Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) Safe in Septuagenarians?
• Advanced Cancer Therapies, Orlando, FL, February 2020, Survival Benefits of Redo Cytoreductive Surgery (CRS) with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) in Patients with Recurrent Peritoneal Carcinomatosis
• ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY, ONE NEW YORK PLAZA, SUITE 4600, NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, February 2021, Previous Helicobacter Pylori Infection is Associated with Improved Survival in Hispanic Patients with Gastric Cancer
• ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY, ONE NEW YORK PLAZA, SUITE 4600, NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, February 2021, Contemporary Trends and Survival Outcomes of Young Adults and Adolescents with Rectal Cancer in the United States
• ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY, ONE NEW YORK PLAZA, SUITE 4600, NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, February 2021, Patient Factors and Tumor Genomics Associated with Selection of Hepatic Artery Infusion (HAI) Chemotherapy in Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastasis (CRLM)
• ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY, ONE NEW YORK PLAZA, SUITE 4600, NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, February 2021, A Simplified Breast Oncoplastic Closure Technique for Partial Mastectomy Defects
• Podium abstract at Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association Annual AHPBA 2021 Annual Meeting, Miami Beach, Florida, Aug 02 - 05, 2021, Dynamic change in neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio during neoadjuvant chemotherapy is associated with pathologic response in pancreatic cancer

• General Surgery Internship & Residency, Miami, FL, Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami, 07/2018, Present
• NIH T32 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Surgical Oncology- Clinical Outcomes, Miami, FL, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Nipun B. Merchant, MD, 07/2020, 06/2022

• Hartelin T, Collier A, Livingstone AS, Don’t Give Up Too Soon! Management of Metastatic Duodenal GISTs with Tumor-Bowel Fistula: A Case Report and Literature Review, Current Problems in Cancer: Case Reports, CPCCR-D-22-00003R2
• Goel N, Yadegarynia S, Rodgers S, Kelly K, Collier A, Franceschi D, Moller M, Avisar E, Kesmodel SB, Axillary response rates to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer patients with advanced nodal disease, J Surg Oncol, 124, 1, 25-32, 10.1002/jso.26480, 33852160
• Kronenfeld JP, Collier AL, Choi S, Perez-Sanchez D, Shah AM, Lee C, Goel N, Surgical oncology operative experience at a high-volume safety-net hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic, J Surg Oncol, 124, 7, 983-988, 10.1002/jso.26616, 34291824, PMC8426825
• Cohen BL, Collier AL, Kelly KN, Goel N, Kesmodel SB, Yakoub D, Moller M, Avisar E, Franceschi D, Macedo FI, Surgical Management of the Axilla in Patients with Occult Breast Cancer (cT0 N+) After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy, Ann Surg Oncol, 27, 6, 1830-1841, 10.1245/s10434-020-08227-w, 31989360
• Gupta GK, Collier AL, Lee D, Hoefer RA, Zheleva V, Siewertsz van Reesema LL, Tang-Tan AM, Guye ML, Chang DZ, Winston JS, Samli B, Jansen RJ, Petricoin EF, Goetz MP, Bear HD, Tang AH, Perspectives on Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Current Treatment Strategies, Unmet Needs, and Potential Targets for Future Therapies, Cancers (Basel), 12, 9, 2392, 10.3390/cancers12092392, 32846967, PMC7565566
• Kronenfeld JP, Collier AL, Turgeon MK, Ju M, Alterio R, Wang A, Fernandez M, Porembka MR, Richter H, Lee AY, Russell MC, Merchant NB, Maker AV, Datta J, Attrition during neoadjuvant chemotherapy for gastric adenocarcinoma is associated with decreased survival: A United States Safety-Net Collaborative analysis, J Surg Oncol, 124, 8, 1317-1328, 10.1002/jso.26638, 34379324, PMC8595640
• Van Sciver RE, Lee MP, Lee CD, Lafever AC, Svyatova E, Kanda K, Collier AL, Siewertsz van Reesema LL, Tang-Tan AM, Zheleva V, Bwayi MN, Bian M, Schmidt RL, Matrisian LM, Petersen GM, Tang AH, A New Strategy to Control and Eradicate “Undruggable” Oncogenic K-RAS-Driven Pancreatic Cancer: Molecular Insights and Core Principles Learned from Developmental and Evolutionary Biology, Cancers, 10, 5, 142, 10.3390/cancers10050142
• COVIDSurg Collaborative; GlobalSurg Collaborative, SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study, Anaesthesia, 77, 1, 28-39, 10.1111/anae.15563, 34428858, PMC8652887
• COVIDSurg Collaborative; GlobalSurg Collaborative, Timing of surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international prospective cohort study, Anaesthesia, 76, 6, 748-758, 10.1111/anae.15458, 33690889, PMC8206995
• COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative, SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study, Br J Surg, 108, 9, 1056-1063, 10.1093/bjs/znab101, 33761533, PMC7995808
• Huerta CT, Collier AL, Hernandez AE, Rodriguez C, Shah A, Kronenfeld JP, Franceschi DF, Sleeman D, Livingstone AS, Thorson CM, Nationwide Outcomes of Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Pancreatic Malignancies: Center Volume Matters, Am Surg, 89, 12, 6020-6029, 10.1177/00031348231184198, 37310685, PMC10883718
• De la Cruz Ku G, Desai A, Narvaez-Rojas AR, Zheng C, Collier A, Weber L, Kassira W, Avisar E, Möller MG, Modified oncoplastic lift, lymphatic excision, and reconstruction: Introduction of a novel technique in oncoplastic breast surgery with simple surgical principles, Surgeon, 10.1016/j.surge.2023.12.001, 38161142
• Ogobuiro I, Collier AL, Khan K, de Castro Silva I, Kwon D, Wilson GC, Schwartz PB, Parikh AA, Hammill C, Kim HJ, Kooby DA, Abbott D, Maithel SK, Snyder RA, Ahmad SA, Merchant NB, Datta J, Racial Disparity in Pathologic Response following Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Resected Pancreatic Cancer: A Multi-Institutional Analysis from the Central Pancreatic Consortium, Ann Surg Oncol, 30, 3, 1485-1494, 10.1245/s10434-022-12741-4, 36316508
• COVIDSurg Collaborative; GlobalSurg Collaborative, Effects of pre-operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: an international prospective cohort study, Anaesthesia, 76, 11, 1454-1464, 10.1111/anae.15560, 34371522

• Medical Student General Surgery Clerkship & MS4 Bootcamp, Educator – UMMSM, 2020, 2022, Organized and led suturing and knot tying workshops for medical students prior to their surgical clerkship Prepared 4th-year medical students applying to General Surgery through didactics, interactive case presentations, and practical skills workshops Led problem-based didactic sessions with 1st through 3rd-year medical students
• Intern Orientation, Educator – JMH/UM, July 2021, Led didactic sessions focused on Preparing for Cases and Basic Bedside Procedures including skills sessions to practice placement of Foley catheters, NG tubes, and central and arterial lines, as well as basic open, laparoscopic, robotic, and endoscopic surgical skills in simulation-based training
• MASCAL Training with US Army, Surgical Assistant, 2021

Fundamental of Laparoscopic Surgery - 2023