Biographical Sketch
Mark Jason Sands, MD, is Vice Chairman of Clinical Operations and Quality and Section Head of Interventional Radiology at the Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Sands obtained his MD degree from Northwestern University Medical School after completing a BS in medical science there.
Specialty Interests
hepato-biliary disease and transplantation, vascular interventional radiology
Awards & Honors
Howard Hughes Medical Institute; National Institutes of Health Research Scholar, 1987-1988
Industry Relationships
Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists may collaborate
with the pharmaceutical or medical device industries
to help develop medical breakthroughs or provide
medical education about recent trends. The
collaborations are reviewed as part of the Cleveland
Clinic’s procedures. The Cleveland Clinic publicly
discloses payments to its physicians and scientists
for speaking and consulting of
$5,000 or more per year, and any equity, royalties,
and fiduciary relationships in companies with which
they collaborate. In publicly disclosing this
information, the Cleveland Clinic tries to provide
information as accurately as possible about its
doctors’ connections with industry and those of their
immediate family members. As of 9/4/2008, Dr.
Sands has reported the financial relationships
with the companies listed below. Patients should feel
free to contact their doctor about any of the
relationships and how the relationships are overseen
by the Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about the
Cleveland Clinic’s policies on collaborations with
industry and innovation management, go to
our Integrity in Innovation page.
Consulting. Dr. Sands receives fees of $5,000 or more per year as a paid consultant or speaker for the following companies:
Spire Biomedical
