Teviah E. Sachs, MD, MPH

Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Teviah Sachs, MD, MPH, is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and he is the Chief of the Section of Surgical Oncology at Boston Medical Center.

He received his medical degree from New York Medical College in Valhalla, NY. He completed his residency in General Surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School and a Fellowship in Surgical Oncology at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. He is board certified in both general surgery and complex general surgical oncology by the American Board of Surgery.

His clinical interests include hepatic, biliary, pancreatic and gastric disease, as well as soft tissue malignancies and skin cancers. He completed a Masters of Public Health in clinical effectiveness and his research interests pertain to surgical outcomes, disparities and surgical education.

Publications

  • Published 4/1/2026

    Murillo A, Zhou WN, Schroter SM, Sawhney VS, Ng SC, Kenzik K, Davids JS, Shepherd F, Rivard SJ, Sachs TE. Surgeon Knowledge and Perspectives on Hospital at Home for the Surgical Patient. J Surg Res. 2026 May; 321:415-422. PMID: 41926799.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 2/13/2026

    Myers S, Chan WP, Davis ES, Murillo A, Ng SC, Beresneva O, Rivard S, Sachs T, Davids JS, Kenzik KM. Allocation of Postacute Care Services Differs Among Rural and Urban Patients after Colon Cancer Resection. J Am Coll Surg. 2026 Mar 01; 242(3):527-536. PMID: 41247021.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 1/15/2026

    Myers S, Davis ES, Murillo A, Ng SC, Sachs T, Davids JS, Kenzik KM. Surgical Approach as a Mediator of Rural-Urban Disparity after Colon Cancer Resection. J Am Coll Surg. 2026 Feb 01; 242(2):432-443. PMID: 40928080.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 8/12/2025

    Murillo A, Sachs TE. ASO Author Reflections: How we Capture Safety Net Status in Large Database Research Matters: Evaluating Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Patients using the National Cancer Database. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Oct; 32(10):7786-7787. PMID: 40797053.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 8/5/2025

    Sawhney VS, Murillo A, Chugh PV, Ng SC, Sachs TE, Kenzik K, Tseng JF. The rise of gastrointestinal surgical fellowships. J Gastrointest Surg. 2025 Oct; 29(10):102161. PMID: 40768792.

    Read at: PubMed

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Other Positions

  • Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research
    Boston University

Websites

Education

  • New York Medical College, MD
  • Harvard School of Public Health, MPH
  • Colgate University, BA

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