Danielle Sandsmark, MD, PhD

Neurology

5.0 with 44 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Danielle Sandsmark, MD, PhD

Neurology

5.0 with 44 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Associate Professor of Neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Sandsmark is a Penn Medicine physician.

Call 800-789-7366 Request Appointment

Brain Injury
Concussion
Head Trauma
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Programs and Centers

Penn Medicine's programs and centers combine doctors from many disciplines to coordinate care from start to finish. Dr. Sandsmark is part of these programs:

Board Certification

Neurology, 2012

Education and Training

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

Primary Location

Penn Neurology University City

Penn Medicine University City
8th Floor
3737 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

A facility of Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

Map Call 800-789-7366

View details

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: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.

Overall Ratings

out of 5 ; Ratings;

The Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related question shown above from our internal platform, PMX Feedback. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score. Scores reflect either the most recent 12 months of surveys or the most recent 30 surveys overall. Data is updated monthly and comments remain on the profile for 12 months.

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys.

Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.

Aetna US Healthcare
Amerihealth Caritas
Amerihealth Caritas Medicare
Centivo Health Plan
Cigna
Cigna HealthSpring
Clover Health Plan
Devon Health Services (Americare)
Gateway Health Plan
Geisinger Health Plan
Geisinger Medicaid
Global Medical Management
HealthAmerica / HealthAssurance, a Coventry Plan
HealthPartners
HealthPartners Medicare
HealthSmart
Highmark Blue Shield
Homestead Smart Health Plans/Claim Watcher
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Humana / Choicecare

Humana / Medicare
Imagine Health 360
Independence Blue Cross (Keystone East)
Keystone First
Keystone First Medicare
NJ Medicaid
NJ Qualcare
Oscar Health Plan of PA
Oxford Health Plan
PA Health and Wellness (Centene) Medicare
PA Medicaid
PA Medicare
Provider Partners Health Plan
Rail Road Medicare / Palmetto GBA
Tricare
United Healthcare
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
US Family Health Plan
Veterans Choice Program

Selected Publications

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): 738-748,2024.

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 : 874-879,2024.

Hartings JA, Ngwenya LB, Goldthwait J, Sandsmark DK, Dreier JP, Foreman B: Initial Results of the INDICT Feasibility Trial of Spreading Depolarization Monitoring to Guide Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury International Conference on Spreading Depolarizations conference : 2024.

Chow CP, Chesley CF, Ward M, Neergaard R, Prasad TV, Dress EM, Reagan S, Kalyani P, Smyk N, Turner AP, Agyekum RS, Ittner CAG, Sandsmark DK, Meyer NJ, Harhay MO, Kohn R, Auriemma CL: Patient perspectives on life and recovery 1 year after COVID-19 hospitalization. J Gen Intern Med 2 : 1-9,2023.

Leshko NA Lamore RF Zielke MK Sandsmark DK Schmidt LE: Adherence to Established Blood Pressure Targets and Associated Complications in Patients Presenting with Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage Neurocritical Care : 2023.

Gugger JJ, Walter AE, Parker D, Sinha N, Morrison J, Ware J, Schneider ALC, Petrov D, Sandsmark DK, Verma R, Diaz-Arrastia R.: Longitudinal abnormalities in white matter extracellular free water volume fraction and neuropsychological functioning in patients with traumatic brain injury Journal of Neurotrauma : 2023.

Nelson T Walter A Gugger J Schneider A Sandsmark DK Diaz-Arrastia R Ware JB: Examining Glymphatic Flow after Traumatic Brain Injury Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging American Academy of Neurology annual meeting : 2023.

Ware J Sandsmark DK Diaz-Arrastia R: Neuroimaging in Concussion (accepted for publication) Neuroimaging Clinics : 2023.

Ramchand P and Sandsmark DK: Intracranial Pressure Monitoring Neurologic and Systemic Monitoring in Neurocritical Care : 2023.

Sandsmark DK. Moore M: Clinical Updates in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (Concussion) (accepted for publication) Neuroimaging Clinics : 2023.

Academic Contact Information

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

American Academy of Neurology, National
Brain Oxygen Optimization in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Clinical Standardization Steering Committee member, International
Department of Veterans' Affairs, National
International Initiative of Traumatic Brain Injury Research, International
National Neurotrauma Society, National
Neurocritical Care Society, National
Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-COV2 advisory committee, National
Society of Critical Care Medicine, International