
Nicole Chandler MD
Vice-Chair, Department of Surgery Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery Program Director, Pediatric Surgery
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601 5th Street SouthSuite 360St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Phone+1 727-767-4170
Fax+1 727-767-8002
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Summary
- Dr. Nicole Chandler is a pediatric general surgeon based in Saint Petersburg, FL. She completed significant portions of her education at respected institutions, including a pediatric surgery fellowship at Johns Hopkins University, after her initial training and residency at UMass Chan Medical School. Dr. Chandler has published research on a range of topics within her field, such as parathyroid autotransplantation and pectus excavatum severity, and has contributed to clinical trials like the study of antibiotic instillation in appendicitis. She holds the distinction of Clinician of the Year from Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in 2019 and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
Education & Training
Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Surgery, 2006 - 2008
UMass Chan Medical SchoolResidency, Surgery, 2000 - 2006
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Research, 2001 - 2003
St Louis University School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1999 - 2000
University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolClass of 1999
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2008 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2001 - 2010
MD State Medical License 2006 - 2010
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Pediatric Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Clinician of the Year Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, 2019
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Fast Track Appendectomy for Suppurative Appendicitis Start of enrollment: 2014 Apr 01
- Antibiotic Instillation in Appendicitis Start of enrollment: 2023 Jan 05
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Reliability of External Caliper-Based Measurements for Identifying Severe Pectus Excavatum: Results from a Multi-Institutional Regional Consortium.Alyssa Green, Gabriel Ramos-Gonzalez, Maua M Alleyne, JoAnn DeRosa, Clint Cappiello
Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2025-10-27 - Improving Pediatric Surgery Quality by Widely Adopting an Evidence-based Protocol: An Effort of the Pediatric Surgery Quality Collaborative.Jeannette M Joly, Monica E Lopez, Erich J Grethel, Seokhun Kim, Terry Fisher
Annals of Surgery. 2025-09-01 - Beyond the Index: Family Fragility as a Geographic Risk Factor for Pediatric Firearm Injuries.Caitlin Rempson, Etienne Pracht, Alyssa Green, Nicole M Chandler, Christopher W Snyder
Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2025-07-01
Press Mentions
For Dr. Nicole Chandler, Operational SuccessJuly 6th, 2021
Dariel’s DanceJanuary 23rd, 2020- Johns Hopkins All Children’s Is a Level 1 Children’s Surgery ProgramJuly 21st, 2023
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