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Sanjay Saint, MD, Internal Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, University of Michigan Medical Center

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Internal Medicine • Ann Arbor, MI

Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist

Chief of Medicine, VA Ann Arbor & George Dock Professor of Internal Medicine & Vice Chair of Medicine, University of Michigan

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Summary

  • Dr. Sanjay Saint is a general internist in Ann Arbor, MI and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Michigan Medicine and VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. He received his medical degree from UCLA, completed his internal medicine residency (and chief residency) at UCSF, and was an RWJ Clinical Scholar at the University of Washington. He specializes in hospital medicine and has expertise in patient safety, medical education, clinical problem-solving, and preventing hospital infection. He currenlty serves as the Chief of Medicine at the VA Ann Arbor and the George Dock Professor of Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School.

Clinical Expertise

  • Urinary tract infections, Infectious disease, Hospitalist medicine, Medical education, Patient safety, Physician-patient relations, Qualitative research, Infection control, Urinary catheterization, Diagnostic evaluation, Indwelling Catheters

Education & Training

  • University of Washington School of Medicine
    University of Washington School of MedicineFellowship, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, 1996 - 1998
  • University of Washington School of Public Health
    University of Washington School of Public HealthMPH, 1996 - 1998
  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Chief Residency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1996
  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1995
  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1993
  • David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
    David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 1992
  • University of California, Irvine
    University of California, IrvineBA / BS, 1983 - 1988

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1994 - Present
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 1998 - 2026
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Michigan Medicine Alumni Society (MMAS) Distinguished Service Award University of Michigan Medicine Alumni Society, 2023
  • Named a Master of the American College of Physicians (MACP) American College of Physicians, 2019
  • Top 1% Cited Researcher Web of Science, 2018-2019
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Generational Differences in Mentoring Relationships—Reply  
    Sanjay Saint, Vineet Chopra, JAMA
  • A Multicenter Study of Patient-Reported Infectious and Noninfectious Complications Associated with Indwelling Urethral Catheters  
    Sanjay Saint, Barbara W Trautner, Erica Lescinskas, John M Hollingsworth, JAMA
  • A Multicenter Study of Patient-Reported Infectious and Noninfectious Complications Associated with Indwelling Urethral Catheters  
    John M. Hollingsworth, Erica Lescinskas, Barbara W. Trautner, Sanjay Saint, JAMA
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Books/Book Chapters

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    Chapter: Barron's Top Fifty - An Inside Look at America's Best Colleges. 
    Page 391 - 403Barron's Educational Series
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    Chapter: Prevention of Nonpulmonary Complications of Intensive Care. 
    Page 639 - 653Eisner MD, Matthay MA, Saint SEditors: George RB, Light R, Matthay R, Matthay MA.
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    Chapter: Prevention of Nosocomial Urinary Tract Infections 
    Page 149 - 162Saint SEditors: Shojania KG, Duncan BW, McDonald KM, Wachter RM.AHRQ Publication No. 01-E058
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Economic immunity in the intensive care unit: continued support or pull the plug?
    Saint S, Fendrick AM, Intensive Care Med
  • Prophylactic methenamine reduced the risks of bacteriuria and urinary tract infection after gynecological surgery.
    Chenoweth CE, Saint S, Evidence-based Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Hospitalists in teaching hospitals: Opportunities but not without danger.
    Saint S, Flanders SA, J Gen Intern Med
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Lectures

  • Quality Grand Rounds: A Case of Nosocomial Hypoglycemia. 
    Improving Patient Safety and Decreasing Errors in the Hospital, University of California
  • UTI and Translating Research into Practice. 
    Keystone Healthcare-Associated Infection Workshop, Grand Rapids, MI
  • Enhancing Patient Safety by Preventing Hospital-acquired Infections. 
    Management of the Hospitalized Patient, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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Other

  • Getting to the root of the matter [Spotlight]. 
    Flanders SA, Saint S, AHRQ WebM&M
    http://www.webmm.ahrq.gov/case.aspx?caseID=98
  • Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment (36th Edition). 
    Saint S
    Norwalk, Connecticut
  • Saint-Frances Guide to Inpatient Medicine. 
    Saint S, Frances C
    Baltimore, Maryland
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Authored Content

  • How Doctors Can Be Better MentorsOctober 2018
  • What Mentors Wish Their Mentees KnewNovember 2017

Press Mentions

  • Pickleball injuries projected to account for $377 million this year — here’s how to play safely
    Pickleball injuries projected to account for $377 million this year — here’s how to play safelyJune 27th, 2023
  • Variations in Morbidity After Radical Prostatectomy
    Variations in Morbidity After Radical ProstatectomyApril 11th, 2020
  • A Mutually Beneficial Relationship: How Healthcare Administrators Can Better Support Infection Prevention
    A Mutually Beneficial Relationship: How Healthcare Administrators Can Better Support Infection PreventionFebruary 19th, 2020
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Grant Support

  • Implementing Evidence To Prevent Urinary Infection And Enhance Patient SafetyNational Institute Of Nursing Research2008–2011
  • Infection Risk Of Urinary Collection StrategiesNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2005–2006

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

External Links

Dr. Sanjay Saint, Dr. Sanjay Saint, MD, Dr. S Saint