JohnKennethSaundersMD

General Surgery • New York, NY

Assistant Professor, Surgery, New York University School of Medicine

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Office
530 1st Ave
New York, NY 10016
Phone+1 212-263-7302

Fax+1 212-263-8640

Education & Training

NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 2001 - 2006
Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 2001

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2005 - 2024
NJ State Medical License 2006 - 2007
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

52 citations
Short-term outcomes for super-super obese (BMI ≥60 kg/m2) patients undergoing weight loss surgery at a high-volume bariatric surgery center: laparoscopic adjustable ga...
Daniel J. Stephens, John K. Saunders, Scott Belsley, Amit Trivedi, Douglas R. Ewing
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2008-05-01
23 citations
Percutaneous treatment of thoracic duct injuries.
F. Marcon, Katayun Irani, T. Aquino, John K. Saunders, Thomas H. Gouge
Surgical Endoscopy. 2011-05-17
24 citations
Role of Bariatric Surgery as Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes in Patients Who Do Not Meet Current NIH Criteria: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Manish Parikh, Reda Issa, Dorice Vieira, Michelle McMacken, John K. Saunders
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2013-09-01

Journal Articles

Lack of Diagnosis of Pneumoperitoneum in Perforated Duodenal Ulcer After RYGB: A Short Case Series and Review of the Literature
Prashant Sinha, Nicole Hindman, Jonathan Zagzag, Paresh Shah, Noah Avram Cohen, George Fielding, Manish Parikh, John Saunders, Obesity Surgery

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