Teviah E. Sachs, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Surgery
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.
Other Positions
- Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research, Boston University
Education
- New York Medical College, MD
- Harvard School of Public Health, MPH
- Colgate University, BA
Classes Taught
Publications
- Published on 10/31/2024
Romatoski KS, Chung SH, Sawhney V, Papageorge MV, de Geus SWL, Ng SC, Kenzik K, Tseng JF, Sachs TE. Factors Associated With Surgical Management in Gallbladder Cancer-A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Medicare-Based Study. J Surg Res. 2024 Dec; 304:9-18. PMID: 39481161.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/16/2024
Torres CM, Myers S, Janeway MG, Sanchez SE, Scantling DR, Davis ES, Ng SC, Dechert T, Sachs TE, Kenzik KM. Exploring rural-urban differences in the receipt of nonelective cancer-specific gastrointestinal surgery using a multilevel mixed-effects approach. J Gastrointest Surg. 2025 Jan; 29(1):101858. PMID: 39419275.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/12/2024
Chung SH, Sachs TE. In Brief. Curr Probl Surg. 2024 Nov; 61(11):101593. PMID: 39477678.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/12/2024
Chung SH, Sachs TE. Choledochal Cysts. Curr Probl Surg. 2024 Nov; 61(11):101594. PMID: 39477655.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/1/2024
Romatoski KS, de Geus SWL, Miriyam B, Chung SH, Kenzik K, Papageorge MV, Rasic G, Ng SC, Tseng JF, Sachs TE. ASO Visual Abstract: Overall Volume of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery Positively Impacts Gastric Cancer Outcomes at Centers with Low Gastrectomy Volume. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Aug; 31(8):4952-4953. PMID: 38842677.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/21/2024
Romatoski K, Davids JS, Sachs TE, Hagopian EJ. Defining the role and impact of specialty surgeons in ensuring high-quality, accessible abdominal surgery: a report from the 2024 GI Surgery Summit. J Gastrointest Surg. 2024 Oct; 28(10):1712-1716. PMID: 39043323.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/3/2024
Beaulieu-Jones BR, Ha EJ, Fefferman A, Wang J, Chung SH, Tseng JF, Merrill A, Sachs TE, Ko NY, Cassidy MR. ASO Visual Abstract: Association of Race, Ethnicity, Language and Insurance and Time to Treatment Initiation Among Women with Breast Cancer at an Urban, Academic, Safety-Net Hospital. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Jul 03. PMID: 38961042.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/22/2024
Romatoski KS, de Geus SWL, Miriyam B, Chung SH, Kenzik K, Papageorge MV, Rasic G, Ng SC, Tseng JF, Sachs TE. Overall Volume of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery Positively Impacts Gastric Cancer Outcomes at Centers with Low Gastrectomy Volume. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Aug; 31(8):5293-5303. PMID: 38777899.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/2/2024
Sawhney VS, Chugh PV, Sachs TE, Hayes Dixon A, Nfonsam V, Chaer R, Barry C, Kenzik K, Chen H, Tseng JF. Observations on the Representation of Asians in Surgical Training and Leadership. J Surg Res. 2024 Jul; 299:51-55. PMID: 38701704.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/19/2024
Chung SH, Rasic G, Romatoski KS, Kenzik K, Tseng JF, Sachs TE. Disparate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on delays in colorectal cancer treatment: A National Cancer Database study. Surgery. 2024 Apr; 175(4):1013-1020. PMID: 38245445.
Read at: PubMed
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