Brian Saunders, MD - Penn State Cancer Institute
Researcher Profile
Brian Saunders, MD
Steven and Sharon Baron Professor, Department of Surgery
Division of General Surgery Specialties and Surgical Oncology
Professor, Department of Medicine
Professor, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Division of General Surgery Specialties and Surgical Oncology
Professor, Department of Medicine
Professor, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Disease Teams:
Cancer Institute, Head and Neck Cancer Team
Recent Publications
2026
Fahy, AS, Boltz, MM & Saunders, BD 2026, 'Changing the Narrative of Traditional M&M: Gratitude and Good Outcomes Rounds in Surgical Practice', Journal of Surgical Education, vol. 83, no. 1, 103754. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2025.103754
2024
Chan, K, Tseng, CC, Milarachi, E, Goldrich, DY, King, TS, Fernandez-Mendoza, J, Saadi, RA, Saunders, B, Boltz, M & Goldenberg, D 2024, 'Actigraphy measures show sleep improvement after parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism', American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery, vol. 45, no. 4, 104297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjoto.2024.104297
2023
Kulaylat, AN, Saunders, BD, Allen, SR, Aarons, CB & Hoffman, RL 2023, 'Evaluating the Implementation of a Medical Student's Handoff Curriculum During the Surgery Clerkship', Journal of Surgical Research, vol. 282, pp. 262-269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2022.10.005
Ngo, L, Wang, C, Greene, AC, Tsai, AY, Kulaylat, AN & Saunders, BD 2023, 'Mediastinal parathyroidectomy by VATS for persistent, sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism in an adolescent', Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, vol. 88, 102522. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsc.2022.102522
2022
Hughes, A, Im, K, Zhu, J & Saunders, B 2022, 'A descriptive analysis of general surgery residency program directors in the United States', American Journal of Surgery, vol. 224, no. 5, pp. 1247-1251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.06.020