DanaRSandsMD

Staff Surgeon in the Department of Colorectal Surgery and Director of the Colorectal Physiology Center at Cleveland Clinic Florida Weston

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Office
2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd
Weston, FL 33331
Phone+1 954-659-5000

Fax+1 954-659-5252
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Education & Training

Cleveland Clinic (Florida)Residency, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2001 - 2002
University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1996 - 2001
Drexel University College of MedicineClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 1998 - 2026
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top Doctors:South Florida Castle Connolly, 2012
Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Clinical Trials

Clinical Study to Investigate the Effectiveness of the TOPAS System to Treat Fecal Incontinence Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Performance of SGM-101 for the Delineation of Primary and Recurrent Tumor and Metastases in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Colorectal Cancer Start of enrollment: 2019 Jun 17
Recruiting
Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Multicenter phase II trial of transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: preliminary results.
Patricia Sylla, Dana Sands, Alison Ricardo, Antoinette Bonaccorso, Alexandros Polydorides, Mariana Berho, John Marks, Justin Maykel, Karim Alavi, Karen Zaghiyan, Mark ...> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2023 Dec 1
Discordance in Total Mesorectal Excision Specimen Grading in a Prospective Phase 2 Multicenter Rectal Cancer Trial: Are We Overestimating the Quality of Our Resections?
Patricia Sylla, Mariana Berho, Dana Sands, Alison Ricardo, Antoinette Bonaccorso, Erin Moshier, Elisabeth Hain, Riva Letchinger, John Marks, Mark Whiteford, Elisabeth ...> ;Annals of Surgery. 2023 Sep 1
1 citations
When is transanal endoscopic surgery appropriate?
Jared Emolo, Daniela Ramos-Delgado, Dana R Sands> ;Surgical Oncology. 2022 Aug 1
4 citations
Exploring the perioperative outcomes of a sample of successful adopters of transanal total mesorectal excision (taTME) during the learning phase
Antonio Caycedo-Marulanda, Kara Nadeau, Chris P. Verschoor, Dana R. Sands, Antonino Spinelli, Shady Ashamalla, Sunil V. Patel, Francesca Di Candido, Angela Mujukian, K...> ;Surgery. 2021 Apr 1
3 citations
Response to the Comment on "Local Recurrence After TaTME for Rectal Cancer".
Sapho X Roodbeen, Antonino Spinelli, Willem A. Bemelman, Francesca Di Candido, Maylis Cardepont, Quentin Denost, André D'Hoore, Susan van Dieren, Bert Houben, J. Knol,...> ;Annals of Surgery. 2021 Dec 1
51 citations
Local Recurrence After Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer: A Multicenter Cohort Study.
Sapho X Roodbeen, Antonino Spinelli, Willem A. Bemelman, Francesca Di Candido, Maylis Cardepont, Quentin Denost, André D'Hoore, Bert Houben, J. Knol, Beatriz Martín-Pé...> ;Annals of Surgery. 2021 Aug 1
15 citations
Transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer with indocyanine green fluorescence angiography.
Ido Mizrahi, F B de Lacy, M. Abu-Gazala, Laura M. Fernandez, A Otero, Dana R. Sands, Antonio M. Lacy, S. D. Wexner> ;Techniques in Coloproctology. 2018 Oct 1
45 citations
Indocyanine green fluorescence angiography during low anterior resection for low rectal cancer: results of a comparative cohort study.
Ido Mizrahi, M. Abu-Gazala, A. S. Rickles, Laura M. Fernandez, Andrea M. Petrucci, J. Wolf, Dana R. Sands, S. D. Wexner> ;Techniques in Coloproctology. 2018 Jul 1
12 citations
Faecal incontinence in patients with a sphincter defect: comparison of sphincteroplasty and sacral nerve stimulation
Fabio Rodrigues, S Chadi, Alejandro Cracco, Dana R. Sands, Massarat Zutshi, Brooke Gurland, G. da Silva, S. D. Wexner> ;Colorectal Disease. 2017 May 1
9 citations
Sacral neuromodulation for the treatment of faecal incontinence following proctectomy.
Ido Mizrahi, S Chadi, Nadav Haim, Dana R. Sands, Brooke Gurland, Massarat Zutshi, S. D. Wexner, G. da Silva> ;Colorectal Disease. 2017 May 1
11 citations
Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision: The Work is Progressing Well.
