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Howard M. Sandler, MD

Radiation Oncology

Accepting New Patients

In-Person Visits

Scheduling Options
Call 310-423-4208 to Schedule

Howard M. Sandler, MD

Radiation Oncology

Accepting New Patients

In-Person Visits

Scheduling Options
Call 310-423-4208 to Schedule

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4.9

  • Male

  • English

  • 40 years experience

Contact

Phone:

Fax:

424-314-8566

Locations

Insurance

Before scheduling, we recommend checking with your insurance plan to see if an authorization is required to see this doctor. Primary Care Physicians (adult and pediatrics) do not require prior approval.

  • Aetna

  • Aids Healthcare Foundation

  • Anthem Blue Cross

  • Blue Shield California

  • Cal Optima

  • CareMore

  • Cigna

  • Coventry/First Health

  • Gold Coast

  • Health Net

  • HealthSmart

  • Humana

  • Medi-Cal

  • Medicare

  • Multiplan, Inc

  • United Healthcare

Experience

Board Certifications

  • Radiation Oncology

    American Board of Radiology

Titles

Ronald H. Bloom Family Chair

Cancer Therapeutics

Chair

Department of Radiation Oncology

Professor

Radiation Oncology

Education & Training

1989

Completed Residency

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

1986

Completed Internship

St. Francis Hospital

1985

Completed Medical School

University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Awards & Honors

  • Washington University

Research and Publications

Publications

  • Jones CU, Hunt D, McGowan DG, Amin MB, Chetner MP, Bruner DW, Liebenhaut MH, Husain SM, Rotman M, Souhami L, Sandler HM, et al. Radiotherapy and short-term androgen deprivation for localized prostate cancer. N Engl J Med. 2011;365(2):107-118.

  • Lee WR, Dignam JJ, Amin MB, Bruner DW, Low D, Swanson GP, Shah AB, D'Souza DP, Michalski JM, Dayes IS, Seaward SA, Hall WA, Nguyen PL, Pisansky TM, Faria SL, Chen Y, Koontz BF, Paulus R, Sandler HM. Randomized phase III noninferiority study comparing two radiotherapy fractionation schedules in patients with low-risk prostate cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2016 Jul 10;34(20):2325-32.

  • Zhao SG, Chang SL, Erho N, Yu M, Lehrer J, Alshalalfa M, Speers C, Cooperberg MR, Kim W, Ryan CJ, Den RB, Freedland SJ, Posadas E, Sandler H, Klein EA, Black P, Seiler R, Tomlins SA, Chinnaiyan AM, Jenkins RB, Davicioni E, Ross AE, Schaeffer EM, Nguyen PL, Carroll PR, Karnes RJ, Spratt DE, Feng FY. Associations of luminal and basal subtyping of prostate cancer with prognosis and response to androgen deprivation therapy. JAMA Oncol 3:1663-1672, 2017. PMID: 28494073.

  • Shipley WU, Seiferheld W, Lukka HR, Major PP, Heney NM, Grignon DJ, Sartor O, Patel MP, Bahary JP, Zietman AL, Pisansky TM, Zeitzer KL, Lawton CA, Feng FY, Lovett RD, Balogh AG, Souhami L, Rosenthal SA, Kerlin KJ, Dignam JJ, Pugh SL, Sandler HM. Radiation with or without Antiandrogen Therapy in Recurrent Prostate Cancer. N Engl J Med. 2017 Feb 2;376(5):417-428.

  • Hamstra DA, Pugh SL, Lepor H, Rosenthal SA, Pienta KJ, Gomella L, Peters C, D'Souza DP, Zeitzer KL, Jones CU, Hall WA, Horwitz E, Pisansky TM, Souhami L, Hartford AC, Dominello M, Feng F, Sandler HM. Gleason pattern 5 is associated with an increased risk for metastasis following androgen deprivation therapy and radiation: An analysis of RTOG 9202 and 9902. Radiother Oncol. 141:137-143, 2019. PMID: 31540746.

  • Hallemeier CL, Zhang P, Pisansky TM, Hanks GE, McGowan DG, Roach M 3rd, Zeitzer KL, Firat SY, Husain SM, D'Souza DP, Souhami L, Parliament MB, Rosenthal SA, Lukka HR, Rotman M, Horwitz EM, Miles EF, Paulus R, Sandler HM. Prostate-specific antigen after neoadjuvant androgen suppression in prostate cancer patients receiving short-term androgen suppression and external beam radiation therapy: pooled analysis of four NRG Oncology Radiation Therapy Oncology Group randomized clinical trials. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 104:1057-1065, 2019. PMID: 30959123.

Reviews

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What Patients Are Saying

  • Oct 22, 2025

    Highly recommended doctor and nurses ! Thank you so much!

  • Sep 26, 2025

    Very satisfied with the skill of these doctors.

  • Sep 3, 2025

    Dr. Sandler is great! He listened carefully to my questions and gave me clear answers supported by data. He has a friendly, calming manner.

  • Aug 21, 2025

    Dr Sandler was excellent.