Dr. Sanchez has wanted to be a doctor her entire life. She is a native of Northern Virginia and attended the prestigious Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. Her interest in science and medicine led her to spend summers during high school working in a research laboratory at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. Dr. Sanchez was accepted to medical school directly out of high school as part of the combined seven-year BA/MD program at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. She earned her Bachelor of Science with Honors in Biology and graduated magna cum laude in 2000.
Dr. Sanchez continued her studies at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and received her medical degree with distinction in 2004. She was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and received the Alec Horwitz Award for Surgery Student of the Year. Dr. Sanchez remained at GW to complete her General Surgery residency and then went UMDNJ- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Jersey for a fellowship in colon and rectal surgery.
She has co-authored several papers that have been published in variety of medical journals. Her professional affiliations include the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the Chesapeake Colorectal Society and the American College of Surgeons. She is certified by the American Board of Surgery, and is eligible to earn her certification from the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery.
She received extensive training during both her residency and fellowship in advanced laparoscopic procedures and received her Fundamentals of Laparoscopy certification from the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. Dr. Sanchez has a special interest minimally invasive procedures and new technologies.
Dr. Sanchez and her husband enjoy traveling around the world in their free time.
Colorectal surgeons like Dr. Sanchez specialize in the surgical and non-surgical care for structures of the lower digestive system, including the intestines, colon and rectum. Dr. Sanchez may treat conditions such as colon and rectal cancer, polyps, fecal incontinence, ulcerative colitis, inflammatory bowel disease and hemorrhoids. In the past, colorectal surgeons were commonly known as "proctologists."
As a general surgeon in Virginia, Dr. Sanchez performs a range of of surgeries and operations, usually focusing on areas and organs of the abdomen and their related organs. Dr. Sanchez may utilize invasive or minimally-invasive surgical techniques, with the latter reducing recovery time and stress on the patient's body.
George Washington University
Residency in General Surgery
• 2010
UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Fellowship in Colorectal Surgery
• 2011