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Amber Leis, MD, Plastic Surgery, Orange, CA, Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center

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Plastic Surgery Orange, CA

Breast Reconstruction, Hand, Plastic & Reconstructive Microsurgery

Associate Clinical Professor University of California, Irvine

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Summary

  • Dr. Amber Leis is a plastic surgeon in Orange, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including VA Long Beach Healthcare System, Children’s Health Orange County (CHOC), and UCI Medical Center. She received her medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and has been in practice 9 years. She specializes in peripheral nerve injury, brachial plexus injury, pediatric hand and wrist conditions, pediatric hand and wrist injury and adult hand. She has more than 30 publications and over 50 citings.

Education & Training

  • USC Healthcare Center 1
    USC Healthcare Center 12014 - 2015
  • Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium
    Loma Linda University Health Education ConsortiumResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 2008 - 2014
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 2008
  • Oregon State University
    Oregon State UniversityB.S., Microbiology, Summa Cum Laude, 1998 - 2003

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2009 - 2024
  • American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery
  • American Board of Plastic Surgery Surgery of the Hand

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Best Resident Poster GME Conference, 2013
  • ASSH/AFSH Annual Meeting Scholarship 2013
  • Nathans Distinguished Service for Mentorship and Teaching 2008
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • The Hand in Art: Hands of Shimla  
    Leis AR, Coffey CS, The Journal of Hand Surgery, 1/1/2014
  • Single Specialty Management and Reconstruction of Necrotizing Fasciitis: Analysis of Clinical and Economic Parameters  
    Mattison G, Leis AR, Gupta SC, Annals of Plastic Surgery, 1/1/2014

Abstracts/Posters

  • Management of the CMC Joint in Triphalangeal Thumb: A Case Report of Twins with Bilateral Thumb Duplication
    Leis AR, American Society for Surgery of the Hand,, 1/1/2013
  • Hand and Upper Extremity Injury Associated with Rhino Ridership
    Leis AR, Annual Postgraduate Convention, 1/1/2013
  • Pseudotumor Cerebri in Patients with Non-syndromic Single Suture Craniosynostosis
    Leis AR, American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, 1/1/2010

Lectures

  • Quadrilateral Space Syndrome 
    1/1/2014
  • Darrach Procedure 
    1/1/2014
  • Dynamic External Fixation for Phalangeal Fractures 
    1/1/2014
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