Dr. Sandberg is a pediatric psychologist and clinical researcher. As a pediatric psychologist, he delivers psychoeducational and behavioral health services to persons with endocrine disorders and their families, in particular, conditions affecting linear growth or disorders of sex development (DSD).
Dr. Sandberg’s research program is closely linked to his clinical service and includes the study of psychosocial aspects of short stature and the effects of growth hormone on quality of life outcomes. His research group also examines the psychosocial adaptation of persons born with DSD, and their families. He served as co-investigator of an interdisciplinary research network regarding biological and socialization factors in sexual differentiation; is developing a psychoeducational treatment manual for healthcare providers caring for newborns with congenital adrenal hyperplasia identified by newborn screen; and is designing health-related quality of life measures for individuals with DSD and their families. His research in DSD is sponsored by the NIH.
Dr. Sandberg’s research is readily translated to ongoing patient care as evidenced by his participation in recent international consensus conferences addressing practice guidelines for idiopathic short stature and disorders of sex development.
Education
Post-Doctoral Research Scientist in Psychiatry, College of Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, 1988 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Miami Medical School, Miami, 1983 Ph.D., Psychology (Concentrations: Clinical and Behavioral Endocrinology), Concordia University, Montreal, 1982 M.A., Experimental Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Israel, 1977 B.A., Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Israel, 1975
(* denotes psychology/medical student, resident, or fellow supervised by Sandberg)
(A) Refereed Journals
Gardner M, Sandberg DE. Growth hormone treatment for short stature: Revisiting unresolved issues in clinical management. Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews. In press.
Richter-Appelt H, Sandberg DE. Should disorders of sex development be an exclusion criterion for gender identity disorder in DSM 5? International Journal of Transgenderism 2010;12(2):94- 99.
Hughes I, Houk C, Ahmed F, Lee PA, LWPES/ESPE Consensus Group. Consensus statement on management of intersex disorders. Archives of Diseases in Childhood. 2006;91:554-563. Also published in Journal of Pædiatric Urology; Clinical Pædiatric Endocrinology; Pediatrics (e-publication, printed summary).
Sandberg DE, Ognibene TC*, Brook AE*, Barrick C*, Shine B, Grundner W. Academic adjustment among children and adolescents receiving growth hormone therapy. Children’s Health Care. 1998;27:265- 282.
Sandberg DE, Barrick C.* Endocrine disorders in childhood: a selective review of educational sequelae. School Psychology Review. 1995;24:144-168.
Meyer-Bahlburg HFL, Sandberg DE, Yager TJ, Dolezal CL, Ehrhardt AA. Questionnaire scales for the assessment of atypical gender development in girls and boys. Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality. 1994;6:19- 39.
Field T, Sandberg DE, Garcia R, Vega-Lahr N, Goldstein S, Guy L. Pregnancy problems, postpartum depression and early mother-infant interactions. Developmental Psychology. 1985; 21:1152- 1156.
Sandberg DE. Stature and status: height, ability, and labor market outcomes. [e-abstract http://www.gghjournal.com/volume23/2/ab21.cfm]. Growth, Genetics and Hormones. 2007;23(2).
Sandberg DE. Cognitive functions in children at risk of CAH treated prenatally with dexamethasone. [e-abstract http://www.gghjournal.com/volume23/2/ab18.cfm]. Growth, Genetics and Hormones. 2007;23(2).
Sandberg DE. Timing of menarche and the origins of conduct disorder. [e-abstract http://www.gghjournal.com/volume23/1/ab18.cfm]. Growth, Genetics and Hormones. 2007;23(1).
Sandberg DE. Transitioning children with chronic diseases to adult care. [e-abstract http://www.gghjournal.com/volume22/4/ab19.cfm]. Growth, Genetics and Hormones. 2006;22(4).
Sandberg DE. Consensus statement on management of intersex disorders. [e-abstract http://www.gghjournal.com/volume22/4/ab13.cfm]. Growth, Genetics and Hormones. 2006;22(4).
Sandberg, DE. Autistic-like traits associated with elevated prenatal androgens. [e-abstract http://www.gghjournal.com/volume22/4/ab09.cfm]. Growth, Genetics and Hormones. 2006;22(4).
Sandberg DE. Quality of life and mental health in adolescents seeking bariatric surgery. [e-abstract http://www.gghjournal.com/volume22/3/ab17.cfm]. Growth, Genetics and Hormones. 2006;22(3).
Sandberg DE. Brain structure and cognitive deficits in Klinefelter’s syndrome. [e-abstract http://www.gghjournal.com/volume22/3/ab11.cfm]. Growth, Genetics and Hormones. 2006;22(3).
Sandberg DE. Truth-telling and Turner syndrome: the importance of diagnostic disclosure. [e-abstract http://www.gghjournal.com/volume22/2/ab16.cfm]. Growth, Genetics and Hormones, 2006;22(2).
Sandberg DE. Effects of GH replacement in adult GH deficiency on patient-reported outcomes and cognitive function: a meta-analysis. [e-abstract http://www.gghjournal.com/volume22/2/ab10.cfm]. Growth, Genetics and Hormones. 2006; 22(2).
Sandberg DE. Efficacy of growth hormone during transition from adolescence to adulthood in patients with growth hormone deficiency. Growth, Genetics and Hormones. 2006;22(1):14.
Sandberg DE. Motivations for GH/GnRHa treatment and psychosocial functioning. Growth, Genetics and Hormones. 2006;22(1):12.
Sandberg DE. Adult height in Turner syndrome. Growth, Genetics and Hormones. 2005;21(4):60- 61.
Sandberg DE. Aromatase inhibitor and growth in the pubertal male with GHD. Genetics and Hormones. 2005;21 (4):57-58.
Sandberg DE. Quality of life in Turner syndrome after GH treatment. [e-abstract http://www.gghjournal.com/volume21/3/ab15.cfm]. Growth, Genetics and Hormones. 2005;21(3).
Sandberg DE. Psychological benefits of growth hormone in children born small for gestational age. [e-abstract http://www.gghjournal.com/volume21/2/ab13.cfm]. Growth, Genetics and Hormones. 2005;21(2).
Sandberg DE. Sex differences in patients referred for evaluation of poor growth. Growth, Genetics and Hormones. 2005;21(2):31.
Sandberg DE. Colsman M* Assessment of psychosocial aspects of short stature [Feature Article http://www.gghjournal.com/volume21/2/featureArticle.cfm]. Growth, Genetics and Hormones. 2005;21(2):18-25.
Sandberg DE. It’s not how short you are, but how you got there that counts. Horm Res Pædiatr. 2011;75:146- 147.
Colsman MD, Sandberg DE. Interpreting research results: the dangers of scientific jargon. Cares Foundation Newsletter. 2006;5:8-9.
Sandberg DE. Growth hormone treatment for short stature: Inferences from FDA decisions and clinical practice. Atrium. The Report of the Northwestern Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program. 2006;3:15-17. Available at: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/384/cc2-short15623.pdf
Colsman MD, Sandberg DE. Treating short stature with growth hormones. Virtual Mentor. Ethics Journal of the American Medical Association. 2005;11. Available at: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/384/cc2- short15623.pdf