Dr. Wheeler

Dr. Wheeler, MD FACS
Facial Plastic Surgeon, Double Board Certified

“Education, kindness, and respect should be at the heart of every patient encounter. Being available to your patients before and after surgery makes the experience pleasant and comfortable.”

After completing extensive training and gaining valuable experience in private practice, Dr. Dr. Wheeler returned to the Annapolis area in 2008, to open a center specializing in facial plastic surgery and skin care. With his career dedicated to surgical and nonsurgical treatments in the face and neck, Dr. Dr. Wheeler provides his patients with exceptional care in a relaxing, state-of-the-art environment.

Education and Experience

Board Certified
Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

Fellowship Trained
Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Medical Degree
The University of South Carolina School of Medicine

Internship – General Surgery
Georgetown University Medical Center

Residency – Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Georgetown University Medical Center

Fellowship – Facial Plastic Surgery
American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Meridian Plastic Surgeons
Indiana University Medical Center

Medical Staff Appointments/Clinical Faculty
Anne Arundel Medical Center

Affiliations

  • American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  • American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
  • American Medical Association
  • Fellow of the American College of Surgeons

Areas of Expertise

  • Primary and Revision Rhinoplasty
  • Nasal Breathing Disorders, Septoplasty
  • Facelift, Midface Lift, Forehead Lift
  • Eyelid Aesthetic Surgery
  • Otoplasty
  • Nonsurgical Skin Rejuvenation
  • Aesthetic Injectables
  • Scar Revision
  • Moles and Skin Cysts
  • Skin Cancer and Reconstructive Surgery
  • Mohs Reconstruction
  • Laser Skin Rejuvenation
  • Medium and Deep Depth Chemical Peels

Publications

  • Sandel HD, Perkins SW. CO2 Laser Resurfacing: Still a Good Treatment. Journal of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 2008 Jul-Aug;28(4):456-62. [URL]
  • Sandel HD, Perkins SW. Management of the Short Nose Deformity in Revision Rhinoplasty. Facial Plastic Surgery. 2008; 24:310-326. [URL]
  • Sandel HD, Perkins SW. Anatomic Considerations, Analysis, and the Aging Process of the Perioral Region. Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America. 15 Nov 2007, 403-407. [URL]
  • Sandel HD, Davison SP. Microsurgical Reconstruction for Radiation Necrosis: An Evolving Disease. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 2007; 23: 225-230. [URL]
  • Sandel HD, Davison SP. Nasal Septal Abscess: Three Spontaneous Occurences in the Chronic Asymptomatic HIV Patient and the Need for Early Intervention and Reconstruction. Accepted for Publication. Ear, Nose, and Throat Journal. January 2007. [URL]
  • Davison SP, Sandel HD. Ear Reconstruction and Salvage. eMedicine.com Article, 2006. [URL]
  • Sandel HD, Day T, Richardson MS, Scarlett M, Gutman K. Merkel Cell Carcinoma: Does Size or Depth of Invasion Correlate to Survival or Metastasis? Laryngoscope. 116(5): 791-5, May 2006. [URL]
  • Porter JL, Sandel HD. Rhinoplasty, Management of the Polly Beak Deformity. eMedicine.com Article. 2006. [URL]
  • Sandel HD, Davison SP. Microsurgical Reconstruction for Radiation Necrosis: An Evolving Disease. Presentation. American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Annual Meeting, Los Angeles CA, September 2005. [URL]
  • Sandel HD, Davison SP. Nasal Septal Abscess: Three Spontaneous Occurences in the Chronic Asymptomatic HIV Patient and the Need for Early Intervention and Reconstruction. Presentation, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Annual Meeting, Lost Angeles CA, September 2005. [URL]
  • Vandolah FM, Sandel HD, Leighfield T et al. Cell Cycle in the Dinoflagellate Gambrierdiscus toxicus is Phased to the Diurnal Cell Cycle and Accompanied by Activation of the Cell Cycle Regulatory Protein, CDC2 Kinase. Journal of Phycology. 31, 395-400, 1995. [URL]