Professor
Director, Division of Surgical Oncology
Areas of Interest
hepatic, biliary, pancreatic, and gastric diseases; soft tissue malignancies and skin cancers
Biography
Dr. Sachs earned his medical degree from New York Medical College and matriculated to Harvard University, where he completed his residency in general surgery at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and served as administrative chief resident. During his tenure at Harvard, he also obtained his Master of Public Health in clinical effectiveness from the Harvard School of Public Health. After residency, Dr. Sachs completed a surgical oncology fellowship at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is double board-certified in both complex general surgical oncology and general surgery.
A prolific researcher, Dr. Sachs has published over 110 journal articles and seven textbook chapters– expanding current literature on healthcare quality improvement, surgical outcomes, immunology, and access to surgical care. In addition to his written work, he has delivered over 35 guest lectures and grand rounds presentations, both domestically and internationally, on his clinical work and research findings.
He is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), where he currently serves on the Grants Selection Committee. He also serves on the Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Disease Site Work Group for the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO). Dr. Sachs is an active member of the Association for Surgical Education (ASE), the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT), and the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association.
Selected Publications
Torres CM, Myers S, Janeway MG, Sanchez SE, Scantling D, Davis ES, Ng SC, Dechert T, Sachs TE, Kenzik KM. Exploring Rural-Urban Differences in the Receipt of Nonelective Cancer-specific Gastrointestinal Surgery Using a Multilevel Mixed-Effects Approach. J Gastrointest Surg. 2025 Jan;29(1):101858.
Romatoski KS, Chung SH, Sawhney V, Papageorge MV, de Geus SWL, Ng SC, Kenzik K, Tseng JF, Sachs TE. Factors Associated With Surgical Management in Gallbladder Cancer: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Medicare-Based Study. J Surg Res. 2024 Dec;304:9-18.
Romatoski KS, Davids JS, Sachs TE, Hagopian EJ. Defining the Role and Impact of Specialty Surgeons in Ensuring High-Quality, Accessible Abdominal Surgery: A Report from the 2024 GI Surgery Summit. J Gastrointest Surg. 2024 Oct;28(10):1712-1716.
Romatoski KS, de Geus SWL, Miriyam B, Chung SH, Kenzik K, Papageorge MV, Rasic G, Ng SC, Tseng JF, Sachs TE. Overall Volume of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery Positively Impacts Gastric Cancer Outcomes at Centers with Low Gastrectomy Volume. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Aug;31(8):5293-5303.
Sawhney V, Chugh PV, Sachs TE, Dixon AH, Nfonsam V, Chaer R, Barry C, Kenzik K, Chen H, Tseng JF. Observations on the Representation of Asians in Surgical Training and Leadership. J Surg Res. 2024 Jul;299:51-55.
Seldomridge AN, Rasic G, Papageorge MV, Ng SC, de Geus SWL, Woods AP, McAneny DB, Tseng JF, Sachs TE. Trends in Access to Minimally Invasive Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Pancreatic Cancers. HPB (Oxford). 2024 Mar;26(3):333-343.
Beaulieu-Jones BR, Ha EJ, Fefferman A, Wang J, Chung SH, Tseng JF, Merrill A, Sachs TE, Ko NY, Cassidy MR. Association of Race, Ethnicity, Language, and Insurance with Time to Treatment Initiation Among Women with Breast Cancer at an Urban, Academic, Safety-Net Hospital. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Mar;31(3):1608-1614.
Chung SH, Rasic G, Romatoski KS, Kenzik KM, Tseng JF, Sachs TE. Disparate Impact of the COVID Pandemic on Delays in Colorectal Cancer Treatment: A National Cancer Database Study. Surgery. 2024 Jan.
Fefferman A, Beaulieu-Jones BR, Shewmaker G, Zhang T, Sachs TE, Merrill AL, Ko NY, Cassidy MR. Association of Race, Ethnicity, Insurance, and Language and Rate of Breast-Conserving Therapy Among Women With Nonmetastatic Breast Cancer at an Urban, Safety-Net Hospital. J Surg Res. 2023 Nov;291:403-413.
Chung SH, Romatoski KS, Rasic G, Beaulieu-Jones BR, Kenzik KM, Merrill AL, Tseng JF, Cassidy MR, Sachs TE. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Delays to Breast Cancer Surgery: Ripples or Waves? Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Oct;30(10):6093-6103.
Education
Medical School
New York Medical College
Residency
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
General Surgery Residency
Fellowship
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Surgical Oncology Fellowship
Contact
Phone
Patient Appointments and Questions: 205-934-3028
Academic Office: 205-934-6574
Email
tesachs@uabmc.edu