Bridget M. Sanders, M.D., FACS, FASCRS

Medical Practice
Kendrick Regional Center for Colon and Rectal Care
5255 E. Stop 11 Road, Suite 430
Indianapolis, IN 46237

July 1, 2005 to current. Colon and Rectal surgeon


Education
Undergraduate
- Technical Certificate, Vocational/Practical Nursing , Indiana Vocational and Technical College 1984-1985
- Associate Degree, Nursing, Marian College, 1986-1989
- Bachelor of Arts, Biology, Purdue University at Indianapolis 1989-1993

Graduate
- Master of Science, Physiology, Indiana University 1993-1994
- Doctor of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine 1994-1998

Post-Graduate
- General Surgery Internship, Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of General Surgery 545 Barnhill Drive Emerson Hall 202
Indianapolis, IN 46202
July 1998-June 1999
Chairman-Dr. Jay Grosfeld

- General Surgery Residency, Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of General Surgery
July 1999-July 2003
Chairman-Dr. Jay Grosfeld

- General Surgery Chief Resident, Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of General Surgery
July 2003-June 30, 2004
Chairman-Dr. Keith Lillemoe

- Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd Weston Florida 33331
June 30,2004-June 30, 2005
Chairman-Dr. Steve Wexner


Pregraduate Professional Experience
  • L.P.N. Emerson Nursing Home 1985-1986
  • L.P.N. Methodist Hospital Surgical Care Unit 1986-1989
  • R.N. Methodist Hospital of Indianapolis Emergency Medicine and Trauma Center1989-1995
  • R.N. Indiana Poison Center 1991-1998
  • R.N. Columbus County Hospital Emergency Department, North Carolina, Education/Staff Traveling Nurse, May 1995-August 1995
  • Junior Medical Student Extern-St. Francis of Indianapolis, Indiana -Emergency Department, June 1996-June 1997

Academic and Hospital Appointments
  • Program Director, Indiana University School of Medicine Colon and Rectal Residency Program, 5/2010- current
  • Associate Program Director, Indiana University School of Medicine Colon and Rectal Residency Program, 9/19/08-current
  • Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine 2005- current
  • Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, 2005-current
  • Assistant Course Director, Indiana University School of Medicine, Colon and Rectal Surgery elective- 4th year medical students -2008-current
  • Course Director, Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, PGY-3 endoscopy rotation
  • Course Director, Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Chief resident endoscopy rotation
  • Adjunct Surgery Clinical Instructor, Department of Family Medicine, St. Francis Hospital 2005-current
  • Board Member - Mooresville St. Francis Medical Executive Committee-2006-2008
  • Board of Directors- Indianapolis Medical Society 2006-current
  • Alternative Delegate- Indiana State Medical Association 2006- current
  • Board Member- St. Francis Research Foundation 2006-current
  • Board Member- St. Francis Colon and Rectal Care Center 2007-current
  • St. Francis Hospital Mooresville, IN-Active Staff 2005-current
  • St. Francis Hospital Beech Grove, IN-Active Staff 2005-current
  • St. Francis Hospital South Campus, IN-Active Staff 2005-current
  • The Franciscan Surgery Center, IN-Active Staff 2005-current
  • The Mooresville Ambulatory Surgery Center, IN-Active Staff 2005-current
  • The Mooresville Endoscopy Center, IN-Active Staff 2005-current
  • Clarian West Medical Center, IN-Active Staff 2005-current
  • Community Hospital South, IN-Active Staff 2005-current
  • Indiana University Hospital, IN-Courtesy Staff 2005-current
  • Veterans Administration Hospital of Indianapolis, IN-Courtesy Staff 2005-current
  • Methodist Hospital, IN- Courtesy Staff 2005-current

Licensure and Certification
  • Fellow of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery- June 2008
  • Fellow of the American College of Surgeons- Oct 2007
  • American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Qualifying exam-passed March 2006
  • American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Certifying exam-passed 9/30/06
  • American Board of Surgery Qualifying Exam-passed 10/2004
  • American Board of Surgery Certifying Exam-passed 6/2005
  • Certificate of Completion of General Surgical Residency 6/2004
  • Certificate of Completion of Colon and Rectal Fellowship 6/2005
  • Physician-State of Florida Medical License # ME90334 5/14/2004-current
  • Physician-State of Indiana Health Professions Bureau License # 01052242 6/30/1998-current
  • Registered Nursing License-Indiana State Board of Nursing 1989-1998
  • Certified Specialist in Poison Information-1992-1998
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 1990-2005
  • Basic Life Support, 1986-current
  • Advanced Trauma Life Support: 1998-2008
  • Advanced Trauma Life Support Instructor: 1998-2008

Active Research
ACOSOG- Z6041- “Neoadjuvant Chemo/XRT/local excision for uT2 rectal cancer”2007- current, Local Investigator- 3 patients currently enrolled

