Howard Sandler, MD, MS, FASTRO
Howard M. Sandler, MD, MS, FASTRO, FASCO is the Chair of Radiation Oncology at Cedars-Sinai. He holds the Ronald H. Bloom Family Chair in Cancer Therapeutics. Before joining Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Dr. Sandler served as a professor of radiation oncology and urology at the University of Michigan.
Dr. Sandler's research interests include prostate and genitourinary tumors as well as a broad range of subjects related to radiation oncology. He has been involved in a number of research projects funded by the National Institutes of Health and other agencies to conduct research in these areas.
Dr. Sandler is a member of the Board of Directors of ASTRO, the largest radiation oncology professional society. He held an important leadership position within the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group/NRG Oncology and helped direct/lead practice changing clinical trials.
In addition to presenting and speaking at more than 100 symposiums, workshops and meetings, He has written more than 300 articles on prostate cancer and radiation therapy in peer-reviewed publications such as JNCI, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Lancet Oncology, JAMA Oncology, JAMA, and the New England Journal of Medicine.
The recipient of numerous awards, Dr. Sandler was named Teacher-of-the-Year in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Michigan and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Dr. Sandler received his bachelor of science (summa cum laude), medical degree and Masters of Science in Physics from the University of Connecticut. He completed a residency in radiation oncology in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
Disclosures:
- Employment: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center:Chair of Department of Radiation Oncology:Employee
- Compensation: Janssen: Consultant, Uncompensated-End Date: 9/23/2023
- Ownership: none
- Leadership: none