Margaret K. Sande, MD, MS, MSHPEd

Margaret K. Sande, MD, MS, MSHPEd
Patient Safety Officer

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Associate Chief Medical Officer, Quality and Safety, UVA Health Medical Center
Clinical Director, Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

P.O. Box 800699
Charlottesville, VA 22908-0699
Phone: 434-924-8485
Fax: 434-924-2877
Email: mdk2e@uvahealth.org

Recipient of:
2023 Friends of Nursing Award
2022 Graduate Medical Education Master Educator Award
2019 & 2021 Faculty Teaching Award, UVA Emergency Medicine Residency

Dr. Margaret Sande is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia. She also serves as the Executive Director for Strategic Initiatives in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Clinical Director of the Masters of Biomedical Engineering Program, and incoming Associate Chief Medical Officer for Quality & Patient Safety at UVA Medical Center.

Dr. Sande received her Bachelor of Science in Engineering Science and her Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Virginia, her Doctor of Medicine from Indiana University School of Medicine, and completed her Emergency Medicine residency at Denver Health & Hospital Authority. She subsequently completed a fellowship in Medical Simulation through the Gilbert Program at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, where she also earned a Master of Science in Health Professions Education. Dr. Sande is board certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine and is an active clinician in the UVA Emergency Department.

Dr. Sande is also a patented inventor whose research spans simulation-based medical education, immersive and virtual reality learning environments, design thinking, and technology innovation for patient safety. She has served as principal investigator on multiple funded projects involving virtual and augmented reality for clinical training and is a member of the American Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council. Dr. Sande has been recognized by UVa as recipient of the Master Educator Award, Friends of Nursing Award, and inducted into the Academy of Medical Educators.