Vivian M. Sanchez, MD

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Sanchez joined the BUSM community as an Assistant Professor of Surgery in January 2010. She is Director of Bariatric Surgery and a staff surgeon at VA Boston Healthcare System (VABHS). She also serves as surgery program site director for BMC surgical residents as well as program director for anesthesia interns in surgery. Dr. Sanchez participated in the Student Promotion and Evaluation Committee at BUSM.

Dr. Sanchez received her BA from Harvard and her medical degree from University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. She completed her residency in general surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, followed by a research fellowship in surgical oncology at the National Institutes of Health and clinical fellowships in laparoscopic surgery at University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital and in bariatric surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.

Publications

  • Published 10/17/2019

    Spechler SJ, Hunter JG, Jones KM, Lee R, Smith BR, Mashimo H, Sanchez VM, Dunbar KB, Pham TH, Murthy UK, Kim T, Jackson CS, Wallen JM, von Rosenvinge EC, Pearl JP, Laine L, Kim AW, Kaz AM, Tatum RP, Gellad ZF, Lagoo-Deenadayalan S, Rubenstein JH, Ghaferi AA, Lo WK, Fernando RS, Chan BS, Paski SC, Provenzale D, Castell DO, Lieberman D, Souza RF, Chey WD, Warren SR, Davis-Karim A, Melton SD, Genta RM, Serpi T, Biswas K, Huang GD. Randomized Trial of Medical versus Surgical Treatment for Refractory Heartburn. N Engl J Med. 2019 10 17; 381(16):1513-1523. PMID: 31618539.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 6/22/2019

    Stolarski AE, Kim NE, O'Neal P, Sanchez V, Whang E, Kristo G. Implementation of an Intraoperative Instructional Timeout Just Prior to Stapler Use Improves Proficiency of Surgical Stapler Usage by Surgery Residents. J Surg Educ. 2019 Nov - Dec; 76(6):1622-1628. PMID: 31239232.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 2/6/2019

    Nelson B, Na Eun K, Sullivan B, O'Neal P, Sanchez V, Whang E, Kristo G. Playing the Surgical Technologist Role by Surgery Residents Improves Their Technical and Nontechnical Skills. J Surg Res. 2019 06; 238:57-63. PMID: 30738359.

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  • Published 12/18/2018

    Nudel J, Sanchez VM. Surgical management of obesity. Metabolism. 2019 03; 92:206-216. PMID: 30576688.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 5/1/2017

    Shankar DA, Itani KMF, O'Brien WJ, Sanchez VM. Factors Associated With Long-term Outcomes of Umbilical Hernia Repair. JAMA Surg. 2017 May 01; 152(5):461-466. PMID: 28122076.

    Read at: PubMed

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Other Positions

  • Assistant Dean, Student Affairs
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
  • Director, Bariatric Surgery
    VA Boston Healthcare System

Websites

Education

  • University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, MD
  • Harvard University, BA

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