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Amber Leis, MD, Plastic Surgery, Saint Louis, MO

Amber Rachel Leis MD FACS

Hand, Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Plastic & Reconstructive Microsurgery


Associate Clinical Professor Plastic Surgery Residency Program Director Washington University, St. Louis

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  • 660 South Euclid AvenueCampus Box 8238Saint Louis, MO 63110

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Summary

  • Dr. Amber Leis is a plastic surgeon at Wash U in St. Louis, MO. 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 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 - 2026
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2025 - 2026
  • MO State Medical License
    MO State Medical License 2024 - 2026
  • Plastic Surgery
    American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery
  • Surgery of the Hand
    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

  • Adult Brachial Plexus Injury and Reconstruction 
    1/1/2014
  • Flexor Carpi Ulnaris Flap for Foream Coverage 
    1/1/2014
  • Triphalangeal Thumb Duplications 
    1/1/2014
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