Sandler comes to OHSU from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he was professor of radiation oncology, chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology and the Ronald H. Bloom Family Chair in Cancer Therapeutics. He is also the recent past president of the American Society for Radiation Oncology.  

Sandler received his medical degree from the University of Connecticut and completed his residency and training at the University of Pennsylvania. His specialty area is radiotherapy and chemotherapy for prostate cancer. He recently led an NIH-funded clinical trial to investigate novel radiation targeting strategies for prostate cancer. Sandler’s studies also include evaluating the quality of life of prostate cancer patients following surgery and radiation therapy.