Andre D’Hoore, Albert Wolthuis, Dana R. Sands, Steven D. Wexner> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2016 Mar 1
25 citations
Influence of body posture on defecation: a prospective study of "The Thinker" position
S. Takano, Dana R. Sands> ;Techniques in Coloproctology. 2016 Feb 1
28 citations
Learning curve for transanal endoscopic microsurgery: a single-center experience.
Antonio Maya, Andrew Vorenberg, Myrian R. Oviedo, Giovanna da Silva, Steven D. Wexner, Dana R. Sands> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2014 May 1
6 citations
The effect of topical anal captopril on resting anal pressure in healthy volunteers: the first human pilot study
Marat Khaikin, Badma Bashankaev, Dana R. Sands, Erhard Weiss, A. P. Zbar, Steven D. Wexner> ;Techniques in Coloproctology. 2014 Jan 1
2 citations
Phantom rectum following abdominoperineal excision for rectal neoplasm: appearance and disappearance.
Cesar Reategui, F F Chiang, Lester Rosen, Dana R. Sands, Erhard Weiss, S. D. Wexner> ;Colorectal Disease. 2013 Oct 1
29 citations
Prospective multicenter trial comparing echodefecography with defecography in the assessment of anorectal dysfunction in patients with obstructed defecation.
F. Sérgio P. Regadas, Eric M. Haas, Maher A. Abbas, J. Marcio N. Jorge, Angelita Habr-Gama, Dana R. Sands, Steven D. Wexner, Ingrid Melo-Amaral, Carlos Sardiñas, Dorya...> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2011 Jun 1
37 citations
Short-term outcomes of laparoscopic total mesorectal excision following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy.
Paula Denoya, Hao Wang, Dana R. Sands, Juan J. Nogueras, Erhard Weiss, Steven D. Wexner> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2010 Apr 1
16 citations
Defecographic pelvic floor abnormalities in constipated patients: does mode of delivery matter?
Sthela Maria Murad-Regadas, Thais V. Peterson, Rodrigo Ambar Pinto, F. Sérgio P. Regadas, Dana R. Sands, Steven D. Wexner> ;Techniques in Coloproctology. 2009 Sep 29
36 citations
What are the outcomes of reoperative restorative proctocolectomy and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis surgery?
Sherief Shawki, Avraham Belizon, Benjamin Person, Eric G. Weiss, Dana R. Sands, Steven D. Wexner> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2009 May 1
10 citations
Laparoscopic versus open proctectomy for rectal cancer: patients' outcome and oncologic adequacy.
Marat Khaikin, Badma Bashankaev, Benjamin Person, Susan M. Cera, Dana R. Sands, Eric G. Weiss, Juan J. Nogueras, Anthony M. Vernava, Steven D. Wexner> ;Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques. 2009 Apr 1
52 citations
Conversion in laparoscopic surgery: does intraoperative complication influence outcome?
Chunkang Yang, Steven D. Wexner, Bashar Safar, Sanjay Jobanputra, Heiying Jin, Vicky Ka Ming Li, Juan J. Nogueras, Eric G. Weiss, Dana R. Sands> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2009 Mar 25
59 citations
Use of routine intraoperative endoscopy in elective laparoscopic colorectal surgery: can it further avoid anastomotic failure?
Vicky Ka Ming Li, Steven D. Wexner, Nestor Pulido, Hao Wang, Hei Yin Jin, Eric G. Weiss, Juan J. Nogeuras, Dana R. Sands> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2009 Mar 20
34 citations
The correlation between tumour regression grade and lymph node status after chemoradiation in rectal cancer.
Mariana Berho, Myriam Oviedo, E. Stone, C. Chen, Juan J. Nogueras, Erhard Weiss, Dana R. Sands, Steven D. Wexner> ;Colorectal Disease. 2009 Mar 1
83 citations
Anal fistula plug: initial experience and outcomes.
Bashar Safar, Sanjay Jobanputra, Dana R. Sands, Eric G. Weiss, Juan J. Nogueras, Steven D. Wexner> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2009 Feb 1
8 citations
Surgery and sacral nerve stimulation for constipation and fecal incontinence.
Rodrigo Ambar Pinto, Dana R. Sands> ;Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America. 2009 Jan 1
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Press Mentions

Success of Innovative Approach to Colorectal Cancer Excision Allows Surgeons to Take on Other Challenging CasesJanuary 3rd, 2019
Cleveland Clinic Cancer DoctorNovember 13th, 2016
TaTME for Rectal Cancer Gains MomentumOctober 28th, 2016
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