RicardoFSanchez-OrtizMDFACS

Surgical Oncology

Assistant Professor of Urology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine. Adjunct Associate Professor of Urologic Oncology, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Director, Robotic Urology & Oncology Institute

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Office
400 Ave FD Roosevelt
Suite 306
San Juan, PR 00918
Phone+1 787-756-5200

Summary

I am a Board certified urologist specializing in urologic oncology, trained in open, laparoscopic, and robotic surgery at the University of Pennsylvania and the UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. I returned to Puerto Rico in 2004, where I established the first urologic oncology clinic in the island. I currently dedicate my practice to the diagnosis and management of patients with prostate cancer, offering transperineal MRI-US fusion biopsy, robotic radical prostatectomy, hereditary prostate cancer counseling, and the multidisciplinary management of patients with locally advanced and metastatic disease.

Education & Training

University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Urologic Surgical Oncology, 2002 - 2004
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Urology, 1998 - 2002
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemInternship, Surgery, 1997 - 1998
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResearch Fellow, Voiding Dysfunction and Incontinence, 1996 - 1997
University of Puerto Rico School of MedicineClass of 1996
Harvard UniversityAB, Biological Anthropology, Magna cum laude, 1988 - 1992

Certifications & Licensure

PR State Medical License 2003 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2003 - 2005
PA State Medical License 1998 - 2004
American Board of Urology Urology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

President American Urological Association Southeastern Section, 2020-2021
President Puerto Rico Urological Association, 2015-2016
Fellow Society of Surgical Oncology, 2013
Fellow American College of Surgeons, 2007
Minority Scholar Award in Research American Association of Cancer Research, 2003
Gerald P. Murphy Scholar Award American Urological Association, 2002
Pfizer Scholar in Urology Award University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2002
American Foundation for Urologic Disease Student Scholar American Urological Association, 1996
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, 1995
John Harvard Scholarship Harvard University, 1992
Magna cum laude honors Harvard University, 1992
Harvard College Scholarship Harvard University, 1989-1992
Dean's list Harvard University, 1989-1992
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

46 citations
Sex inventories: can questionnaires replace erectile dysfunction testing?
Daniel S. Blander, Ricardo F Sáánchez-Ortiz, Gregory A. Broderick
Urology. 1999-10-01

Professional Memberships

Society of Urologic Oncology
Member
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society - AOA
Member
American College of Surgeons - ACS
Fellow
American Society of Clinical Oncology - ASCO
Member
Society of Surgical Oncology
Fellow

Other Languages

Spanish