David I.sandberg MD

Dr. David I. Sandberg is Professor and Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. He is the Dr. Marnie Rose Professor of Pediatric Neurosurgery. He holds joint appointments in the Departments of Pediatric Surgery and Neurosurgery at UTHealth, as well as, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, where he is Co-Director of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Program. His major clinical interests include pediatric brain tumors, minimally invasive endoscopic approaches to brain tumors and hydrocephalus, congenital spinal anomalies, vascular malformations, spasticity, and craniofacial disorders in children.

Dr. Sandberg has pioneered novel treatment approaches for pediatric brain tumors, and he is Principal Investigator of several clinical trials currently being conducted at UTHealth studying novel ways to deliver chemotherapy into the brain. Dr. Sandberg is on the Board of Directors of the Foundation for International Education in Neurological Surgery, and he has traveled broadly internationally on volunteer neurosurgery trips. In 2019, he received the Humanitarian Award from the AANS. Dr. Sandberg is fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the American Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Neurological Surgery and the American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery.