Dr. Collins was born in Portsmouth, Ohio. His undergraduate studies were completed at Davidson College in Davidson,North
Carolina in 1976. He received his medical degree from the University of South Florida in 1979. His internship andresidency
in general surgery were served at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC. Dr. Collins completed a post-graduate fellowship in peripheral vascular surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in 1984.  Dr. Collins is a diplomate of the American Board of Surgery, and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is a  member of the Pinellas County Medical Society and the Society for Vascular Surgery.  His special interests include peripheral vascular disease, surgical critical care and laparoscopic surgery.
Dr. Collins is currently Chief of Staff at St. Anthony’s Hospital in St. Petersburg.

                                          Dr. Collins specializes in the treatment of:

Arterial Diseases (especially found in Diabetics)
Aneurysms 
Open and Endovascular Repairs
Ischemia - Non-invasive techniques such as angioplasty, stent, artherectomies
Limb ischemia
Acute limb ischemia
Thrombectomies
Embolectomies
Anti-coagulation and Thrombolysis
Chronic limb ischemia
Intermittent claudication and peripheral artery occlusive disease
Diabetic foot ulcers
Mesenteric ischemia
Renal ischemia
Extracranial cerebrovascular disease
Carotid Endarterectomy, carotid stents
Surgery of the vertebral system

Venous disease
Deep Vein Thrombosis
Mechanical and pharmacologic thrombolysis
Thrombophlebitis
Varicose Veins and Varicosities
Venous malformations
Lymphatic disease
Lymphedema
Vascular Medicine
Medical disorders with a significant vascular component, for example:
Raynaud's syndrome
Scleroderma
Congenital Disorders

General Surgery
Breast
Soft Tissue
Oncologic Surgery
Major abdominal surgery- liver, pancreas, colon
Biliary System
Hernia Repair

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Board Certified General & Vascular Surgeon, Surgical Critical Care
Director, ICAVL Accredited Vascular Laboratory for diagnosis of Arterial and Venous Diseases.