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Sandra Mendel, MD, Medicine/Pediatrics, Santa Cruz, CA

SandraGayleMendelMDMBI

Medicine/Pediatrics Santa Cruz, CA

Clinical Informatics

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  • Office

    21507 E Cliff Dr
    Santa Cruz, CA 95062
    Phone+1 831-427-3500
    Fax+1 513-475-7480

Education & Training

  • Oregon Health Science University
    Oregon Health Science UniversityMBI, Biomedical Informatics, 2006 - 2009
  • Oregon Health & Science University
    Oregon Health & Science UniversityMasters, Biomedical Informatics, 2009
  • Indiana University School of Medicine
    Indiana University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 1982 - 1986
  • Mercy St Vincent Medical Center/Mercy Health Partners
    Mercy St Vincent Medical Center/Mercy Health PartnersInternship, Transitional Year, 1981 - 1982
  • The University of Toledo College of Medicine
    The University of Toledo College of MedicineClass of 1981
  • Miami University
    Miami UniversityBachelors, Zoology, 1978

Certifications & Licensure

  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 1985 - 2026
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2018 - 2025
  • IN State Medical License
    IN State Medical License 2007 - 2025
  • KY State Medical License
    KY State Medical License 1997 - 2008
  • ME State Medical License
    ME State Medical License Active through 1996
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Member American Medical Informatics Association, 2007
  • Fellow American College of Physicians, 1995
  • Fellow American Academy of Pediatrics, 1988

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Screening for Domestic Violence in the Pediatric Office: A Multipractice Experience  
    Siegel, RM, Joseph, EC, Routh, MEd, Mendel, SG et al, Clinical Pediatrics, 1/1/2003
  • Sarcoid Cardiomyopathy Precipitated by Pregnancy with Cocaine Complications  
    Seballos, RJ., Mendel, SG, et al, Chest, 1/1/1994
  • The Physician as Patient (Letter)  
    Mendel, SG, Journal of General Internal Medicine, 1/1/1991
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Is State of the Art the State of Things? Diagnosis and Management of ADHD by AAP Pediatricians in Ohio.
    Mendel, SG et al, PAS Meeting, San Francisco, CA
  • A Practical Guide to the Prenatal Visit.
    Mendel, SG and Becker, PG, Annual meeting of American Academy of Pediatrics, San Francisco, CA; IN

Lectures

  • General Approach to the Adolescent Patient. 
    Mt. Sinai Medical Center
  • The Adolescent Patient 
    SLMC
  • Short Bowel Syndrome 
    Methodist Hospital of Indianapolis
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