Payam Saadai, MD

Specialties

Pediatric Surgery

Location(s):

Languages Spoken:

English
Farsi

Payam Saadai, M.D., is a pediatric surgeon at Shriners Children's Northern California and the UC Davis Medical Center.

Dr. Saadai is a California native. He earned his undergraduate degree at the University of California, Berkeley. He completed a fetal research fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco, and his clinical pediatric surgery fellowship at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He is board certified in general surgery and pediatric surgery. He is a candidate member of the American Pediatric Surgical Association.

Dr. Saadai specializes in general pediatric surgery with particular interest in minimally invasive and robotic surgery, fetal intervention and pediatric colorectal disorders, including Hirschsprung's disease and anorectal malformations (imperforate anus). He has presented at numerous medical conferences and has published extensively in many peer-reviewed publications, including the Journal of Pediatric Surgery.

Dr. Saadai's professional affiliations include the American Pediatric Surgical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Surgeons and International Fetal Medicine Surgery Society.

Pediatric Care

Specialty

Pediatric Surgery

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Board Certifications

American Board of Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Surgery
American Board of Surgery, General Surgery, Surgery - General

Education and Training

Medical Education
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY, United States of America
06/30/2007

Internship
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY, United States of America
06/30/2008

Fellowship
UCSF
San Francisco, CA, United States of America
06/30/2012

Residency
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY, United States of America
06/30/2014

Fellowship
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, OH, United States of America
06/30/2016

Graduate School
The Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Academic Positions and Locations

University of California Davis School of Medicine
Associate Professor

Leadership and Memberships

Member, Academic Academy of Pediatrics
Member, American College of Surgeons
Member, American Pediatric Surgical Association
Member, International Fetal Medicine and Surgical Society
2019-Present: Member, Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Committee, APSA
2020-Present: Member, Hirschsprung Disease Sub-Committee, Pediatric Colorectal and Pelvic Learning Consortium (PCPLC)

Editorial Positions

2019-Present: Reviewer, Journal of Pediatric Surgery
2020-Present: Reviewer, Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition
2020-Present: Reviewer, World Journal of Gastroenterology
2021-Present: Reviewer, Journal of Surgical Research

Awards and Honors

2013, Institute of Medicine Housestaff Excellence in Teaching Award, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
2007, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
2008, Mount Sinai Scholarship Award for Clinical Excellence
2007, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society