NSABP R-O4 –“Preop RT/Xeloda… resectable rectal cancer” 2007-current- 1 patient currently enrolled

“Efficacy of Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement in Colorectal and Coloanal Anastamosis: A Prospective Randomized Study” Sponsor-Gore and Associates Jan 08- current- local investigator


Continuing Education
Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery Course- April 17-18 2008- Wolf Medical/ Rush University Medical Center

Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery Course- February 2008- Cleveland Clinic Colon and Rectal Symposium


Honors and Awards
  • Freshman Medical Physiology / Problem Based Learning Preceptor August 1994- December 1994: Indiana University School of Medicine
  • Indiana University School of Medicine, Emergency Medicine Club President- 6/96-6/97
  • Golden Scalpel Award: Surgery Intern of the Year : Indiana University School of Medicine 1998-1999
  • The American College of Surgeons-Indiana Chapter: The Carl H. McCaskey Award 2001 for Resident Research in Subspecialty Surgery
  • The Sevier Young Investigator Award 2001 - International RA association
  • The Socrates Award for Surgical Educator of the Year-Indiana University Department of General Surgery Chief Resident Award 6/2005

Professional Organizations
  • Fellow of the American College of Surgeons: Member 12/2000-2007 Fellow 2008
  • Fellow of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons: Member 8/2004-2008 Fellow 2008
  • Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons Member 3/2005-current
  • American Medical Association 2/2004 –current #017209829070
  • Crohns and Colitis Foundation 7/2005 – current
  • American Women Surgical Association: 8/2000-current
  • Indianapolis Medical Society- 2005- current
  • Indiana State Medical Association- 2005- current
  • Ohio Valley Colon and Rectal Society- 2005- current
  • Dayton Clinical Oncology Program (DCOP) 2007- current
  • ACOSOG 2007- current

Invited Lectures

Sanders, B. “Mock Oral Boards Indiana University Surgery Residency Program”, March 2010

Sanders, B. “Pike High School Career Speaker Day”, March 2010

Sanders, B., Tsai, B. “Current treatment of benign anal and rectal disorders”, American Health Network - February 2010

Sanders, B. “Rectal Cancer, Current Treatment and Surgical Options” 4/2008 American College of Surgeons- Indiana Chapter

Sanders, B. “Diverticulitis, diagnosis and treatment” 1/08 St. Francis Family Medicine Residency Conference

Sanders, BM, “Virtual Colonoscopy”, Indiana University Surgical Skills LAB, 4th year Medical Student Didactic and Lab: April 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Sanders, B. “Perineal and Anal Exam of the Trauma Victim” 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 - Methodist Emergency Trauma Center- SANE Course for Forensic Nursing

Sanders, B. “Diagnosis and treatment of Benign Anorectal Disease” 1/07 St. Francis Family Medicine Residency

Sanders, BM, Union Hospital Grand Rounds “Fecal Incontinence, diagnosis and treatment”, July 2006

Sanders BM, Indiana University Surgical Grand Rounds “Advances in Colon and Rectal Surgery” Feb 2006

Sanders BM. Community South Hospital, Medical Grand Rounds “Benign Anorectal Disease” Nov 2005

Sanders BM. St. Francis Enterostomal Education conference “Fistulas” Oct 2005

Sanders BM, Vivas D, Sands DR et al, Poster Presentation “The Presence Of Pudendal Neuropathy In Women With Fecal Incontinence May Be A Risk Factor For Associated Anterior Compartment Pelvic Floor Dysfunction” 2005 Tripartite Meeting Dublin Ireland

Sanders BM, “Overall Results of Propofol Sedation for Colonoscopy” Southeastern Chapter of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, September 2005

Sanders BM, “Laparoscopic Colectomy for Cancer, has the Moratorium been lifted?” Indiana University Department of General Surgery. Surgical Grand Rounds May 2004

Sanders BM, “Advances in the Treatment of Hemorrhoids.” Indiana University Department of General Surgery. Surgical Grand Rounds September 2002

Sanders BM, “Mesenteric Ischemia Affects Young Adults with Predisposition”, American College of Surgeons-Indiana Chapter: Resident Research Competition. June 2002

Sanders BM, Unthank J, “Impaired Collateral Development in Mature Rats”, International Resistance Artery Meeting, Toronto, Canada July 2001

Sanders BM, “Impaired Shear Mediated Remodeling in Resistance Arteries of Mature Rats” American College of Surgeons-Indiana Chapter: Resident Research Competition June 2001

Sanders BM, “Impaired Shear-Mediated Remodeling in Resistance Arteries of Mature Rats” The 2001 Berman Lecture, Methodist Hospital Department of Surgery, April 2001

Sanders BM, “Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Alimentary Tract: Clinical and Surgical Experience.” American College of Surgeons-Indiana Chapter: Resident Research Competition, June 2000

