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Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD

(Bryan J. Sandler, MD, FACS)

(106 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Surgery, General Practice and Bariatric Medicine

Georgetown University School of Medicine

Professional interests include: abdominal wall reconstruction, gallbladder problems, esophageal surgery, and more.

4303 La Jolla Village Drive Suite 2110, L1 UC San Diego Health
San Diego, CA 92122

(858) 657-8859

Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD is a general surgeon in San Diego, CA specializing in general surgery, general practice and bariatric medicine. He graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD is affiliated with UC San Diego Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and UC San Diego Health.

Office Locations

4303 La Jolla Village Drive Suite 2110, L1 UC San Diego Health
San Diego, CA 92122

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11201 Benton Street Va Loma Linda Hcs (605)
Loma Linda, CA 92357

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4250 First Avenue
San Diego, CA 92103

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Some issues Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD can help you with:

Robotic Surgery

Robotic surgery is a type of minimally invasive surgery, using a tiny opening to get inside the body instead of making a large cut. It uses small tools attached to a thin robotic arm, which is controlled by the surgeon. Robotic surgery may be referred to by the specific kind of robot that is used. The most advanced robot currently in use is called the da Vinci, and surgery using it is sometimes called da Vinci surgery.

There are many benefits to robotic surgery, both for the patient and the surgeon. Robotic surgery allows for more precise movements and increased control during very delicate surgical procedures. This makes performing surgery accurately much easier for surgeons and reduces fatigue. The smaller 'hand' of the robot can enter the body via a much smaller opening, which reduces the risk of infection and scarring and leads to a faster recovery. The robotic hands also contain tiny moveable cameras among their tools, giving surgeons a much closer view of the procedure than would be possible with traditional surgery.

Weight Loss Surgery (Bariatric Surgery)

Bariatric or weight-loss surgery is a surgical procedure performed to help significantly obese patients lose weight when more traditional methods, such as dieting and exercise, have not helped. Depending on the type, these surgeries change the gastrointestinal tract to limit how much food can be eaten and also change how food is absorbed by the body. Of the various bariatric surgeries available, the most common is gastric bypass.

By far the most common of the gastric bypass surgeries is called Roux-en-Y. During this surgery, part of the stomach and small intestine are detached from the gastrointestinal tract, in order to make the tract smaller. The surgeon divides the stomach into two parts. The working stomach, at the end of the esophagus, is now tiny - only the size of a walnut. This makes patients feel full after eating a small amount of food. Then the small intestine is also divided, and after bypassing a section of the small intestine to reduce food absorption, the intestine is attached to the small stomach pouch. The patient now has a working stomach and intestine like before, only much smaller.

Because gastric bypass is used to treat extreme obesity, it can reduce the risk of some of the problems associated with obesity. Gastric bypass can help treat or reduce the risk for such conditions as heart disease, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, and type 2 diabetes. However, it is a major surgery and also carries risks itself. Any surgery can lead to infection, bleeding, or blood clots, and weight loss surgery in particular carries risks of leaks in the gastrointestinal system, malnutrition, bowel obstructions, and vomiting.

Typically patients are considered candidates for gastric bypass surgery if they have a BMI greater than 40, or sometimes if they have a BMI between 35 and 40 but are suffering from obesity-related illnesses such as diabetes. The outlook is generally good, with most patients losing between 50-75% of their excess weight in 1-2 years. However, patients must follow strict diet guidelines so that the stomach can heal, starting with no food at all, then followed by a liquid diet for some time. For many severely obese patients who have tried strict diets before without success, gastric bypass surgery is the tool that allows them to finally achieve their weight loss and health goals.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	36

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	16

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	20

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	29
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	22
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD in 2013

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	43

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	19

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	25
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	20
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD in 2014

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	42
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	24

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	24

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	48
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD in 2015

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	58

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	22

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	41
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	26
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD in 2016

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2017 were open surgery, abdominal surgery and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	14
doctor visit	70
gastrointestinal procedures	14
open surgery	14

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	28

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	52
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD in 2017

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	24

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	28

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	25
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD in 2018

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	69

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	18

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	40
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD in 2019

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	53

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	18

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	32
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	24
From 75 to 84	12
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD in 2020

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	48

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	25

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	35
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2022 were open surgery, abdominal surgery and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	11
doctor visit	79
gastrointestinal procedures	11
open surgery	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	31

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	56
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD in 2022

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Diego, CA were open surgery, abdominal surgery and gastrointestinal procedures.

abdominal surgery	12
doctor visit	47
gastrointestinal procedures	12
open surgery	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Female	21
Male	33

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	34
Hispanic	3
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	0
75 to 84	6
Less than 65	3
65 to 74	27

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	2
Osteoporosis	1
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	2
Dementia	0
Cancer	6

Education & Training

Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Orlando Regional Medical Center. He is certified by the general surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Residency: Orlando Regional Medical Center

Board Certification: general surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UC San Diego Health

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

UC San Diego Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.81 out of 5 stars based on 106 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in San Diego, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Boston Scientific Corporation	$24,280 SPYGLASS $17,978	GENERAL - THERAPIES $5,805	GENERAL THERAPIES $77	AXIOS $70	WallFlex $37	Other $313
Davol Inc.	$23,001 SURGICAL $15,596	DAV-XenMatrix AB $6,056	DAV-Ventrio $29	$1,320
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$14,813 Da Vinci Surgical System $14,813
Biom'Up SA	$5,672 HEMOBLAST Bellows $5,672
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$5,512 BIO-A Tissue Reinforcement $5,041	SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement $204	BIOA Tissue Reinforcement $150	SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple $74	BIO A Tissue Reinforcement $36	Other $8
Other	$11,949 Energy Other $3,938	HTX-011 $3,075	OtherNA $2,218	Covidien $875	LigaSure $550	Other $1,293

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$32,075
Honoraria	$25,820
Consulting Fee	$12,238
Travel and Lodging	$9,739
Food and Beverage	$5,355

Research Payments

Dr. Bryan J. Sandler, FACS, MD has received 8 research payments totaling $29,682.

Biography

Dr. Bryan Sandler sees patients in San Diego, CA and Loma Linda, CA. His medical specialties are general practice, general surgery, and bariatric medicine. Before performing his residency at Orlando Regional Medical Center, Dr. Sandler attended Georgetown University School of Medicine. His areas of expertise include esophageal surgery, gallbladder problems, and stomach cancer. Dr. Sandler is rated highly by his patients. In addition to English, he speaks Spanish. Dr. Sandler is affiliated with UC San Diego Health, Regents of the University of California, and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.