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Danielle Sandsmark, MD, PhD

Danielle Sandsmark, MD, PhD Physician

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care

Dr. Sandsmark is employed by Penn Medicine.

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4.8out of 5
30 Patient Satisfaction Ratings

Patient Satisfaction Ratings

Patient Rating Breakdown

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Clinical Specialties

Specialty:

  • Neurology

Programs & Centers:

Board Certification:

  • Neurology, 2012

Clinical Expertise:

  • Cerebral Blood Flow (CBF)
  • Cerebrovascular Disease
  • Head Injury
  • Intraoperative Complications
  • Neurocritical Care
  • Stroke Care
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH)
  • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Practice Locations and Appointments

Insurance Accepted

  • Aetna US Healthcare
  • Amerihealth Caritas
  • Amerihealth Caritas Medicare
  • Cigna
  • Cigna HealthSpring
  • Clover Health Plan
  • CVS Health
  • Devon Health Services (Americare)
  • Gateway Health Plan
  • Geisinger Health Plan
  • HealthAmerica / HealthAssurance, a Coventry Plan
  • HealthPartners
  • HealthPartners Medicare
  • HealthSmart
  • Highmark Blue Shield
  • Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
  • Humana / Choicecare
  • Independence Blue Cross (Keystone East)
  • Intergroup
  • Keystone First
  • Keystone First Medicare
  • Multiplan
  • NJ Medicaid
  • NJ Qualcare
  • Oxford Health Plan
  • PA Health and Wellness (Centene) Medicare
  • PA Medicaid
  • PA Medicare
  • Preferred Health Care/LGH
  • Rail Road Medicare / Palmetto GBA
  • Remedy Partners at Penn Medicine
  • Tricare
  • United Healthcare
  • UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
  • US Family Health Plan
  • Vetrans Choice Program (6/2018 Not Active)

Education and Training

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

Memberships

American Academy of Neurology, National Department of Veterans' Affairs, National Neurocritical Care Society, National Society of Critical Care Medicine, International

Hospital Affiliation

Dr. Sandsmark is employed by Penn Medicine.

Hospital Privileges:

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: On the medical staff, but does not have privileges to treat patients in the hospital.

Research

Selected Publications:

Margalit Haber1, Franck Amyot2, 3, Kimbra Kenney2, 3, 4, Tawny Meredith-Duliba1, Carol Moore3, Jamie Podell1, Erika Silverman4, Yi-Yu Chou3, Dzung L. Pham3, Ramon Diaz-Arrastia1, Danielle Sandsmark: Vascular Abnormalities within Normal Appearing Tissue in Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury J Neurotrauma (in review) : 2018.

Sandsmark, DK, Kumar, MK, Diaz-Arrastia, R: "Biomarkers" Textbook of Traumatic Brain Injury, Third Edition : 2018.

Sandsmark DK, Elliott JE, Lim MM.: Sleep-Wake Disturbances After Traumatic Brain Injury: Synthesis of Human and Animal Studies Sleep 40 (5): 2017.

Siegler JE, Marcaccio C, Nawalinski K, Quattrone F, Sandsmark DK, Maloney-Wilensky E, Frangos S, Levine JM, Stein SC, Kasner SE, Kumar MA: Elevated Red Cell Distribution Width is Associated with Cerebral Infarction in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Neurocrit Care 26 (1): 26-33,2017.

Wiebe DJ, Nance ML, Houseknecht E, Grady M, Otto N, Sandsmark D, Master CL.: Ecologic momentary assessment to determine symptom progression and the physical and cognitive activities of patients daily following concussion JAMA Pediatrics 170 (11): 1108-1110,2016.

Sandsmark Danielle K: Clinical Outcomes after Traumatic Brain Injury. Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports 16 (6): 52,2016.

Sandsmark Danielle K, Kumar Monisha A, Woodward Catherine S, Schmitt Sarah E, Park Soojin, Lim Miranda M: Sleep Features on Continuous Electroencephalography Predict Rehabilitation Outcomes After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 31 (2): 101-7,2016.

Ramchand P and Sandsmark DK: Intracranial Pressure Monitoring Neurologic and Systemic Monitoring in Neurocritical Care : 2016.

Sandsmark Danielle K, Kasner Scott E: Response to Letter Regarding Article, "Proteinuria, but Not eGFR, Predicts Stroke Risk in Chronic Kidney Disease: Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study". Stroke 46 (11): e240,2015.

Chugh C, Nyirjesy S C, Nawalinski K P, Sandsmark D K, Frangos S, Maloney-Wilensky E, Stein S C, Levine J M, Kasner S E, Kumar M A: Red Blood Cell Distribution Width is Associated with Poor Clinical Outcome After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Pilot Study. Neurocritical Care 23 (2): 217-24,2015.

Academic Contact Info

Department of Neurology
Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce St
3 West Gates Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366 (PENN)