Danny Sands

Dr. Danny Sands is a primary care physician and medical informatics specialist, leveraging technology to improve healthcare delivery and patient engagement. After designing and implementing programs for clinical formula calculations accessed over 600 times weekly, Dr. Danny Sands became a recognized leader in medical informatics, leveraging technology to improve healthcare delivery.

Dr. Sands completed his undergraduate, medical, housestaff, and informatics training, subsequently holding pivotal leadership roles at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. These included Director of the Douglas Porter Fellowship in Clinical Computing, Clinical Informatics Advisor to the Electronic Patient Record Project, Medical Director of Beth Israel’s Clinical Workstation Initiative, and Clinical Director of Electronic Patient Records and Communication. He was instrumental as one of the principal architects of the primary care component of the hospital-wide computing system at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a system now utilized by the majority of primary care physicians.

In 2009, he was recognized by Health Leaders magazine as one of ’20 People Who Make Healthcare Better.’ He is also an elected Fellow of the American College of Physicians, underscoring his broad influence in the medical community. Currently, Dr. Sands serves on the faculty of medicine at Harvard Medical School, contributing to the next generation of medical professionals. He is a co-founder and Board Chair of the Society for Participatory Medicine, an organization dedicated to empowering patients to be active participants in their health.

Dr. Sands continues to be an active consultant and speaker, sharing his expertise through his blog, DrDannySands.com, and engaging with the medical community on Twitter as @DrDannySands, driving ongoing innovation in patient-centered healthcare.