Amy Collins-Brenner MD MS, FACS

General Surgery•West Palm Beach, FL

Breast, Hepatobiliary Surgery, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast), Minimally Invasive Surgery

Blue Diamond Surgical Specialists www.BlueDiamondSurgicalSpecialists.com

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1500 N Dixie HwySte 304West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Phone+1 561-833-4022
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Summary

I completed General Surgery training at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. While at The Ohio State University, I performed research in pancreatic cancer and cholangiocarcinoma and I obtained a Masters of Science degree in Medical Science. I then completed additional fellowship training at Florida Hospital for Advanced Upper Gastrointestinal and HepatoPancreatoBiliary Surgery. I currently practice at Blue Diamond Surgical Specialists in West Palm Beach, Florida where I treat patients in General Surgery and Surgical Oncology. I perform surgery for cancers of the: breast, gastric, pancreatic, liver, gallbladder, biliary system, colorectal cancer, melanoma, and sarcoma. I perform open, laparoscopic, and robotic-assisted surgery.

Education & Training

AdventHealth FloridaFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2014 - 2015
Ohio State University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2007 - 2014
The Ohio State UniversityMSc, Medical Science, 2009 - 2011
The Ohio State UniversityPost Doctoral Research Fellowship, 2009 - 2011
University of South Florida College of MedicineClass of 2007
Florida Atlantic UniversityB.S., Psychobiology, Summa Cum Laude, 1999 - 2001
University of FloridaBachelor, 1998 - 1999

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2014 - 2026
OH State Medical License 2009 - 2025
NC State Medical License 2017 - 2021
NM State Medical License 2015 - 2019
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Scientific Travel Award 11th Annual Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Trainee Research Day, 2012
Second Place Presentation 16th Annual OSU Department of Surgery Research Conference, 2011
Third Place Presentation 22nd Annual Presidential Symposium of the Columbus Surgical Society, 2011
James D. King Research Award Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University Medical Center, 2009
General Scholarship USF COM, 2005
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations

Abstracts/Posters

A Differential MicroRNA Profile Distinguishes Cholangiocarcinoma from Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma.
Collins A., Wojcik S, Frankel W, Alder H, Yu L, Croce C, Bloomston M, 17th Annual Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Research Day., 4/1/2012
Pancreatic Stellate Cells Induce Overexpression of MicroRNA-21 and MicroRNA-210 in Pancreatic Cancer Cells in Hypoxia.
Collins A., Wojcik S., Croce CM, Bloomston M, 16th Annual Ohio State University Medical Center Research Day., 6/1/2011
Pancreatic Stellate Cells Induce Overexpression of MicroRNA-21 and MicroRNA-210 in Pancreatic Cancer Cells in Hypoxia.
Collins A., Wojcik S., Croce CM, Bloomston M, 22nd Annual Presidential Symposium of the Columbus Surgical Society., 3/1/2011
Osteopontin is Associated with Improved Survival in Patients with Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma.
Collins A., Rock J., Malhotra L., Frankel W., Bloomston M, 64th Annual Cancer Symposium of the Society of Surgical Oncology, San Antonio, TX., 3/1/2011
Pancreatic Stellate Cells Induce Overexpression of MicroRNA-21 and MicroRNA-210 in Pancreatic Cancer Cells in Hypoxia.
Collins A., Wojcik S., Bloomston M, 6th Annual Academic Surgical Congress of the Society of University Surgeons, Huntington Beach, CA., 2/1/2011
Splenic Preservation at the Time of Distal Pancreatectomy is of Limited Clinical Benefit.
Collins A., Abdel-Misih S., Hatzaras I., Muscarella P., Melvin WS., Ellison EC., Schmidt C., Bloomston M, 2nd Annual National Predoctoral Clinical Research Training Program Meeting, St Louis, MO., 5/1/2010
Collins A., Wojcik S., Bloomston M, 5th Annual Academic Surgical Congress of the Society of University Surgeons, San Antonio, TX, 2010; , 3/1/2010
The Natural History of Resected Pancreatic Cancer Without Adjuvant Treatment.
Zervos E., Al-Saadi S., Hernandez J., Villadolid D., Collins A., Cooper J., Gillman R., Vohra N., Rosemurgy A., 60th Annual Cancer Symposium of the Society of Surgical Oncology, Washington, D.C., 3/1/2007
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Other

Portal Hypertension: Etiology, Consequences, and Therapy.
Al-Saadi S., Collins A., Cooper J., Bowers C., Justen E., Rosemurgy A, Vascular Disease Foundation Newsletter
1/1/2006