Christian Sandrock | |
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 Sandrock in 2006 | |
| Born | Christian Erik Sandrock November 17, 1969 |
| Citizenship | Switzerland • United States |
| Education | Lunds universitet, Georgetown University, Rutgers University |
| Occupation | Physician • medical director |
| Known for | Medical research |
| Children | 4 |
Christian Sandrock (born November 17, 1969) is an American-Swiss physician, researcher, and medical director[1] who specializes in emerging infectious diseases,[2] pulmonology[3][4], outbreak management, sepsis, and critical care.[5] He currently serves as Director of Critical Care, Vice Chair for Quality and Safety, and Division Vice Chief of Internal Medicine at UC Davis Medical Center and as a tenured professor of medicine at University of California, Davis.[1] He is known for his significant research on various infectious diseases, most notably Avian influenza[6][7][8][9] [10] [11][12], SARS-CoV-1, and SARS-CoV-2[13] [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22], in addition to his research on autoimmune diseases[23][24] and pneumonia, among other respiratory illnesses.[25][26][27] He is also a former California environmental health officer.[28]
Early life and education
Sandrock was born in Cleveland, Ohio and grew up in the New York Metropolitan Area. He holds an undergraduate degree in English Literature from Rutgers University, a medical degree from Georgetown University, and a masters in Public Health from Lund University in Sweden. [29] He speaks English and German. [1]
Personal life
Sandrock lives with his wife, also a healthcare worker, and two children in Sacramento, California.[1][17]