Anna Kaminski, MD

 

 

 

Education

 

2007-2008                   Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship

                                    University of Southern California

                                    Los Angeles, California

 

2002-2007                   General Surgery Residency

Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center

                                    Los Angeles, California

 

1998-2002                   Doctor of Medicine

Keck School of Medicine

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

 

1993-1997                   Bachelor of Arts, Biochemistry, cum laude

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

 

1989-1993                   Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy        

La Canada, California

 

                                   

Licensure

 

2008                American Board of Surgery Certification

2004                Medical Board of California Physician and Surgeon Licensure

2002                Doctorate of Medicine

 

 

Professional Societies

 

2008                American Society of Breast Surgeons

2006                Association of Women Surgeons

 

 

Awards and Scholarships

 

2007                Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Symposium Fellow Travel Grant

1998                Medical Faculty Scholarship

1998                Tio Family Scholarship

1993                Harvard College Scholarship

1993                Elizabeth Cary Agassiz Merit Award

 

 

Published Articles

 

1.         Kaminski A, Amr D, Kibrell ML, DiFronzo LA.  Lymphatic mapping in patients with breast cancer and previous augmentation mammoplasty.  American Surgeon 2007; 73: 981-3.

 

2.         Tejirian T,  Kaminski A, Abbas M.  Intra-abdominal erosion of artificial bowel sphincter reservoir.  International Journal of Colorectal Disease 2006; May 3.

 

3.         Kaminski A, Liu IA, Applebaum H, Lee SL, Haigh PI.  Routine interval appendectomy is not justified after initial nonoperative treatment of acute appendicitis.  Archives of Surgery 2005; 140: 897-901.

 

4.         Toutouzas KG, Velmahos GC, Kaminski A, Chan L, Demetriades D. Leukocytosis after posttraumatic splenectomy:  a physiologic event or sign of sepsis? Archives of Surgery 2002; 137: 924-8.

 

5.         Toutouzas KG, Karaiskakis M, Kaminski A, Velmahos GC.  Nonoperative management of blunt renal trauma:  a prospective study.  American Surgeon 2002; 68: 1097-103.

 

6.         Lord RVN, Kaminski A, Bowrey DJ, Crookes PF, Peters JH, DeMeester TR.  Absence of gastroesophageal reflux disease in a majority of patients taking acid suppression medications after Nissen fundoplication.  Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2002; 6: 3-9.

 

7.         Scanlon KJ, Ohta Y, Ishida H, Kijima H, Ohkawa T, Kaminski A, Tsai J, Horng G, Kashani-Sabet M.  Oligonucleotide-mediated modulation of mammalian gene

            Expression.  The FASEB Journal 1995; 9: 1288-1296.

 

 

Published Abstracts

 

1.         Kaminski A, Guerra L, Smith R, Lagios M, Silverstein MJ.  Long-term follow-up of the first prospective trial treating DCIS patients with excision alone.  American Society of Breast Surgeons 2008.

 

2.         Smith R, Guerra L, Kaminski A, Silverstein MJ.  Conservatively treated patients with DCIS analyzed by individual USC/VNPI scores of 6,7, 8, or 9.  American Society of Breast Surgeons 2008.

 

3.         Guerra L, Smith R, Kaminski A, Lagios M, Silverstein MJ.  Invasive local recurrence increased after radiation therapy for DCIS.  American Society of Breast Surgeons 2008.

 

4.         Kaminski A, Guenther JM, DiFronzo LA.  Axillary lymph node dissection is not required for regional control in patients with breast cancer who have micrometastasis in a sentinel node.  Society of Surgical Oncology 2007.

 

5.         Kaminski A, Patel K, Applebaum H, Collins JC.  A comparison of percutaneous drainage,  surgical intervention, and medical management as the initial treatment for appendiceal abscess.  Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons 2004.

 

6.         Kaminski A, Lord RV, Crookes PF, Bremner CG, Blom D, Wood MG, Bowrey DJ, Wajed S, Mason R, DeMeester SR, Peters JH, DeMeester TR. Lower esophageal sphincter pressure is related to dyphagia or recurrent reflux after Nissen fundoplication.  The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract 2000.

 

 

Book Chapter

 

1.         Ohkawa T, Kijima H, Irie A, Horng G, Kaminski A, Tsai J, Kashfian BI, Scanlon KJ.  Oligonucleotide modulation of multidrug resistance gene expression.  In S.

Gupta & T. Tsuro (Eds.), Multidrug resistance in cancer cells.  1996, 413-433.

 

 

Presentations

 

1.         Kaminski A, Amr D, Lacerna M, DiFronzo LA.  Lymphatic mapping in patients with breast cancer and previous augmentation mammoplasty.  Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Santa Barbara, California, January 2007.

 

2.         Routine interval appendectomy is not justified after initial nonoperative treatment of acute appendicitis.  Kaminski A, Liu IA, Applebaum H, Lee SL, Haigh PI.  KaiserPermanente Second Annual National Surgical Symposium, July 1, Kohala Coast, Hawaii, July 2006.

 

3.         A comparison of percutaneous drainage,  surgical intervention, and medical       management as the initial treatment for appendiceal abscess.  Kaminski A, Patel K, Applebaum H, Collins JC.  Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Santa Barbara, California, January 2005.

 

4.         New trends in management of appendiceal abscess in children.  Kaminski A, Patel K, Taylor P, Applebaum H  19^th Congress of Asian Assoication of Pediatric Surgeons, November 29, Wanchai, Hong Kong, November 2004.

 

5.         Nonoperative management of blunt renal trauma:  a prospective study.  Toutouzas KG, Karaiskakis M, Kaminski A, Velmahos.  Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Santa Barbara, California, January 2002.

 

6.         Lower esophageal sphincter pressure is related to dyphagia or recurrent reflux after Nissen fundoplication.   Kaminski A, Lord RV, Crookes PF, Bremner CG, Blom D, Wood MG, Bowrey DJ, Wajed S, Mason R, DeMeester SR, Peters JH, DeMeester TR.  Digestive Disease Week, San Diego, California, May 2000.