Hospital Findr / Find Doctors / Utah / Dr. Saundra S Buys

Dr. Saundra S Buys, MD

Hematology, Oncology
46 years of experience
Huntsman Cancer Hospital 1950 Circle Of Hope Dr, Salt Lake, UT 84112

Overview
Location
Expertise
Insurance

Brief Intro

Saundra S. Buys, MD Co-director, Family Cancer Assessment Clinic Medical Director, High Risk Breast Cancer Clinic, Huntsman Cancer Institute Professor, Department of Medicine Saundra Buys, MD, is the medical director of Huntsman Cancer Institute's High Risk Breast Cancer Clinic (HRBCC) and a professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine. She is a member of the Cancer Control and Population Sciences Program and the Imaging, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics Program. She has cared for patients with all types of cancer since 1982 and specializes in breast cancer. Buys is the principal investigator on two large studies funded by the National Cancer Institute. The first, the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, Ovarian (PLCO) Screening Trial, is a nationwide study to determine the effectiveness of screening for these types of cancer. The other study, the Breast Cancer Family Registry, based in six international sites including Utah, is studying some of the genetic causes of breast cancer. Buys received her MD from Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts, and completed an internship and residency in internal medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Prior to joining the faculty of the University of Utah in 1984, she completed a clinical fellowship and research fellowship in hematology and oncology at the University of Utah School of Medicine

Education Background

RESIDENCY

University Of Utah Health Care

MEDICAL SCHOOL

Tufts University School Of Medicine - 1979

Languages Spoken

English

Location & Hours

University Of Utah Medical Group
1950 Circle Of Hope Dr, Salt Lake, UT 84112

Specialties Treated

Oncology
Hematology

Conditions Addressed

Anemia

Procedures Performed

Chemotherapy
Venipuncture
Chemotherapy

Insurance Accepted

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

Allegiance Life and Health
HealthScope Benefits
CHAMPVA
Physicians Mutual
Public Employees Health Program (PEHP)
University of Utah Health Plans
Cigna
Optum Health
GEHA
PacificSource Health Plans
First Choice Health
Blue Shield of California

Cancer 5
Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 6
Orthopedics 11
Neurology & Neurosurgery 7
Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 9
Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 8
Diabetes & Endocrinology 3
Children's Hospital 2
Urology 8
Psychiatry 12
Geriatrics 7
Rehabilitation 10
Obsterics & Gynecology 1
Ophthalmology 1
Ear, Nose & Throat 1
Long Term Care 3
Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 15