Amber Nicole Himmler MD (She/Her)
Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Physician
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1000 W Carson StHarbor UCLATorrance, CA 90502
Phone+1 352-870-2935
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Summary
- Amber Himmler, MD, is a general surgeon based in Torrance, CA, with subspecialties in trauma surgery and surgical critical care. She completed her surgical critical care fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco, in 2023, following her medical degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine in 2016 and a residency in surgery at MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital in 2022. Dr. Himmler has contributed to several publications, including a systematic review on postoperative outcomes in diverticulitis and studies on critical airway management and gender disparities in surgery. Her research has been cited multiple times in the academic community.
Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2022 - 2023
MedStar Health Georgetown University (D.C.)Residency, Surgery, 2016 - 2022
University of Florida College of MedicineClass of 2016
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2022 - 2028
GA State Medical License 2023 - 2024
DC State Medical License 2016 - 2022
VA State Medical License 2016 - 2019
American Board of Surgery Surgery- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Empiric Antifungal Therapy Is Not Associated with Improved Infectious Outcomes in Penetrating Upper Gastrointestinal Injuries: A Subgroup Analysis of the Surgical Infe...Vahe S Panossian, Yasmin Arda, Wardah Rafaqat, Andrea M Gochi, Mira Ghneim
Surgical Infections. 2026-05-01 - 1 citationsSurgical Infection Society Multi-Center Observational Study: Empiric Anti-Fungal Coverage after Non-Colonic Gastrointestinal Perforation.Andrea M Gochi, Wardah Rafaqat, Vahe Panossian, Mira Ghneim, Seema Anandalwar
Surgical Infections. 2025-10-01 - 1 citationsUnderstanding social and environmental risks of firearm injury using geospatial patterns.Soroosh Noorbakhsh, Will Dunne, Oluwadamilola Babatola, Amber Himmler, Lucy Hart
Injury. 2025-09-01
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