He is board certified in both surgery and pediatric surgery. Dr. Saenz attended Harvard College, earned his medical degree from the University of Michigan, and completed his surgery residency at the Deaconess-Harvard Surgical Service. His postgraduate training included surgical research and pediatric surgical fellowships at Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School. After completing his training, he became an attending pediatric surgeon at Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center/Cornell School of Medicine in New York. In 1998, he joined Children's Specialists of San Diego.Dr. Saenz has authored many publications, abstracts and book chapters. His clinical interests are pediatric surgical oncology, cloacal malformations, and pediatric trauma.Both he and his staff are bilingual.