Brian D. Saunders, M.D.

Surgical Oncology General Surgery

Endocrine Surgery Parathyroid Surgery Thyroid Surgery Adrenal Gland Surgery Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors Minimally Invasive Endocrine Surgery Show all patient services »

Fellowship, Endocrine Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center (Ann Arbor) (2008) Residency, Surgery, General, University of Michigan Medical Center (Ann Arbor) (2007) Fellowship, Surgical Critical Care, University of Michigan Medical Center (Ann Arbor) (2005) M.D., Harvard Medical School (Massachusetts) (2000)

• Surgical education at the medical student and resident level
• Clinical outcomes in endocrine tumors
• Practice patterns in endocrine surgery
• Access to surgical healthcare for patients with mental illness
• Issues related to clinical genetic testing and genetic counseling for inherited endocrinopathies

Saunders BD, Wainess RM, Dimick JB, Upchurch GR, Doherty GM, and Gauger PG.
Who performs endocrine operations in the United States?
Surgery. 134(6): 924-931, 2003. Saunders BD, Wainess RM, Dimick JB, Upchurch GR, Doherty GM, and Gauger PG.
Trends in utilization of adrenalectomy in the United States: Have indications changed?
World Journal of Surgery.  28(11): 1169-1175, 2004. Saunders BD and Doherty GM.
Laparoscopic adrenalectomy for malignant disease.
Lancet Oncology.  5(12): 718-726, 2004. Woodrum DT, Saunders BD, England BG, Burney RE, Doherty GM, and Gauger PG.
The influence of sample site on intraoperative PTH monitoring during parathyroidectomy.
Surgery.  136(6): 1169-1175, 2004. Hundley JC, Doherty GM, Woodrum DT, Saunders BD, and Gauger PG.
Revisiting lithium-associated hyperparathyroidism in the era of intraoperative parathyroid hormone monitoring.
Surgery  138(6): 1027-1031, 2005. Show all publications »