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Anthony Sandler, MD
Contact Information
Children's National Medical Center
Center for Cancer and Immunology Research (CCIR)
111 Michigan Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20010-2970
202-476-2151
asandler@childrensnational.org
Education & Training
| Institution & Location |
Degree |
Year(s) |
Field of Study |
| University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa |
MB, ChB |
1984 |
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| The University of Iowa Hospitals And Clinics, Department of Surgery Iowa City, IA |
Residency |
1989-1994 |
General Surgery |
| Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada |
Fellowship |
1994-1996 |
Pediatric Surgery |
Research Interests
Anthony Sandler, MD, recently joined Children's National Medical Center as the chief of the Division of Pediatric Surgery. He came from the University of Iowa where he held the Robert and Helene Soper Chair in Surgery and was professor and chief of the Division of Pediatric Surgery. Dr. Sandler completed his General Surgery training at the University of Iowa and after serving as chief resident in surgery he completed a pediatric surgery fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Dr. Sandler received multiple awards including several awards for Outstanding Teaching of Surgical Residents and was also awarded the Joel Rosyln Young Investigator Award from the Association for Academic Surgeons. Dr. Sandler is internationally known for his work on childhood solid tumors and operative repair of certain congenital anomalies of the gastrointestinal tract. He currently serves nationally as 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 and his work in this field has been supported from multiple resources including the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Sandler’s primary research interest is in the formulation and application of novel tumor vaccine therapies, especially focusing on targeted activation of host immunity. He was involved in the initial efforts of developing TLR agonists for tumor vaccine therapies. Dr. Sandler has published more than 60 peer-reviewed manuscripts in clinical and scientific medical journals.
Clinical Interests
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Publications
View a partial list of publications for Anthony Sandler, MD through the National Library of Medicine's PubMed online database.
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