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Sanziana A. Roman, M.D., FACS

Sanziana A. Roman, M.D., FACS

  • Professor of Surgery
  • Division of Surgical Oncology
  • Director of Learning and Teaching
  • in the Procedural Specialties
  • Dean’s Diversity Leader for Leadership
  • Equity and Inclusion
  • UCSF School of Medicine

Contact Information

1600 Divisadero Street, Room A726 Box 1674
San Francisco CA 94143
[email protected]
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Education

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 1990 B.A.

Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 1994 M.D.

Residencies

  • Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT Internship 1994-95
  • Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT General Surgery Residency 1995-99

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Surgery, General Surgery

Clinical Expertise

  • Adrenal Tumors
  • Adrenocortical Carcinoma
  • Aldosteronoma
  • Conn's Syndrome
  • Cushing's Syndrome
  • Goiter
  • Graves' Disease
  • Hyperparathyroidism
  • Hyperthyroidism
  • Laparoscopic Endocrine Surgery
  • Multinodular Goiter
  • Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN) Syndromes
  • Paraganglioma
  • Parathyroid Cancer
  • Parathyroidectomy
  • Pediatric Thyroid Surgery
  • Pheochromocytoma
  • Posterior Retroperitoneoscopic Adrenalectomy
  • Thyroid Cancer
  • Thyroid Nodules
  • Thyroidectomy

Research Interests

  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • Education
  • Health Services
  • Outcomes Analysis
  • Patient Reported Outcomes
  • Professional Development

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Foreign Languages Spoken

  • Romanian, German, French, Italian, Spanish

Biography

Sanziana A. Roman, M.D., FACS is Professor of Surgery with a clinical interest in endocrine and minimally invasive surgery, with a focus in thyroid and adrenal diseases, including pediatric and adult endocrine tumors. She is one of few high-volume adrenal surgeons around the country performing posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy. She is the author of more than 180 peer-reviewed publications in outcomes analysis, cost-effectiveness/decision analysis, meta-analysis, and survey-based methodologies, as well as stem cell research.

Dr. Roman currently serves as the Director of Learning and Teaching in the Procedural Specialties and the Dean's Diversity Leader for Leadership Equity and Inclusion in the School of Medicine at UCSF. She has a national and international reputation in endocrine surgery and education, having served as the Co-Director of the Fellowship Programs of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, and is an active member of leadership committees of several national academic societies, including the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, the Association for Academic Surgery and the American Thyroid Association.

Prior to her arrival at UCSF, she was a tenured Professor of Surgery at Duke University, where she served as the Director of the Endocrine Surgery Fellowship Program and the Associate Chief of the Division of Advanced Oncologic and Gastrointestinal Surgery.

Dr. Roman organized a symposium about women in surgery, reported on in the World Journal of Surgery in June 2018. The result was powerful testimonials from women surgeons, from Europe to the United States,from Africa to Australia and Asia, reflecting the culture of the place where their career took place. Despite their cultural differences, they all had in common the struggle to establish themselves in the surgical profession, traditionally a male-dominated field.

Awards & Honors

  Award  
  Confired By    
  Date    
  • Member of the Academy of Master Surgeon Educators
  • American College of Surgeons
  • 2022
  • Member of the Academy of Medical Educators
  • UCSF
  • 2020
  • Alpha Omega Alpha
  • UCSF
  • 2019
  • Barbara Troxell Prize in Music
  • Cornell University
  • 1990 - 1991
  • Falconer Prize for Operatic Performance
  • Cornell University
  • 1989 - 1991

    • Research Overview

    Dr. Roman's research interests are in health services, clinical trials, and translational research. The endocrine research group has included collaborators from endocrinology, stem cells, biostatistics, pharmacoeconomics, health services research, surgery, pathology, and medical and radiation oncology. Using sophisticated methodologic and biostatistical approaches, the research is focused on identifying ways to optimize patient clinical and economic outcomes following surgery and adjuvant treatments focused in the arena of thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, and endocrine pancreas diseases. Practice guidelines have changed as a result of this work. Dr. Roman has experience working with clinical and administrative databases, including Medicare-SEER, NCDB, NSQIP, and HCUP-US NIS, SID, and SASD. In addition, she is interested in educational research and equity in medicine.

