Saundra Kay, MD

Dr. Kay was born and raised in Montreal, Canada. She completed medical school at McGill University and spent 1 year in their Pediatric residency program before transferring into General Surgery. She pursued her fellowship training in Pediatric Surgery at McGill University's Montreal Children's Hospital before coming to Denver to spend 6 months doing a laparoscopic and thoracoscopic fellowship at Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center under the supervision of Dr. Rothenberg. Before joining the practice in September 2004, Dr. Kay and her husband Jeff Sankoff spent 6 months traveling around the world, an invaluable experience.

Curriculum Vitae

Education:	Endosurgery Training Under Supervision of Dr. Steven Rothenberg, Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Denver, Colorado	2002
	Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada	2000-2002
	General Surgery Residency, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada	1995-2000
	Pediatrics Residency, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada	1994-1995
	McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Degree obtained: M.D.C.M	1990-1994
	McGill University Medical Preparatory Program, Montreal, Quebec, Canada	1989-1990
	John Abbott College, Ste-Anne de Bellevue, Quebec, Canada. Degree obtained: D.E.C. Health Sciences	1987-1989
Certification:	American Board of Surgery Certification in Pediatric Surgery (March 29, 2004 #899)	2004
	United States Medical Licensing Examination, Parts I, II & III (ID#4-080-436-1)	2002
	Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Specialist Certificate in Pediatric Surgery (September 2002)	2002
	State of Colorado Medical License (#40359)	2002
	American Board of Surgery Certification in General Surgery (October 29, 2001 #46552)	2001
	College des Medecins du Quebec Specialist Certificate in General Surgery (February 20, 2001 #01-041)	2001
	F.R.C.S. Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (December 8, 2000 #514299)	2000
	The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Specialist Certificate in General Surgery (June 30, 2000)	2000
	L.M.C.C. Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (January 14, 1997 #81368)	1997
Professional Associations:	Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Associate Member American Pediatric Surgical Association, Candidate Member (#65524) International Pediatric Endosurgery Group, Member (#IPG1440) American College of Surgeons, Fellow (#03043676) Denver Medical Society, Member Canadian Association of General Surgeons, Associate Member (#2058)
Honors and Awards:	First Prize for Basic Research Presentation at the Montreal Children's Hospital Annual Research Day: "The Use of Antenatal Steroids to Counteract the Negative Effects of Tracheal Occlusion in the Fetal Lamb Model"	1998
	Faculty Scholar, McGill University	1990
	McConnell Entrance Award, McGill University	1989
	Certificate of Outstanding Achievement in Physics, John Abbott College	1989
	Certificate of Outstanding Achievement in Mathematics, John Abbott College	1989
	Certificate of Outstanding Achievement in Biology, John Abbott College	1989
	Governor General's Medal, Queen of Angels Academy	1987
National and International Presentations:	McGill University Health Center Neonatal Update Conference, Montreal, Quebec, October 5: "Surgical Emergencies in the Newborn"	2001
	33rd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Winnipeg, Manitoba, September-cancelled: "A Giant Fetal Cervical Teratoma Managed by Prenatal Cyst Aspiration and the EXIT Procedure" accepted for presentation	2001
	30th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Toronto, Ontario, September 25-28: "The Use of Antenatal Steroids to Counteract the Negative Effects of Tracheal Occlusion in the Fetal Lamb Model"	1998
	30th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Toronto, Ontario, September 25-28: "Prenatal Percutaneous Needle Drainage of Cystic Sacrococcygeal Teratomas"	1998
	30th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Toronto, Ontario, September 25-28: "Revisiting the Role of Routine Retropleural Drainage After Repair of Esophageal Atresia with Distal Tracheoesophageal Fistula"	1998
	28th Annual Meeting of the American Pediatric Surgical Association, Naples, Florida, May 18-21: "Injection Sclerotherapy in the Treatment of Rectal Prolapse in Infants and Children"	1997

Publications

Kay S, Rothenberg S. Thoracoscopic Drainage and Debridement of Empyema. In Rothenberg S, et al, eds. Pediatric Minimally Invasive Surgery. In press.
Puligandla PS, Kay S, Morin L, Desilets V, Jutras L, Shum-Tim D, Bernard C, Flageole H: Pericardial Hemangioma Presenting as a Thoracic Mass in Utero. Fetal Diagn Ther 19:2, 178-181, 2004
Al-Shaikhi A, Kay S, Laberge JM: External Jugular Venous Aneurysm: An Unusual Cause of a Neck Mass in a Young Child. J Pediatr Surg 38:10, 1557-1559, 2003
4. Nguyen LT, Kay S: Choledochal Cyst: A Surgical Perspective. Emedicine Journal at www.emedicine.com
5. Kay S, Flageole H: Adrenal Glands. Emedicine Journal at www.emedicine.com; in final editing phase
6. Liberman M, Kay S, Emil S, Flageole H, Nguyen LT, Tewfik TL, Oudjane K, Laberge JM: Ten Years of Experience With Third and Fourth Branchial Remnants. J Pediatr Surg 37:5, 685-690, 2002
Kay S, Laberge JM, Flageole H, Richardson S, Belanger S, Piedboeuf B: The Use of Antenatal Steroids to Counteract the Negative Effects of Tracheal Occlusion in the Fetal Lamb Model. Pediatric Research 50: 495-501, 2001
Bratu I, Flageole H, Laberge JM, Possmayer F, Harbottle R, Kay S, Khalife S, Piedboeuf B: Surfactant Levels After Reversible Fetal Tracheal Occlusion and Prenatal Steroids in Experimental Diaphragmatic Hernia. J pediatr Surg 36:1, 122-127, 2001
Kay S, Khalife S, Laberge JM, Shaw K, Morin L, Flageole H: Prenatal Percutaneous Needle Drainage of Cystic Sacrococcygeal Teratomas. J Pediatr Surg 34:7, 1148-1151, 1999
Kay Saundra, Shaw Ken: Revisiting the Role of Routine Retropleural Drainage After Repair of Esophageal Atresia With Distal Tracheoesophageal Fistula. J Pediatr Surg 34:7, 1082-1085, 1999
Chan W KY, Kay S, Laberge JM, Gallucci JG, Bensoussan A L, Yazbeck S: Injection Sclerotherapy in the Treatment of Rectal Prolapse in Infants and Children. J Pediatr Surg 33:2, 255-258, 1998

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