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Bruce Sands, MD, Gastroenterology, New York, NY

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Gastroenterology New York, NY

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Gastroenterology at Mount Sinai Doctors Faculty Practice

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  • Office

    5 E 98th St
    Fl 11
    New York, NY 10029
    Phone+1 212-241-4299
    Fax+1 212-426-5099

Summary

  • Bruce Sands, MD, MS is the Dr. Burrill B. Crohn Professor of Medicine. Dr. Sands is an expert in the management of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) and has earned an international reputation for his care of patients with complex and refractory disease. He joined Mount Sinai in 2010 as Chief of the Dr. Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology. Prior to joining Mount Sinai, Dr. Sands was Medical Co-Director of the Crohn's & Colitis Center at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Acting Chief of the Gastrointestinal Unit, and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

    A longtime advocate for the continued translational research in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, Dr. Sands is widely recognized for his innovative treatment of IBD and for his clinical investigations of new therapeutics. He was among the first to report the efficacy of infliximab in ulcerative colitis, a result later confirmed in large, multi-center randomized controlled trials. Dr. Sands was also principal investigator for the landmark ACCENT II study, an international project that demonstrated the efficacy of the anti-tumor necrosis factor antibody infliximab as a long-term treatment for fistulizing Crohn's disease.

    Dr. Sands' research also explores IBD epidemiology and includes the creation of OSCCAR (the Ocean State Crohn's & Colitis Area Registry), a population-based cohort of IBD in Rhode Island, a project that is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

    A leader in several major professional organizations, Dr. Sands has served as chair of the Clinical Research Alliance of the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America, Chair of the Immunology, Microbiology and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Section of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), and Chair of the International Organization for the Study of IBD. He is an AGA Fellow (AGAF) and a fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology (FACG).

Education & Training

  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalCertificate, Physician Leadership, Mass General Physician Organization, 2005 - 2006
  • Harvard School of Public Health
    Harvard School of Public HealthM.S., Epidemiology, 2001
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1990 - 1994
  • Harvard School of Public Health
    Harvard School of Public HealthNo degree, Clinical Effectiveness, 1993
  • University of Pennsylvania Health System
    University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1990
  • Boston University School of Medicine
    Boston University School of MedicineClass of 1987
  • Boston University
    Boston UniversityB.A., Summa Cum Laude, 1987

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2010 - 2026
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1990 - 2011
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1988 - 1990
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Selected for "Best Doctors in America" 2003-2016
  • Elected as Fellow American College of Physicians (FACP), 2013
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Correction: Vedolizumab for Ulcerative Colitis: Treatment Outcomes from the VICTORY Consortium  
    Leah Katta, Robert Hirten, Shannon Chang, Dana Lukin, Edward V Loftus, David Faleck, Arun Swaminath, William J Sandborn, Sashidhar Varma Sagi, Sunanda Kane, Prianka Ch..., Nature
  • Vedolizumab for Ulcerative Colitis: Treatment Outcomes from the VICTORY Consortium  
    Gursimran Kochhar, Justin Hartke, Sashidhar Varma Sagi, Edward V Loftus, Joseph Meserve, Robert Hirten, David Faleck, Shannon Chang, Dana Lukin, Farhad Peerani, Leah K..., Nature
  • Correction: ACG Clinical Guideline: Management of Crohn’s Disease in Adults  
    Gary R Lichtenstein, Bruce E Sands, Miguel D Regueiro, Kim L Isaacs, Nature
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • An increased risk of Crohn's disease in individuals who inherit the HLA class II DRB3*0301 allele
    Forcione DG, Sands B, Isselbacher KJ, Rustgi A, Podolsky DK, Pillai S, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 1/1/1996

Lectures

  • Postoperative Recurrence: How Do I Minimize Risk? 
    Miami, FL - 1/1/2014
  • Treating Ulcerative Colitis with New Biologic Therapies 
    San Diego, CA - 1/1/2013
  • Biologics 101 
    San Diego, CA - 1/1/2013
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Other

  • The Facts About Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 
    Sands BE, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America
    1/1/2011
  • Quality of Care in IBD 
    Sands BE, Siegel CA, Kappelman M, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation’s Clinical and Research Conference
    Hollywood, FL - 1/10/2010
  • Biologics in IBD: Do the Risks Outweigh the Benefits? 
    Sands BE, AGA Perspectives
    1/1/2010
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Press Mentions

  • Guselkumab Efficacy in Crohn’s Disease Unaffected by Prior Biologic Use
    Guselkumab Efficacy in Crohn’s Disease Unaffected by Prior Biologic UseNovember 5th, 2024
  • Lilly's Mirikizumab Is First and Only IL23p19 Antagonist to Report Long-Term, Multi-Year, Sustained Efficacy and Safety Data for Both Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease
    Lilly's Mirikizumab Is First and Only IL23p19 Antagonist to Report Long-Term, Multi-Year, Sustained Efficacy and Safety Data for Both Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's DiseaseOctober 28th, 2024
  • New Biologic Tulisokibart Beats Placebo in Ulcerative Colitis Trial
    New Biologic Tulisokibart Beats Placebo in Ulcerative Colitis TrialOctober 3rd, 2024
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