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Anthony David Sandler, MD
Center of Excellence, Departments, and Programs
The Joseph E. Robert, Jr. Center for Surgical Care
Division Chief, General and Thoracic Surgery
Emergency Trauma and Burn Services

Children’s Research Institute (CRI)
Center for Cancer and Immunology Research
View CRI Profile for Anthony David Sandler
Specialties: Renal Tumors , Liver Tumors, Newborn Surgical Diseases, Hirschsprung disease
Board Certifications American Board of Surgery/Pediatric Surgery
American Board of Surgery
National Provider Identifier 1427059591
Practice Locations
Children's National Medical Center - Main Hospital
111 Michigan Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
Phone: 202-476-5000
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Children's Outpatient Center of Montgomery County
Shady Grove Medical Park
9850 Key West Avenue
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 301-765-5400
800-787-0243
Fax: 301-294-0897

*Ambulatory Surgery Center 301-765-5500

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Biography
Anthony D. Sandler, MD, is the chief of the Division of General and Thoracic Surgery and the Diane and Norman Bernstein Professor in Pediatric Surgery. Dr. Sandler shares his time between research in the Children’s Research Institute and clinically with patients.

Dr. Sandler's research interests include tumor immunology and tumor vaccine therapy, as well as the application of robotic-assisted surgery in pediatric patients. Dr. Sandler is internationally known for his work on childhood solid tumors and operative repair of certain congenital anomalies of the gastrointestinal tract.

He is currently the Chair of the Publications Committee for the American Association of Pediatric Surgery and also serves on several committees of the Children’s Oncology Group. Dr. Sandler’s research interests focus on solid tumors of childhood, in which he has developed markers for determining the risk of tumor recurrence. His current research in tumor immunology investigates immunotherapeutic strategies for tumors. Dr. Sandler has published more than 60 peer reviewed manuscripts in clinical and scientific medical journals.

Education
TypeSchoolLocationDegreeField of StudyYears
Medical School University of Pretoria South Africa , 0002Doctor of Medicine 1979 -1994
Training
TypeInstitutionLocationPositionSpecialtyYears
Residency Program University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Iowa City, IAResident 1989 - 1994
National and International Recognition
AwardInstitutionEventYear
Award for Outstanding Teaching of Surgical Residents2000
Joel Roslyn-Young Investigator AwardAssociation for Academic Surgeons1999
Award for Outstanding Teaching of Surgical Residents1998
Young Faculty AwardAmerican Laryngological Association1995
Upjohn Achievement Award1994
Publications
Journal Article, Meehan, J.J., Sandler, A. (2008), Surgical Endoscopy, Pediatric Robotic Surgery: A Retrospective Review of a Single Institutional Experience of 100 Cases, 22, 1 , 177-182.

Journal Article, Query, J.A., Sandler, A.D., Sharp, W.J. (2007), Use of Autogenous Saphenous Vein as a Conduit for Mesenterico-Left Portal Vein Bypass, Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 42, 1137-1140.

Journal Article, Ponsky, T., Hindle, A., Sandler, A.D. (2007), Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Pediatric Patient, Surgical Clinics of North America, 87, 643-658.

Journal Article, Miller, M.A., Ohashi, K., Zhu, X., McGrady, P., London, W.B., Hogarty, M., Sandler, A.D. (2006), Surviving mRNA Levels are Associated with Biology of Disease and Patient Survival in Neuroblastoma: A Report from the Children’s Oncology Group, Journal of Pediatric Hematology & Oncology, 28, 412-417.

Journal Article, Sandler, A.D., Lawrence, J., Meehan, J., Phearman, L., Soper, R. (2004), A “Plastic” Sutureless Abdominal Wall Closure In Gastroschisis, Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 39, 5 , 738-741.

Journal Article, Griffith, T., Fialkov, J., Scott, D.L., Azahata, T., Williams, R., Wall, N., Altieri, D., Sandler, A.D. (2002), Induction and Regulation of TRAIL-Induced Apoptosis in Renal Cell Carcinoma, Cancer Research, 62, 3093-3099.

Journal Article, Azuhata, T., Scott, D.L., Takamizawa, S., Wen, J., Davidoff, A., Fukuzawa, M., Sandler, A.D. (2001), The Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein Survivin is Associated with High Risk Behavior of Neuroblastoma, Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 36, 12 , 1785-1791.

Journal Article, Takamizawa, S., Scott. D., Wen, J., Grundy, P., Bishop, W., Kimura, K., Sandler, A.D. (2001), The Survivin:Fas Ratio in Pediatric Renal Tumors, Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 36, 1 , 37-42.

Journal Article, Sandler, A.D., Kimura, K., Soper, R. (2001), Non-Anatomic Hepatic Resection with a Pledgetted Suturing Technique, Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 36, 1 , 209-212.

Journal Article, Takamizawa, S., Okamoto, S., Wen, J., Kimura, D., Bishop, W., Sandler, A.D. (2000), Over-Expression of Fas-Ligand by Neuroblastoma; A Novel Mechanism of Tumor Cell Killing, Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 35, 2 , 375-379.


For a more comprehensive list of publications for Anthony Sandler, MD view the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed online database
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