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Mercy Announces Arrival of World Renowned Surgical Oncologist Armando Sardi, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Baltimore, MD – Mercy Medical Center has announced that Armando R. Sardi, M.D., F.A.C.S., an internationally renowned cancer surgeon, has joined the downtown hospital as director of the new Institute for Cancer Care at Mercy and head of Surgical Oncology. Dr. Sardi, who begins his new duties on Feb. 1, 2006, will be located on the 4th floor of the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Center at 227 St. Paul Place.

Dr. Sardi is a surgical oncologist with a special interest in the treatment of intra-abdominal malignancies. He also is one of a select few surgical oncologists in the world who employes leading-edge procedures such as IPHC (Intraperitoneal Hyperthermic Chemotherapy) to treat advanced stages of abdominal cancers.

“Because IPHC requires extraordinary skill and stamina on the part of the surgical team, only a small number of hospitals nationwide offer patients this treatment option, and Mercy is now one of these hospitals,” Dr. Sardi said.

“It is very exciting to join Mercy’s team of highly skilled and experienced physicians, nurses and clinical staff. Mercy has a tremendous reputation for providing top quality care and I look forward to doing my part to add to that reputation,” Dr. Sardi added.

Dr. Sardi comes to Mercy from St. Agnes Healthcare where he served as Chief of Surgical Oncology and medical director of their Clinical Research Center. He earned his medical degree in his native South America at the Universidad del Valle in Colombia. After graduation, he completed residency training at the Harbor Hospital Center and St. Agnes. His fellowship in oncologic surgery was completed at The Ohio State University.

“The addition of Dr. Sardi to our staff is another example of the mission of the Sisters of Mercy in action—to provide our patients with access to the best care possible. Mercy continues to grow and take those steps to meet our patient’s needs,” said Thomas R. Mullen, president and CEO of Mercy Health Services.

Dr. Sardi formerly practiced as a surgical oncologist at the Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans, and was the founding Chief of Surgical Oncology at Health Care International in Glasgow. He is the author of more than 85 peer-reviewed publications and has given over 140 presentations on the topic of surgical oncology both nationally and internationally.