1.0Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Diseasehttps://www.med.unc.edu/cgibdIvy Inglehttps://www.med.unc.edu/cgibd/author/mivy/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="46TMqJeRx2"><a href="https://www.med.unc.edu/cgibd/directory/robert-s-sandler-md-mph/">Robert S. Sandler, MD, MPH</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.med.unc.edu/cgibd/directory/robert-s-sandler-md-mph/embed/#?secret=46TMqJeRx2" width="600" height="338" title="“Robert S. Sandler, MD, MPH” — Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease" data-secret="46TMqJeRx2" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.med.unc.edu/cgibd/wp-content/uploads/sites/466/2021/02/Headshot-Sandler-Dec-2023-scaled.jpg25602560Research Summary Dr. Sandler’s research has focused on the epidemiology of chronic digestive disorders. Most of his career investigated risk factors and outcomes for colorectal adenomas and colorectal cancer, spanning the spectrum from translational studies to multicenter randomized trials. More recently, his research has focused on digestive diseases that have a high burden but have … Read more