Ankit Sarin MD, MHA, FACS, FASCRS

Ankit Sarin M.D., MHA is a colorectal surgeon specializing in the surgery of the colon, rectum, anus and related GI tract. Dr. Sarin is certified by the American Board of Surgery as well as the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. His surgical practice is based primarily at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Care Center at UCSF Mt. Zion, although he also operates at UCSF medical center at Moffitt-Long Hospital.
Dr. Sarin received his M.D. degree with distinctions from Kasturba Medical College in Manipal, India. He went on to pursue a Master's degree in health administration at Washington University in St. Louis during which he received High Honors in academics. He completed his general surgery residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital / Weill Cornell Medical Center and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.
After finishing his residency, Dr. Sarin spent a year at the University of California - San Francisco pursuing a minimally invasive surgery fellowship in order to train in advanced laparoscopy. This was followed by a second fellowship in colon and rectal surgery at Barnes Jewish Hospital / Washington University in St. Louis, MO. He has received numerous academic awards during medical school and training.
Dr Sarin is a member of the American College of Surgeons, of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. His areas of expertise include colon and rectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, diverticular disease, benign anal & rectal disease and pelvic floor disorders. He is particularly interested in using advanced minimally invasive techniques such as laparoscopy, robotics and trans-anal endoscopic microsurgery in the treatment of such disorders.