Summary
Sean Kandel, DO is an Associate Professor and physician of Internal Medicine. He provides primary care to the full spectrum of adults: from preventative counseling and screening for healthy adults to the management of medically complex cases. He works with patients to provide a holistic, evidence-based plan of care and is particularly interested in healthy lifestyle interventions that can prevent future health problems. In addition to clinical medicine, he loves teaching and research. As faculty at UNR, he trains medical students and residents. Dr. Kandel also runs a research program on anxiety disorders. In his free time, he enjoys waterskiing, simply being outdoors by a lake, playing volleyball, pretending to play guitar, reading, and spending time with family and friends.
Clinical Interests
- Medical Education
- Evidence Based Medicine
- EKG Interpretation
- Sports Medicine
- Mental Health and Anxiety Management
- Healthy Lifestyle Interventions
Honors and Awards
- Excellence in Teaching Award for Ambulatory Medicine - University of Connecticut Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency Program/The Hospital of Central Connecticut - 2020-2021
- Fellow of the American College of Physicians - 2020
- Outstanding Outpatient Preceptor Award - University of Connecticut School of Medicine - 2020
- Third Place – Original Research Poster Presentation. American College of Physicians - Connecticut Chapter Fall Scientific Meeting – Resident Research Presentations - 2016
Research
My primary research program focuses on anxiety disorders.
Current projects include:
- The development of a brief, effective screening tool for anxiety disorders in the medical setting.
- Epidemiological studies related to anxiety disorders and early life experiences.
- The effect of brief interventions on anxiety management.
If you are a medical student, graduate student, or resident interested in helping with our research please contact Dr. Kandel directly.
Selected Publications:
The rapid anxiety screening study-pilot data.
Kandel S, Delgado E, Youngstrom C, Rivera Perez C, Lane T, Ayala J.
Journal of Investigative Medicine. 71(5) 536-539. May 2023
Immunotherapy-associated complete heart block in a patient with NSCLC: A case report and review of literature. Vartanov, A, Kalotra, A, Varughese, J, Gautam, S, Kandel, SM, Hosmer, W. Respiratory Medicine Case Reports. 33, 101390. March 2021
Treatment of scar endometriosis with elagolix. D’Amico, TA, Bystry, L, and Kandel, SM. Journal of Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Disorders. 12(1) 56-58. May 2020
An Evidence-based Look at the Effects of Diet on Health. Kandel SM. Cureus 11(5): e4715. DOI 10.7759/cureus.4715 May 22, 2019
Triggers and Usage Patterns for Opiate Users and their Access to Suboxone: A Case Series at a Resident Community Practice. Kandel, SM, Chia, D and Schiliro, S. Connecticut Medicine. 82 (6) 359-362. June/July 2018
Flying under the radar: treatment of refractory hyperglycemia. Kandel SM and Cosgriff JA. Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports. 16-0052; July 2016
Microbiological Analysis of Nontyphoidal Salmonella Strains Causing Distinct Syndromes of Bacteremia or Enteritis in HIV/AIDS Patients in San Diego, California. Preziosi MJ, Kandel SM, Guiney DG, Browne SH. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Volume 50:11 pp. 3598-3603. November 2012.
Utility of clinical assessment, imaging, and cryptococcal antigen titer to predict AIDS-related complicated forms of cryptococcal meningitis. Edward R Cachay, Joseph Caperna, Amy M Sitapati, Hamta Jafari, Sean Kandel, William C Mathews. AIDS Research and Therapy. Volume 7 : 29 pp. August 2010
2-(N-Fmoc)-3-(N-Boc-N-methoxy)-diaminopropanoic acid, an amino acid for the synthesis of mimics of O-linked glycopeptides. Michael R. Carrasco, Ryan T. Brown, Vu H. Doan, Sean M. Kandel, Franklin C. Lee. Biopolymers Peptide Science. Volume 84, Issue 4. pp. 414-420 February 2006
Education
- Undergraduate: Santa Clara University - BS Biology, Minor in Chemistry
- Graduate: University of California, San Diego - MS Chemistry
- Medical School: Nova Southeastern University - DO
- Residency: Yale New Haven Medical Center - Waterbury Hospital (Internal Medicine)
- Additional Training: Yale Point of Care Ultrasound Course