Danielle Sandsmark, MD, PhD
Neurology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Neurology University City
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Associate Professor of Neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Education and training

  • Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis
  • Residency: Barnes-Jewish Hospital - Washington University, St. Louis
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

61 reviews

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September 2025
kept me informed and comfortable
July 2025
knowledgeable, personable and attentive.
June 2025
dr. sandsmark is really knowledgeable and good at explaining all possible scenarios. she's kind and caring, but appropriately confident and assertive.
April 2025
dr sandsmark is very knowledgeable and kind.

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Sandsmark is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Flanigan, M, Zhou, J, Sandsmark, DK Traumatic Brain Injury , The Practice of Neurocritical Care : 2026


Jed A. Hartings, Laura B. Ngwenya, Jennifer Goldthwait, Danielle Sandsmark, Ediberto Amorim De Cerqueira Filho, Britta Lindquist, Jens P. Dreier, Brandon Foreman Feasibility Trial of Spreading Depolarization Monitoring to Guide Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Initial Results , American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting : 2026


Trevor McCutcheon, Justin Desprebiteres, Amber Erich, Kate Deppen, Stefanie Darnley, Danielle Sandsmark, Ramon Diaz-Arrastia, Vidyulata Kamath, Jeffrey Ware, Andrea L.C. Schneider, Alexa Walter Subjective and Objective Findings of Anosmia are Discordant and Persist for 6 months in Hospitalized Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury , American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting : 2026


Nuala J. Meyer Rogan Magee John P. Reilly Ali Kamal James C. Jackson E Wesley Ely Jillian Rhoads Matthew Shotwell Samuel M. Brown Carolyn S. Calfee Michael O. Harhay Robert Hyzy Marc Moss Lorraine B. Ware Wesley H. Self Michelle N. Gong Dale M. Neeham Sarah J. Beesley Mihir R. Atreya Kathleen A. Stringer Pratik Sinha Angela J. Rogers Joseph A. Hippensteel Danielle K. Sandsmark Plasma tau and neurofilament light chain, markers of neuronal injury, associate with delirium duration, survival, and subjective cognitive complaints in the ARDS, Pneumonia, and Sepsis Consortium , American Thoracic Society Annual Meeting : 2026


De Boer, Christopher, Sandsmark, Danielle, Pascual, Jose Bedside neurologic monitoring , Principles of Adult Surgical Critical Care: 2025


Andrea L. C. Schneider, MD, PhD1, Katherine J. Hunzinger, PhD, Benjamin L. Brett, PhD, Danielle K. Sandsmark, MD, PhD, Sonia Jain, PhD, Xiaoying Sun, MS, Raquel C. Gardner, MD, Geoffrey T. Manley, MD, PhD, Ramon Diaz-Arrastia, MD, PhD, Lindsay D. Nelson, PhD and the TRACK-TBI Study Investigators Vascular Risk Factors and 1-Year Cognitive Change Among Individuals With Traumatic Brain Injury , JAMA Network Open, 8: 2025,e2525719


Yamashita, Luana, Manning, Sara, Kolson, Dennis, Sandsmark, Danielle, Desai, Neel M, Manning, Abigail, Pileggi, Caitlin, Schindler, Matthew Clinical Phenotyping of Long COVID Patients Evaluated in a Specialized Neuro-COVID Clinic , Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology : 2025


Magee, R, Shen, J, Walter, AE, Schneider, ALC, Puccio, AM, Lynch, CE, Diaz-Arrastia, R, Sandsmark, DK MiRNAs detected in whole blood following traumatic brain injury are associated with recovery 6 months after injury , Neurotrauma Reports : 2025


Walter AE, Savalia K, Yoon J, Morrison J, Schneider ALC, Diaz-Arrastia R, and Sandsmark DK. Change in enlarged perivascular spaces over time and associations with outcomes after traumatic brain injury , Neurotrauma Reports, 5(1): 2024,738-748


Silverman, EL, Sandsmark, DK, Field, RI Assessment of Resident Physician Comfort in Screening for Social Determinants of Health in a Specialty Clinic Population , The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 51: 2024, 874-879