Amy L. Waer, M.D., F.A.C.S. , received her Doctorate of Medicine degree from the University of Arizona. She completed her general surgery residency program at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center in Tucson. She is board certified by the American Board of Surgery, and is a member of the Virginia Medical Society, Virginia Beach Medical Society and the Association of Women Surgeons. Her special interests include laparoscopic surgery and breast surgery.

She grew up in Phoenix, Arizona and currently resides in the Great Neck area of Virginia Beach with her husband Richard, a nuclear engineer in the U.S. Navy.  In her spare time she enjoys gardening and other outdoor recreational activities.