Keith Collier

Keith Collier is the Chief of Surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

History
Dr. Keith Collier was the examiner for Dr. Alex Karev during his board certification in San Francisco, CA. When Dr. Karev did not show up on time for the first part of the examination, both Dr. Collier and his fellow examiner gave him a failing grade. When Dr. Karev finally arrived, Dr. Collier informed him that he would need to achieve a perfect score in the next two parts in order to pass his boards.

Dr. Collier seemed quite impressed with Dr. Karev's performance during the second round of testing, but seemingly failed him due a trick-scenario that Dr. Karev initially assessed incorrectly. However, due to Dr. Karev's passionate outburst regarding patient care, Dr. Collier passed him.

Soonafter the board examinations, Dr. Collier reached out to Dr. Richard Webber, and informed him that because of Dr. Karev's outburst, he created an additional spot in his hospital's pediatric surgical fellowship program. Dr. Collier then formally made the offer to Dr. Karev and agreed to the additional amendments to Dr. Karev's contract.

Career
Dr. Keith Collier is the Chief of Surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He runs the one of the top surgical residency program. Additionally, his hospital's pediatric surgical fellowship program is the best in the country.

In 2012, Dr. Collier served as a board examiner in San Francisco, CA.

Notes and Trivia

 * Dr. Collier created a pediatric surgical fellowship for Alex, despite having already picked their fellows.
 * Dr. Collier is good friends with Richard Webber.