Biography

Steven L. Saunders is a board-certified physician with over 30 years of experience providing patient care. Certified in both internal and obesity medicine, Dr. Saunders specializes in a number of approaches to help patients in the Milford, Connecticut, area improve and maintain their overall health. At his private practice, Steven L. Saunders, MD, LLC, Dr. Saunders provides each patient with the inviting, compassionate environment needed to address their medical concerns. 

Dr. Saunders received his undergraduate education from Columbia University in New York City. He then went on to the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia where he earned his doctor of medicine. Dr. Saunders also obtained a master of business administration from Quinnipiac University School of Business in Hamden, Connecticut. 

After completing his medical education, Dr. Saunders received his postdoctoral training from New York University Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital Center in New York City, where he completed an internship and residency in primary care internal medicine. Dr. Saunders treats patients with a number of conditions including diabetes, high cholesterol, hypertension, and obesity. 

Dr. Saunders, who is fluent in both English and Spanish, has dedicated much of his career to serving as an attending physician at several hospitals across Connecticut and New York. In addition to his clinical work, he previously held a faculty appointment as Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the New York University School of Medicine.

He currently holds multiple academic and leadership roles, including Immediate Past President of the New Haven Medical Association and current President of the New Haven County Medical Foundation. He also serves as a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine and as an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Medicine at the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University. Dr. Saunders actively teaches both medical and nurse practitioner students at these institutions. You will often see students working with Dr. Saunders in the practice. 

Dr. Saunders is also active in the Clinical Leadership Program with Privia.