Howard M. Sandler, MD, MS, FASTRO, FASCO is the Chair of Radiation Medicine at OHSU. Prior to joining OHSU, Dr. Sandler served as a chair of radiation oncology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. 

Dr. Sandler is currently immediate past chair of the Board of Directors of ASTRO, the largest radiation oncology professional society. He held an important leadership position as chair of the Genitourinary Cancer Committee within the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group/NRG Oncology and help direct or lead practice changing clinical trials. 

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.

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 research projects funded by the National Institutes of Health and other agencies to conduct research in these areas. 

In addition to presenting and speaking at more than 100 symposiums, workshops and meetings, He has written more than 400 articles on prostate cancer and radiation therapy in peer-reviewed publications such as JNCI, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Lancet, Lancet Oncology, JAMA Oncology, JAMA, and 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.