Overview
Dr. Chandler is chief of the Division of Pediatric Surgery and the Pediatric Surgery Fellowship Program Director at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. She joined the medical staff in 2008, became interim chief in 2020 and was named full-time chief in 2021. She also is an associate professor of Surgery at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Chandler’s clinical and research areas of interest are minimally invasive surgery including pectus excavatum, and pediatric cancer surgery. She is a member of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Chandler was named Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital physician of the year in the 2017 Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Excellence Awards. Dr. Chandler earned her medical degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, where she completed her general surgical residency. She completed a research fellowship in surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, and was principal investigator for a grant that focused on overcoming chemoresistance in pancreatic cancer. She also completed a fellowship in pediatric surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, with training in laparoscopic and advanced miniature access surgery.
Dr. Chandler is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Appendectomy. Her top areas of expertise are Appendicitis, Pectus Excavatum, Viral Gastroenteritis, Appendectomy, and Endoscopy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 91 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 25 articles in the study of Appendectomy.
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- EPO
- HMO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
601 5th Street South, Suite 360, Suite 360, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
5881 Rand Boulevard, Sarasota, FL 34238
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
1 Clinical Trials
Johns Hopkins All Children's Outpatient Care, St. Petersburg
Dr. Danielson is associate dean of clinical affairs at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. Dr. Danielson also began serving as president of All Children’s Specialty Physicians (ACSP) in 2023, first on an interim basis and then permanently. A clinical professor of surgery, he has chaired the Johns Hopkins All Children's Department of Surgery since 2020 and was interim chair from 2018 to 2020. He specializes in general surgery and was an early adopter of minimally invasive surgical techniques, developing expertise in treating chest wall deformities. Dr. Danielson founded the first fellowship sponsored by Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in pediatric surgery and was also instrumental in bringing the National Quality Improvement in Surgery Program to the institution. He was named Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital physician of the year in the 2015 Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards. He joined the hospital staff in 2008. He retired as a colonel from the U.S. Army Reserve in 2017 after serving in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Dr. Danielson earned his medical degree from the University of Rochester where he also completed the residency program in general surgery through Strong Memorial Hospital. He completed a research fellowship in pediatric surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard University and a clinical fellowship in pediatric surgery at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Before joining Johns Hopkins All Children’s, he served as director of pediatric surgical oncology at the University of Massachusetts. Dr. Danielson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Appendectomy. His top areas of expertise are Appendicitis, Pectus Excavatum, Omphalocele, Appendectomy, and Endoscopy.
Cristen Litz is a General Surgeon in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Litz is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Appendectomy. Her top areas of expertise are Appendicitis, Pectus Excavatum, Omphalocele, Appendectomy, and Endoscopy.
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Steven Halbreich is a General Surgeon in Sarasota, Florida. Dr. Halbreich is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Appendectomy. His top areas of expertise are Cholecystitis, Choledocholithiasis, Gallbladder Disease, Hernia Surgery, and Colostomy. Dr. Halbreich is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- AppendicitisDr. Chandler isElite. Learn about Appendicitis.
- Distinguished
- AppendectomyDr. Chandler isDistinguished. Learn about Appendectomy.
- Pectus ExcavatumDr. Chandler isDistinguished. Learn about Pectus Excavatum.
- Advanced
- EndoscopyDr. Chandler isAdvanced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- GangreneDr. Chandler isAdvanced. Learn about Gangrene.
- OmphaloceleDr. Chandler isAdvanced. Learn about Omphalocele.
- Umbilical HerniaDr. Chandler isAdvanced. Learn about Umbilical Hernia.
- Viral GastroenteritisDr. Chandler isAdvanced. Learn about Viral Gastroenteritis.
- Experienced
- Acute PainDr. Chandler isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pain.
- Atresia of Small IntestineDr. Chandler isExperienced. Learn about Atresia of Small Intestine.
- Childhood PancreatitisDr. Chandler isExperienced. Learn about Childhood Pancreatitis.
- CholedocholithiasisDr. Chandler isExperienced. Learn about Choledocholithiasis.
- Duodenal AtresiaDr. Chandler isExperienced. Learn about Duodenal Atresia.
- Gallbladder RemovalDr. Chandler isExperienced. Learn about Gallbladder Removal.