Sanders BM, West KW. “Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Alimentary Tract: Clinical and Surgical Experience.” American Pediatric Surgery Association May 2000


Publications - Articles
  1. Sanders BM, Melbert RB, Johansen O, “Review of General Surgery: Chapter Anorectal Disease” McGraw Hill, December 2004
  2. Sanders BM, Dalsing MC. Mesenteric Ischemia Affects Young Adults with Predisposition. Annals of Vascular Surgery. May 2003, Vol: 17 number 3 pages: 270-276.
  3. Tuttle JL, Sanders BM., Burkhart HM, et al. Impaired Collateral Artery Development in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats. Microcirculation 2002 . Volume:9. Pages 343-351.
  4. Tuttle JL, Hahn TL, Sanders BM, et al. Impaired collateral development in mature rats. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 283(1):Pages 46-55,2002 Jul.
  5. Sanders BM, Dalsing MC: Deep Venous Valvular Incompetence: Options for Reconstruction. Perspectives in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy. Thieme 2001 Volume;14 Pages 89-106
  6. Sanders BM, West KW, Gingalewski C, Engum S, Davis M, Grosfeld J: Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Alimentary Tract: Clinical and Surgical Experience. Journal of Pediatric Surgery.36(1): 169-73,2001 Jan
  7. Look KY, Sanders BM. Eastlund M, et al: Detection of Endometrial Cancer by Tansvaginal Sonography and Saline Infusion Sonography. Menopause Digest. 12:4 10-22, 2000.
  8. Look KY, Sanders BM, Eastlund M, Sutton, G: Detection of Endometrial Adenocarcinoma in Two Asymptomatic Postmenopausal Women Receiving Tamoxifen. Journal of Reproductive Medicine 1999;44:977-980.

Abstracts
  1. Alvimopan significantly decreases hospital stay following laparoscopic colon and rectal resection. Shih, S, Sanders, B., Tsai, B., Lane, F., et al Abstract accepted for Midwest Surgical Society meeting August 2010, Mackinac Island, MI
  2. Laparoscopic rectopexy produces durable repairs for rectal prolapsed with an associated decrease in length of hospitalization. Shih, S., Sanders, B., Tsai, B., Lane, F., et al. Abstract presented at American College of Surgeons Indiana Chapter annual meeting, April 30, 2010, Indianapolis, IN
  3. Standard use of Alvimopan (Entereg) in Patients Undergoing Colon and Small Bowel Resection Leads to Shorter Postoperative Inpatient Length of Stay in Patients with Significant Comorbities Without Increasing Cardiac Events, a Retrospective, Case-Controlled Review of Over 200 Cases.i> T Tsai B, Shih S, Sanders B, Lane F, et al Abstract submitted to ASCRS 11/2009
  4. Treatment of Anal Fissure with Botox™Chemical Sphincterotomy, an increasing trend in women.ih S, Goutsouliak K, Sanders B, et al Abstract submitted to ASCRS 11/2009
  5. Treatment of Anal Fissure with Botox™Chemical Sphincterotomy, Changing Practice Paradigmoutsouliak K, Sanders B, et al. Abstract presented at the American College of Surgeons AWS poster competition, Oct 2009
  6. Rectal cancer in a young woman with associated nephrolithiasisane F, Sanders B, et al. 10th Annual Perspectives in Colon and Rectal Cancer-Chicago, IL Aug 2009
  7. The Presence Of Pudendal Neuropathy In Women With Fecal Incontinence May Be A Risk Factor For Associated Anterior Compartment Pelvic Floor DysfunctionBM, . Sanders BM, Vivas D, Sands DR et al, Cleveland Clinic Florida Dept of Colorectal Surgery December 2004
  8. Overall Results of Propofol Sedation for ColonoscopyM. S. Bridget M. Sanders, Steven Wexner, Jonathon Efron, et al. Cleveland Clinic Florida Dept of Colorectal Surgery. September 2004
  9. Glutamine:Fructose-6-Phosphate Amidotransferase Activity is Increased in Adipocytes from Obese Humans. Bender, Robert C. Cooksey, Peililzhang, Ellen S. Klenk Rosemarie Jones, Margeret Inman, John Huse, Bridget M. Sanders, Ryan Nachreiner, Donald A. McClain, and Robert V. Considine.. Indiana University Department of Endocrinology- Current Study
  10. Isoproterenol inhibits leptin secretion from adipocytes through a non-transcriptional mechanismRay, Marc A. Lazarro, Jason E. Bovenkerk, Jason Dilts, Bridget M. Sanders, Rosemarie Jones and Robert V. Considine. Indiana University Department of Endocrinology-Current Study
  11. The Transfection of COS cells with PcDNA3 Vector Containing the DNA Clone for Major Sperm Protein. Sanders BM, Pavalko F. Indiana University School of Medicine. Department of Physiology. August 1995