Danny Sands

Daniel Zev Sands, M.D., M.P.H., professionally known as Danny Sands, is an American primary care physician and specialist in medical informatics. He is a co-founder of the Society for Participatory Medicine, of which he is the Board Chair.

Awards and honors

William F. Ashe Award from the Department of Preventive Medicine for his work with computers as systems operator of Black Bag II BBS, a computerized medical information system, Ohio State University College of Medicine (1988). President’s Award, American Medical Informatics Association (1998). 2001 Technical Paper of the Year, Health Information Management Systems Society, for paper about PatientSite (2002). IT Innovator Award from Healthcare Informatics magazine (a McGraw-Hill publication) (2003). 20 People Who Make Healthcare Better - Health Leaders magazine, 2009.

Memberships Dr. Sands has been elected to fellowships in both the American College of Physicians and the American College of Medical Informatics and is a founder and co-chair of the Society for Participatory Medicine.

Publications A Model for the Future of Health Care, Journal of Participatory Medicine, 5/16/2013