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Marilyn B. Sandford, MD

Accepting New Patients
3851 Piper Street, Suite U462
Anchorage, AK 99508
3338.4 miles away
Speaks: English
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Alaska Breast Care & Surgery, LLC

3851 Piper Street, Suite U462, Anchorage, AK 99508

About Marilyn B. Sandford

I was born and raised in the beautiful state of Minnesota. When time came to go to college, I didn’t want to leave. I settled on a small liberal arts college nearby, Carleton College. While I was there, I think I considered just about every possible career. My mother encouraged creativity and wanted me to be an author. My father just wanted to make sure that I applied myself and worked hard. My brothers had their opinions too… Medicine always struck me as a potential career, as I came from a family filled with doctors. My brother Paul and his wife were both in their medical residencies, exhausted from the long hours of call. Paul wanted to “save me” from that lifestyle, so he devised a plan: If I spent one night on call with either him or his wife Chris, he was 100% certain I would write off my idea of a medical career. A few weeks later I found myself in a hospital in Michigan following my sister-in-law around. That night, I saw: my first baby being born, my sister-in-law putting a chest tube into a patient’s chest to relieve a pneumothorax, another patient having a heart attack and the subsequent care, and a plethora of phone calls about fevers and nausea. Riveting! By morning, I knew that I wanted to be a doctor.

Medical School

University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine
1991

Board Certifications
  • American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Alaska Breast Care & Surgery, LLC
3851 Piper Street, Suite U462
Anchorage, AK 99508

Affiliated Locations
Providence Alaska Medical Center

Clinical Interests

  • Abdominal Abscess
  • Abdominal Adhesions
  • Abdominal Cancer
  • Abdominal Mass
  • Abdominal Pain
  • Abnormal Mammogram
  • Abrasion
  • Acquired Absence Of Breast
  • Acquired Deformity Of Reconstructed Breast
  • Adrenal Neoplasm
  • Adrenalectomy
  • Appendectomy
  • Appendiceal Abscess
  • Appendicitis
  • Areola Sparing Mastectomy
  • Arteriovenous Fistula
  • Aspiration Breast Cyst
  • Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia
  • Atypical Lobular Hyperplasia
  • Axillary Abscess
  • Axillary Cyst
  • Axillary Lymphadenectomy
  • Axillary Mass
  • Benign Breast Lump
  • Benign Neoplasm Of Skin
  • Biliary Colic
  • Bloodless Breast Surgery
  • Breast Abscess
  • Breast Atrophy
  • Breast Augmentation
  • Breast Biopsy
  • Breast Calcification
  • Breast Cancer
  • Breast Cancer Screening
  • Breast Cancer Surgery
  • Breast Conservation
  • Breast Cyst
  • Breast Diseases
  • Breast Examination
  • Breast Fine Needle Aspiration
  • Breast Hyperplasia
  • Breast Lump
  • Breast Prosthesis
  • Breast Surgery
  • Cancer Risk Reduction Surgery
  • Carbuncle
  • Carcinoma In Situ Of Breast
  • Cholecystectomy
  • Cholecystitis
  • Cholecystostomy
  • Cholelithiasis
  • Congenital Hypoplasia Of Breast
  • Contusion Abdominal Wall
  • Contusion Of Breast
  • Deep Thrombophlebitis
  • Deformity Of Reconstructed Breast
  • Desmoid Tumors
  • Diaphragmatic Disorders
  • Diaphragmatic Hernia
  • Diastasis
  • Disproportion Of Reconstructed Breast
  • Diverticulitis
  • Diverticulosis
  • Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (Dcis)
  • Duodenal Fistula
  • Duodenal Ulcer Surgery
  • Dysplasia Of Breast
  • Ectopic Calcification Xyphoid
  • Encysted Hydrocele
  • Endocrine Surgery
  • Endoscopic Breast Augmentation
  • Endoscopic Division Of Adhesions Of Peritoneum
  • Enterovaginal Fistula
  • Epidermoid Cysts
  • Epigastric Hernia
  • Er Positive Breast Cancer
  • Excision Mole
  • Excision Of Skin Lesions
  • Exploratory Laparotomy
  • Face Stitch Removal
  • Family History Of Breast Cancer
  • Fasciitis
  • Feeding Tube Placement
  • Femoral Hernia
  • Fibrocystic Breast Changes
  • Fine Needle Aspiration Of Thyroid
  • Fistula Enterocutaneous
  • Foreign Body (Foot)
  • Foreign Body (Trunk)
  • Frostbite
  • Frostbite Of Ear
  • Frostbite Of Face
  • Frostbite Of Finger
  • Frostbite Of Nose
  • Frostbite Of Toes
  • Fundoplication
  • Galactocele
  • Galactorrhea
  • Ganglion Cyst
  • Gangrene
  • Gastrectomy
  • Gastric Anomaly
  • Gastric Restrictive Surgery
  • Gastric Ulcer Surgery
  • Gastric Volvulus
  • Gastrin Secreting Tumor Of Pancreas
  • Gastroduodenal Fistula
  • Gastrointestinal (Gi) Cancer
  • Gastrojejunostomy
  • Gastroplasty
  • Glucagonoma
  • Goiter
  • Groin Mass
  • Groin Pain
  • Hamartoma
  • Head Abscess
  • Head Cyst
  • Head Papilloma
  • Hemorrhoids
  • Hereditary Breast And Ovarian Cancer
  • Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
  • Hernia
  • Hernia Repair
  • Hiatal Hernia Repair
  • Hickman Catheter
  • Hidden Scar Breast Cancer Surgery
  • Hidradenitis Suppurativa
  • History Of Breast Cancer
  • History Of Fibrocystic Disease
  • Hyperhidrosis Surgery
  • Hypertrophy Of Breast
  • Hypopigmented Nipple Lesions
  • Hypoplasia Of Breast
  • Ileostomy
  • Incarcerated Hernia
  • Incision And Drainage Of Deep Pelvirectal Abscess
  • Incision And Drainage Of Perianal Abscess
  • Incision Drainage Abscess
  • Incisional Hernia
  • Inclusion Cyst
  • Inguinal Hernia
  • Internal Hernia
  • Interstitial Emphysema
  • Intestinal Artery Disease
  • Intestinal Infarction
  • Intestinal Obstruction
  • Intra Abdominal Cancer
  • Intraabdominal Cyst
  • Intussusception
  • Keratin Cyst
  • Laceration
  • Laparoscopic Appendectomy
  • Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
  • Leg Wound
  • Lipomas
  • Lobular Carcinoma In Situ (Lcis)
  • Lobular Neoplasia
  • Lumpectomy
  • Lymph Node Biopsy
  • Lymphadenopathy
  • Lymphangioma
  • Lymphedema
  • Lysis Of Adhesions
  • Male Breast Cancer
  • Male Breast Reduction
  • Malignant Melanoma
  • Malrotation Of Bowel
  • Mammary Duct Ectasia
  • Mammary Dysplasia
  • Mammogram
  • Mass On Trunk
  • Mastectomy
  • Mastitis
  • Mastodynia
  • Mastotomy
  • Mechanical Complication Of Gastrostomy
  • Meckel Diverticulum
  • Mediports
  • Melanoma
  • Merkel Cell Carcinoma
  • Mesenteric Cyst
  • Mesenteric Mass
  • Mesh Removal
  • Metastatic Breast Cancer
  • Microcalcifications
  • Mole Removal
  • Mondor's Disease
  • Muscle Biopsy
  • Neck Papilloma
  • Necrotizing Fasciitis
  • Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections
  • Nevus
  • Nipple Discharge
  • Nipple Diseases
  • Nipple Fissure
  • Nipple Lesions
  • Nipple Reinnervation
  • Nipple Repair
  • Nipple Sparing Mastectomy
  • Non Healing Wound
  • Non Traumatic Hematoma Of Soft Tissue
  • Oncoplastic Breast Surgery
  • Open Biopsy Of Liver
  • Open Wound Of Finger
  • Open Wound Of Forearm
  • Open Wound Of Neck
  • Open Wound Of Scalp
  • Open Wound Of Shoulder
  • Paracolostomy Hernia
  • Parastomal Hernia
  • Parathyroid Adenoma
  • Parathyroid Cancer
  • Parathyroid Disease
  • Parathyroid Mass
  • Parathyroidectomy
  • Paronychia
  • Partial Splenectomy
  • Pelvic Abscess
  • Pelvic Adhesions
  • Peptic Ulcer Surgery
  • Perianal Haematoma
  • Peritoneal Catheter
  • Peritonitis
  • Pilar Cyst
  • Pilonidal Disease
  • Polypectomy
  • Postmastectomy Lymphedema Syndrome
  • Postpartum Mastitis
  • Postphlebitic Syndrome
  • Pressure Ulcer
  • Pyloroplasty
  • Pyogenic Granuloma
  • Quadrantectomy
  • Rectus Sheath Hernia
  • Recurrent Femoral Hernia
  • Recurrent Hernia
  • Reducible Hernia
  • Regional Enteritis
  • Repair Laceration
  • Repair Of Graft Enteric Fistula
  • Repair Of Vaginoenteric Fistula
  • Resensation Technique
  • Retroperitoneal Fibrosis
  • Right Lower Quadrant Pain
  • Ruptured Implant
  • Scar Hypertrophy
  • Second Degree Burn
  • Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
  • Sentinel Node Biopsy
  • Skin Abscess
  • Skin Sparing Mastectomy
  • Small Bowel Biopsy
  • Small Bowel Cancer
  • Small Bowel Obstruction
  • Spigelian Hernia
  • Spine Mass
  • Spleen Cancer
  • Spleen Injury
  • Spleen Pain
  • Splenectomy
  • Splenic Anomalies
  • Splenic Cyst
  • Splenic Disease
  • Splenic Infection
  • Splenomegaly
  • Stomach Cancer
  • Stomach Cramps
  • Stomach Fistula
  • Stomach Pain
  • Stomal Hernia
  • Subcutaneous Lipomas
  • Subphrenic Abscess
  • Surgical Treatment Of Crohn's Disease
  • Surgical Treatment Of Regional Enteritis
  • Suture Removal
  • Third Degree Burn
  • Thyroid Cancer
  • Thyroid Nodule
  • Thyroid Surgery
  • Transmetatarsal Amputation Surgery
  • Umbilical Hernia
  • Urachal Cyst
  • Venous Stasis Disease
  • Ventral Hernia
  • Wound Therapy