Elizabeth Prier, MD

Dr. Prier is a fellowship trained Breast Surgeon and is the Medical Director of the Saint Alphonsus Comprehensive Breast Surgery Center. She is board certified in general surgery, and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. She earned her medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville, VA. Her residency in general surgery was completed through the University of Colorado Health Science Center in Denver, CO and her Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship was completed at the University of California San Francisco in San Francisco, CA. She has served as a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco, CA. Dr. Prier is a member of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, the Ada County Medical Society, and the Idaho Medical Association.

Philosophy of Care

Breast cancer patients are an amazing group of women who are unique, independent, and tenacious in their effort to overcome their cancer. This fighting spirit is something I have come to admire and value daily in my work. A large part of the reason that I was attracted to the field of surgery is that surgery provides me with the ability to offer the patients I care for both compassion and a practical solution. Breast cancer care engages with these core principles that attracted me to surgery. I am able to develop unique personal relationships with my patients, learn what is important to them in their care and then build a treatment plan that will provide them the best treatment available while taking into consideration the values that are important to them.