Andres Felipe Sanchez MD
Board Certified Wound Specialist Physician | General Surgery Trained
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56 Franklin StWaterbury, CT 06706
Phone+1 203-709-6479
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Summary
- Andres F. Sanchez, MD, MBA, CWSP, FACCWS, is a board-certified wound specialist physician with a strong foundation in general surgery and extensive experience in clinical research, scholarly writing, and medical education.
A Miami native, Dr. Sanchez graduated from Belen Jesuit Preparatory School and earned his bachelor's degree at Florida International University. He earned his MD/MBA degree from St. Matthew’s University School of Medicine and Davenport University Donald W. Maine College of Business and completed a postdoctoral surgical research fellowship at Cleveland Clinic Florida under the mentorship of Dr. Raul Rosenthal. He pursued general surgery residency training at Yale University School of Medicine affiliate Saint Mary's Hospital, the University of Illinois College of Medicine Chicago, and HCA Florida Kendall Hospital.
Dr. Sanchez has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications, abstracts, and book chapters, with presentations of original research at regional and national forums, including the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress and the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery Annual Symposium. He has contributed to medical education as a graduate teaching assistant in five disciplines and through clinical mentorship of residents and medical students. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Wound Management and a fellow of the American College of Clinical Wound Specialists and seeks to contribute to advancing wound care practice through clinical innovation, research collaboration, and the development of high-quality educational programs.
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, 2014 - 2019
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2024 - Present- FL State Medical License 2020 - 2027
CT State Medical License 2023 - 2024
IL State Medical License 2021 - 2022
Publications & Presentations
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Changes in Aorto-Mesenteric Angle and Aorto-Mesenteric Diameter after Bariatric Surgery with Rapid Weight LossRivera, 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 DiameterRivera, 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 BlockadeCarmona-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
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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
Professional Memberships
- Resident Member
Other Languages
- Spanish
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