AmyMKusskeMD

General Surgery • Santa Monica, CA

Breast

Co-director UCLA Santa Monica Breast Center

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Office
1223 16th St., Suite 3400
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone+1 424-259-8791

Fax+1 424-259-8791
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Education & Training

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1992 - 1999
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaClass of 1992

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1994 - 2024
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

18 citations
SAVI SCOUT® localization of metastatic axillary lymph node prior to neoadjuvant chemotherapy for targeted axillary dissection: a pilot study
Jennifer L. Baker, Farnaz Haji, Amy M. Kusske, Cheryce P. Fischer, Anne C. Hoyt, Carlie K Thompson, Minna K Lee, Deanna J. Attai, Maggie L DiNome> ;Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2021 Oct 15
19 citations
A comparison of two non-radioactive alternatives to wire for the localization of non-palpable breast cancers
Minna K Lee, Yas Sanaiha, Amy M. Kusske, Carlie K Thompson, Deanna J. Attai, Jennifer L. Baker, Cheryce P. Fischer, Maggie L. DiNome> ;Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2020 May 25
31 citations
Microchipping the breast: an effective new technology for localizing non-palpable breast lesions for surgery.
Maggie L. DiNome, Amy M. Kusske, Deanna J. Attai, Cheryce P. Fischer, Anne C. Hoyt> ;Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2019 Jan 28
5 citations
Assessing the Effect of Lifetime Contralateral Breast Cancer Risk on the Selection of Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy for Unilateral Breast Cancer.
John V. Hegde, Xiaoyan Wang, Deanna J. Attai, Maggie L. DiNome, Amy M. Kusske, Anne C. Hoyt, Sara A. Hurvitz, Joanne B. Weidhaas, Michael L. Steinberg, Susan A. McCloskey> ;Clinical Breast Cancer. 2017 Sep 1
Predictors associated with MRI surveillance screening in women with a personal history of unilateral breast cancer but without a genetic predisposition for future cont...
John V. Hegde, Xiaoyan Wang, Deanna J. Attai, Maggie L. DiNome, Amy M. Kusske, Anne C. Hoyt, Sara A. Hurvitz, Joanne B. Weidhaas, Michael L. Steinberg, Susan A. McCloskey> ;Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2017 Jul 12
9 citations
Increasing Appropriate BRCA1/2 Mutation Testing: The Role of Family History Documentation and Genetic Counseling in a Multidisciplinary Clinic
Amar U. Kishan, C.L. Gomez, Nicole A. Dawson, Robyn Lynn Dvorak, Nova Foster, Anne C. Hoyt, Sara A. Hurvitz, Amy M. Kusske, Erica L. Silver, Charles C. Tseng, Susan A....> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2016 Sep 12
8 citations
EGF and TGF stimulate proabsorption of glucose and electrolytes by Na+/glucose cotransporter in awake canine model.
Anthony J. Rongione, Amy M. Kusske, Todd R. Newton, Stanley W. Ashley, Michael J. Zinner, David W. McFadden> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2001 Aug 1
21 citations
Interleukin-10 protects against lethality of intra-abdominal infection and sepsis
Anthony J. Rongione, Amy M. Kusske, Karen Kwan, Stanley W. Ashley, Howard A. Reber, David W. McFadden> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2000 Jan 1
4 citations
Intragastric Alcohol Causes Endothelin Release from Feline Pancreas
M. P. N. Lewis, P. U. Reber, Amy M. Kusske, Mark T. Toyama, Karen E. Todd, Stanley W. Ashley, H. A. Reber> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 1998 May 1
13 citations
Management decisions for unusual periampullary tumors.
Karen E. Todd, M. P. N. Lewis, Beat Gloor, Amy M. Kusske, Stanley W. Ashley, H. A. Reber> ;The American Surgeon. 1997 Oct 1
59 citations
Interleukin-10 prevents early cytokine release in severe intraabdominal infection and sepsis.
Anthony J. Rongione, Amy M. Kusske, Stanley W. Ashley, Howard A. Reber, David W. McFadden> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 1997 Jul 1
34 citations
Interleukin-10 reduces circulating levels of serum cytokines in experimental pancreatitis
Anthony J. Rongione, Amy M. Kusske, Howard A. Reber, Stanley W. Ashley, David W. McFadden> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 1997 Mar 1
235 citations
Interleukin 10 reduces the severity of acute pancreatitis in rats
Anthony J. Rongione, Amy M. Kusske, Karen Kwan, Stanley W. Ashley, Howard A. Reber, David W. McFadden> ;Gastroenterology. 1997 Mar 1
136 citations
Interleukin-10 prevents death in lethal necrotizing pancreatitis in mice
Amy M. Kusske, Anthony J. Rongione, Stanley W. Ashley, David W. McFadden, Howard A. Reber> ;Surgery. 1996 Aug 1
164 citations
Cytokines and acute pancreatitis
Amy M. Kusske, Anthony J. Rongione, H. A. Reber> ;Gastroenterology. 1996 Feb 1
48 citations
Ischaemia-reperfusion mechanisms in acute pancreatitis.
Mark T. Toyama, M. P. N. Lewis, Amy M. Kusske, P. U. Reber, Stanley W. Ashley, Howard A. Reber> ;Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. Supplement. 1996 Jan 1
98 citations
Pylorus-Preserving Whipple Resection for Pancreatic Cancer: Is It Any Better?
Ameet G. Patel, Mark T. Toyama, Amy M. Kusske, Pam Alexander, Stanley W. Ashley, Howard A. Reber> ;Archives of Surgery. 1995 Aug 1
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