Dominic Sanford, MD, MPHS

Surgeon

Primary Academic Title

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Hepatobiliary, Pancreas, and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine

Clinical Expertise

Pancreas, liver, bile duct, and stomach cancers

Education

2009: MD, University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo.
2014: MPHS, Washington University, St. Louis

Training

2009 - 2011: Resident, general surgery, Washington University
2011 - 2014: Fellow, surgical oncology, Washington University
2017 - 2018: Fellow, hepatobiliary, pancreatic, and liver transplantation surgery, Washington University
2018 - 2018: Fellow, minimally invasive surgery, Mayo Clinic - Florida

Selected Research Publications

Impact of Prehabilitation on Postoperative Mortality and the Need for Non-Home Discharge in High-Risk Surgical Patients.

Zarate Rodriguez JG, Cos H, Koenen M, [...] Sanford DE
J Am Coll Surg 2023

Increased Morbidity and Mortality After Hepatectomy for Colorectal Liver Metastases in Frail Patients is Largely Driven by Worse Outcomes After Minor Hepatectomy: It's Not "Just a Wedge".

Leigh N, Williams GA, Strasberg SM, [...] Sanford DE
Ann Surg Oncol 2022

Improved outcomes with minimally invasive pancreaticoduodenectomy in patients with dilated pancreatic ducts: a prospective study.

Cos H, LeCompte MT, Srinivasa S, [...] Sanford DE
Surg Endosc 2022

Enhanced recovery pathway after open pancreaticoduodenectomy reduces postoperative length of hospital stay without reducing composite length of stay.

Takchi R, Cos H, Williams GA, [...] Sanford DE
HPB (Oxford) 2022

Inability to manage non-severe complications on an outpatient basis increases non-white patient readmission rates after pancreaticoduodenectomy: A large metropolitan tertiary care center experience.

Zarate Rodriguez JG, Cos H, Williams GA, [...] Sanford DE
Am J Surg 2021

Care Fragmentation and Mortality in Readmission after Surgery for Hepatopancreatobiliary and Gastric Cancer: A Patient-Level and Hospital-Level Analysis of the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Administrative Database.

Brauer DG, Wu N, Keller MR, [...] Sanford DE
J Am Coll Surg 2021

Contact Information

Washington University Medical Campus

4921 Parkview Place
Saint Louis, MO 63110
West St. Louis County

Medical Office Building 2, 10 Barnes West Drive
Creve Coeur, MO 63141

Phone Numbers

Appointments: (314) 747-7222
Toll Free: (800) 600-3606

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