Brenda Latham-Sandler, MD

Associate Professor
Associate Dean for Minority Affairs
Department of Family & Community Medicine

“I enjoyed cross-stitching, traveling, water color painting, and photography; then I had two children. Now I enjoy them because there isn’t much time for anything else.”

Interests

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Family Medicine, Hypertension (Minority Populations), Health Care of the Diabetic, Total Family Care

Education 

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1978	Pace University New York, NY B.S. Degree, Biology
1982	Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC M.D. Degree

Postdoctoral Training

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1982 – 1983	Family Practice Internship Georgetown University / Providence Hospital Washington, DC
1983 – 1985	Family Practice Residency Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC
1990	AAMC Minority Faculty Development Seminar Washington, DC

Certifications

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1985	Diplomate, American Board of Family Practice Recertified 1991, 1998, 2005

Academic Career

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1989 – 2002	Physician-On-Call Wake Forest University Student Health Winston-Salem, NC
1990 – 2008	Assistant Professor Department of Family & Community Medicine Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC
2002 – present	Assistant Dean for Student Services Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC
2002 – present	Director, Diversity and Development Initiatives Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC
2004 -present	Affiliate, Maya Angelou Research Center for Health Equity Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC
2008 – present	Associate Professor Department of Family & Community Medicine Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC