Andres FelipeSanchezMDMBA

General Surgery • Waterbury, CT

Resident Physician

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Office
56 Franklin St
Waterbury, CT 06706
Phone+1 203-709-6479

Education & Training

St Mary's Hospital (Waterbury)Residency, Surgery, 2023 - 2024
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Surgery, 2021 - 2022
HCA Florida Healthcare/Kendall HospitalInternship, Surgery, 2020 - 2021
St. Matthew's UniversityClass of 2019
Davenport UniversityMBA, Health Care Management, 2019

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2021 - Present
FL State Medical License 2020 - 2027
CT State Medical License 2023 - 2024

Publications & Presentations

Books/Book Chapters

The ASMBS Textbook of Bariatric Surgery
Chapter: Reoperative Bariatric Surgery
Sanchez, A.F., Lo Menzo, E., Szomstein, S., & Rosenthal, R.JSpringer2020

Abstracts/Posters

Changes in Aorto-Mesenteric Angle and Aorto-Mesenteric Diameter after Bariatric Surgery with Rapid Weight Loss
Rivera, C.E, Saramiento-Cobos, M., Cogollo, V.J., Montorfano, L., Wasser, E., Valera, R.J., Sanchez, A.F., Lo Menzo, E., Szomstein, S., & Rosenthal, R.J, Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 10/2020
The Relationship Between Bariatric Surgery, Weight Loss, and Non-Invasive Intracranial Pressure Measurement via the Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter
Rivera, C., Saramiento-Cobos, M., Cogollo, V.J., Montorfano, L., Valera, R.J., Sanchez, A.F., Wasser, E., Lo Menzo, E., Szomstein, S., & Rosenthal, R.J, Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 10/2020
Incessant Ventricular Tachycardia Secondary to Giant-Cell Myocarditis Treated with Stellate Ganglion Blockade
Carmona-Rubio, A., Sanchez, A.F., Bhansali, H., Lopez, D., Bejarano, P., Sheffield, C., Giraldo, J., Baez-Escudero, J., & Navas, E.V, Journal of Cardiac Failure, 8/2019
Piloting the Use of Smartphones, Reminders, Accountability Partners to Promote Skin Self-Examination in Patients with Total Body Photography: A Randomized Control Trial
Marek, A.J., Chu, E.Y., Ming, M.E., Sanchez, A.F., Khan, Z.A., Kovarik, C.L., & Ogunfowora, O.O., American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, 10/2018
Smartphones, Reminders, Accountability Partners and the Impact on Skin Self-Examination Rates in Patients with Total Body Photography: A Pilot Study
Marek, A.J., Chu, E.Y., Ming, M.E., Khan, Z.A., Sanchez, A.F., & Kovarik, C.L., American College of Physicians 2018 Maryland Mulholland-Mohler Residents Meeting, 2018
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Research History

Research FellowAbstract: The relationship between Bariatric Surgery, weight loss and non-invasive Intracranial Pressure measurement via optic nerve sheath diameter. ● Selected for presentation at the ACS Clinical Congress 2020. ● Accepted for publication in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.2020 - 2021
Research FellowAbstract: Changes in aorto-mesenteric angle and aorto-mesenteric diameter after Bariatric Surgery with rapid weight loss. ● Selected for presentation at the ACS Clinical Congress 2020. ● Accepted for publication in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.2020 - 2021
Resident Physician-ScientistAbstract: The J Sign is Characteristic of Superior Vena Cava Occlusion ● Selected for presentation at the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery 48th Annual Symposium in 2021.2020 - 2021
Research FellowVideo Abstract: Distalization of biliopancreatic limb for weight regain after Roux en Y gastric bypass. ● Selected for presentation at the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders' 2020 Surgery of the Foregut Symposium. ● Submitted to the ASMBS for publication.2020 - 2020
Research FellowAbstract: Economic impact of obesity and bariatric surgery on American healthcare system: A cost analysis. ● Submitted to Journal of the American College of Surgeons for publication.2020 - 2020
Research FellowProject Title: Impact of short-term weight loss when considering comorbidity remission following bariatric surgery. ● Submitted to Journal of the American College of Surgeons for publication.2020 - 2020
Research FellowAbstract: Economic impact of obesity on American healthcare system: A cost-analysis. ● Submitted to American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) for publication.2020 - 2020
Research FellowBook Chapter: Reoperative Bariatric Surgery. ● Accepted for publication in the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Textbook of Bariatric Surgery.2020 - 2020
Research FellowProtocol: The impact of using virtual reality (VR) simulation to improve surgical planning, medical education, and patient consultation. ● Accepted to begin the use of clinical research using VR at Cleveland Clinic Florida.2020 - 2020
Medical Student-ScientistAbstract: Incessant ventricular tachycardia secondary to giant-cell myocarditis treated with stellate ganglion blockade. ● Selected for presentation at Heart Failure Society of America 2019 Scientific Meeting research poster competition ● Accepted for publication in the Journal of Cardiac Failure.2019 - 2019
Research FellowAbstract: Bariatric surgery cost analysis: Sleeve gastrectomy is cheaper than gastric bypass.2019 - 2019
Medical Student-ScientistAbstract: Smartphones, reminders, accountability partners and the impact on skin self-examination rates in patients with total body photography: A pilot study. ● Selected for presentation at ACP 2018 Maryland Mulholland-Mohler Meeting ● Accepted for publication in American Journal of Dermatology.2018 - 2018
Medical Student-ScientistCase Report: An incidentally found 11.1 cm unruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm and missed opportunity for observational management: A case report.2018 - 2018
Medical Student-ScientistLiterature Review: Post-traumatic stress disorder & somatic disorders: A clinical review.2017 - 2017
Medical Student-ScientistLiterature Review: Lobar pneumonia: A systematic review of the clinical presentation.2016 - 2016
Research AssistantProject Title: Sleep-disordered breathing in Hispanic/Latino individuals of diverse backgrounds. The Hispanic community health study/study of Latinos. ● Accepted for publication in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.2014 - 2014
Medical Student-ScientistLiterature Review: Pleural mesothelioma: A systematic review of the pathogenesis, Morphology and differential diagnosis. ● Selected for presentation at St. Matthew’s University School of Medicine’s 2014 Annual Research Day.2014 - 2014