    Publications

    MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 235
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    1. Wilhelm A, Conroy PC, Calthorpe L, Frye W, Sosa JA, Roman S. Routine use of intraoperative nerve monitoring is associated with a reduced risk of vocal cord dysfunction after thyroid cancer surgery. BMC Surg. 2023 Aug 02; 23(1):215. View in PubMed
    2. O'Brien MT, Bullock JL, Minhas PK, Roman SA, Joshi P, Lupton KL, Hauer KE. From Eggshells to Action: A Qualitative Study of Faculty Experience Responding to Microaggressions Targeting Medical Students. Acad Med. 2023 Aug 01. View in PubMed
    3. Johnson CL, Colley A, Pierce L, Lin JA, Bongiovanni T, Roman S, Sudore RL, Wick E. Disparities in advance care planning rates persist among emergency general surgery patients: Current state and recommendations for improvement. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023 06 01; 94(6):863-869. View in PubMed
    4. Pugh CM, Kirton OC, Tuttle JEB, Maier RV, Hu YY, Stewart JH, Freischlag JA, Sosa JA, Vickers SM, Hawn MT, Eberlein TJ, Farmer DL, Higgins RS, Pellegrini CA, Roman SA, Crandall ML, De Virgilio CM, Tsung A, Britt LD. Addressing the Surgical Workplace: An Opportunity to Create a Culture of Belonging. Ann Surg. 2023 04 01; 277(4):551-556. View in PubMed
    5. Davis S, Ullmann TM, Roman S. Disparities in Treatment for Differentiated Thyroid Cancer. Thyroid. 2023 03; 33(3):287-293. View in PubMed
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    1. Happier Trails: Surgery Helps Peter Run With Confidence

    In the News

    • Happier Trails: Surgery Helps Peter Run With Confidence

      UCSF Department of Surgery - May 02, 2022
      When Peter Macy found out he had an adrenal tumor there was a silver lining. Dr. Sanziana Roman had just been recruited by UCSF and started working a week before his diagnosis. The endocrine surgeon specialized in removing this rare tumor. Today Macy is healthy and back to running the trails near his home in Marin.

    • Drs. Sanziana Roman and Elizabeth Ozer Joint Recipients of UCOP “Advancing Faculty Diversity, Improved Climate and Retention” Award

      UCSF Department of Surgery - August 04, 2020
      Dr. Sanziana Roman, Professor of Surgery and Dr. Elizabeth Ozer, Professor of Pediatrics, and Director of the Faculty Equity Advisors program in the Office of Diversity and Outreach, are the recipients of the UCOP "Advancing Faculty Diversity, Improved Climate and Retention" award of $225,000 through President Napolitano's allocation to improve campus climate and retain our faculty for 2020-2022. Their project entitled "Leadership Equity Advances Diversity (LEAD): Increasing Women and [...]

    • Drs. Sanziana Roman, Alexa Glencer and Kian Mostafavi Honored by Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society

      UCSF Department of Surgery - Richard Barg - May 22, 2020
      News Image Drs Sanziana Roman Alexa Glencer Dr Kian Mostafavi
      The Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society recently announced new inductees and award winners. Sanziana A. Roman, M.D., FACS, Professor of Surgery in the Division of General Surgery, Section of Endocrine Surgery, was honored as a "Faculty Inductee"; Alexa Glencer, M.D., a General Surgery Resident, was honored as a "Housestaff Inductee"; and Kian Mostafavi, M.D., a vascular surgeon at San Leandro Medical Center and Department of Surgery Volunteer Clinical Faculty member, was honored with the [...]

    • Symposium Celebrating Women Surgeons Around the World

      UCSF Department of Surgery - Richard Barg - December 10, 2018
      UCSF endocrine surgeon Sanziana A. Roman, M.D., FACS, was the organizer of a symposium centered on the experiences of women surgeons from around the world. In an article published in the December 2018 edition of the World Journal of Surgery, seven women surgeons drawn from diverse geographical backgrounds recounted their personal stories told in compelling narratives. Dr. Roman is professor of surgery in the UCSF Division of General Surgery. She also holds the positions of Director of Learning [...]

    • Sanziana A. Roman, M.D. Interviewed by UCSF School of Medicine for Global Diversity Awareness Month

      UCSF Department of Surgery - Richard Barg - October 17, 2018
      Sanziana A. Roman, M.D., FACS, professor of surgery and Dean's Diversity Leader for Leadership Equity and Inclusion at UCSF, was interviewed by the School of Medicine (SOM) in conjunction with "Global Diversity Awareness Month", October 2018. Differences Matter is a multi-year, multi-faceted School of Medicine initiative designed to make UCSF the most diverse, equitable and inclusive academic medical system in the country. Here is the full interview by Lesley Snyder, originally published on the [...]

    • Department of Surgery Welcomes Endocrine Surgeon and Diversity Leader Sanziana A. Roman, MD to Faculty

      UCSF Department of Surgery - Richard Barg - July 02, 2018
      The Department of Surgery welcomes endocrine surgeon Sanziana A. Roman, M.D., FACS to the faculty as a professor of Surgery in the Section of Endocrine Surgery, Division of General Surgery. Dr. Roman also has been appointed Director of Learning and Teaching in the Procedural Specialties and Dean's Diversity Leader for Leadership Equity and Inclusion in the School of Medicine at UCSF.  Dr. Roman's clinical interest is in endocrine and minimally invasive surgery, with a focus in thyroid and [...]

     

     
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