Amber Isley, MD

2023 Women with Heart Honoree
Amber Isley, MD

Dr. Amber Isley currently serves as the VP of Quality & Patient Safety and Regional Physician Advisor for Ascension FL & Gulf Coast.  She joined Ascension St. Vincent’s in July 2017 and has served in various roles throughout St. Vincent’s acute care facilities.

Dr. Isley is a Family Physician with 22 years of clinical experience including rural healthcare, hospitalist medicine and academia.  She earned a bachelor’s degree in Biology from Hampton University in Virginia.  She also graduated from Morehouse School of Medicine and completed residency at Mayo Clinic Jacksonville.  She is board-certified in Family Medicine and Health Care Quality Management.

Prior to joining Ascension, Dr. Isley served as a Medical Director for HNI at Ascension Hospital-Clay County.  In addition, she has held various statewide and national roles in organized medicine, currently seated on the Commission for Finance & Insurance with the AAFP.  She is published and has presented at numerous national events providing CME.  She also enjoys volunteering with Waste Not Want Not of Clay County and Aging True.

Dr. Isley enjoys cooking and reading.  She is married to Terry Isley, a pilot for a national airline and retired Naval Captain.  She has three adult children. Tavia who works in insurance, Merrick who is an F35 pilot in the US Air Force and Jett who attends the US Naval Academy studying aerospace engineering.