Sanda A. Tan MD, PhD

Sanda Tan, M.D., Ph.D. to Serve as Program Director for New General Surgery Residency Program. Dr. Tan Will Also Serve on the Medical Staff of West Florida Healthcare as a General and Colorectal Surgeon. Sanda Tan, M.D., Ph.D., a board-certified colorectal surgeon, has been selected, after a nationwide search, to lead West Florida Healthcare’s new General Surgery Residency Program in partnership with the University of Central Florida.

Dr. Tan joins West Florida Healthcare and West Florida Medical Group from the University of Florida — College of Medicine in Gainesville, Florida, where she has served as an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery since 2007. While on faculty at the University of Florida — College of Medicine she served as the Administrative Director for the Continuing Medical Education program for the Tumor Board and was the Associate Program Director for the General Surgery Residency program where she was responsible for developing education in skills and curriculum. She also co-organized and co-wrote Mock Oral exams for all senior surgical residents.

“As a dynamic educator and accomplished surgeon, Dr. Tan’s leadership and experience will be invaluable to our health system and our new General Surgery Residency Program,” said Gay Nord, Chief Executive Officer for West Florida Healthcare. “We are grateful for Dr. Tan’s vision and look forward to the expertise she will provide to our community. Her nationally recognized expertise and experience will allow us to build our program into one of the best in the region and in the country.”

A well-respected educator, Dr. Tan was selected to be an Associate Member of the Academy of Master Surgeon Educators with the American College of Surgeons. In addition, she also received the Edward M. Copeland Faculty Award at the University of Florida in recognition of her lifetime mentorship of representing academic excellence and leadership.

In keeping with her accomplishments, Dr. Tan serves as a Fellow of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. She is also a member of several nationally recognized associations including, the Association of Program Directors for Surgery, the Society of Asian Academic Surgeons, the Society of University Surgeons, and the Florida Chapter of the American College of Surgery.