SOMA has assembled an outstanding staff of skilled professionals with advanced degrees in their respective fields, including:
- Medicine
- Epidemiology
- Toxicology
- Occupational health nursing
- Public health
- Industrial hygiene
- Environmental science
- Risk assessment
In addition to board certifications and university affiliations, staff members are experienced in testimony before government and legislative bodies, as well as regulatory development.
Our interdisciplinary team approach brings a unique perspective to each project combining real world, academic and regulatory experience into one unified package. Fortune 500 companies in transportation, manufacturing, mining, wholesale and hospitality top our client list. In addition, leading global health care and insurance providers also turn to us to support and manage their Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene & Toxicology programs and needs. We also work with many academic institutions, governmental agencies and non-profit groups.
Our Team: Click the SOMA team members name to go to their biography
Dr. Howard M. Sandler - President and Founder
Richard S. Blume, MD, MPH, FACPM - Quality Assurance/Quality Control
Dennis C. Ertel, Jr., CIH, REM, CSP - Chief Operating Officer
Anish K. Ranpuria, MPH, CIH, COHC - Director of Business Development
Priya Nagarajan, CIH, MEng - Director of Industrial Hygiene & Toxicology
Anne M. Kogut, CIH, CSP, MS
Pam Burda, MS, CHP, CSP
Carol Woodruff - Business Development
 Howard M. Sandler, President and Founder
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Dr. Sandler has a long and distinguished career in regulation, health care delivery systems, research, health/exposure information technology and problem solving in occupational and environmental medicine. Dr. Sandler has developed a wide range of criteria for regulation and consensus standards, performed risk assessments and epidemiological research as well as, designed, implemented and managed numerous programs in occupational and environmental health.
 Richard S. Blume, MD, MPH, FACPM - Quality Assurance/Quality Control
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Dr. Blume is a residency-trained, board-certified specialist in occupational and environmental medicine. He holds degrees in medicine, public health and engineering. He has experience in: clinical occupational medicine, toxicology, regulatory compliance, medical standards development, epidemiology, risk assessment, medical record review and analysis, and medical case management.
 Dennis C. Ertel, Jr, CIH, REM, CSP - Chief Operating Officer
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Dennis C. Ertel, Jr., CIH, REM, CSP, was appointed the Chief Operating Officer of Sandler Occupational Medicine Associates (SOMA) in June 2006. Prior to that assignment, he was the Director of SOMA’s Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology Division, since August 2000. Mr. Ertel is a Certified Industrial Hygienist with over 17 years experience in evaluating and controlling a wide range of health hazards in the workplace. Mr. Ertel operates from SOMA's Washington DC Area office and manages industrial hygiene projects and programs, performs training, research, and general consultation for environmental, health and safety issues.
 Anish K. Ranpuria, MPH, CIH, COHC - Director of Business Development
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Anish K. Ranpuria, MPH, CIH, COHC, is Sandler Occupational Medicine Associates, Inc. (SOMA) Director of Business Development. Mr. Ranpuria is a Certified Industrial Hygienist with over 14 years experience in recognizing, evaluating and controlling a wide range of health hazards in the workplace. Mr. Ranpuria operates from SOMA’s Washington DC area office and supports industrial hygiene projects and programs, occupational health programs, performs training, research, and general consultation for environmental, occupational, health and safety issues.
 Priya Nagarajan, CIH, MEng - Director of Industrial Hygiene & Toxicology
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Ms. Priya Nagarajan joined Sandler Occupational Medicine Associates (SOMA) in January 2003 as an Industrial Hygienist and was appointed Director, Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology Division in June 2006 to manage the industrial hygiene projects and programs for SOMA. Ms. Nagarajan is a Certified Industrial Hygienist with over seven years of experience in recognizing, evaluating and controlling employees’ exposures to health hazards at their workplace.
 Anne M. Kogut, CIH, CSP, MS
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Ms. Kogut joined SOMA in 2007 as a Senior Industrial Hygienist. She has been a Certified Industrial Hygienist since 1993 and a Certified Safety Professional since 1995. She has over 20 years of experience in the recognition, evaluation and control of workplace hazards in a variety of industries including defense, healthcare, metal manufacturing, food processing, and theme parks. She conducts industrial hygiene and toxicology projects, noise and silica exposure assessments, indoor air quality evaluations, lead and asbestos exposure and remediation projects, chemical risk assessments and recommended controls, worker right-to-know, hazardous waste evaluation and remediation projects, in-plant evaluations to identify, quantify and control health hazards; and provide expert witness services.
 Pam Burda, MS, CHP, CSP
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Ms. Pamela Burda joined SOMA in 2003 as an Occupational Health Specialist. She has been involved in a wide variety of projects to determine health hazards and environmental conditions present in a variety of occupational and residential settings. Ms. Burda is a Certified Health Physicist and a Certified Safety Professional with over fifteen years of experience in evaluating and controlling health hazards in the workplace. She holds an undergraduate degree in Chemistry and a Master’s Degree in Nuclear Engineering, both from the University of Arizona.
 Carol Woodruff - Business Development
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Carol Woodruff joins SOMA with over 20 years of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Health experience. Carol has spent many years working extensively with federal, state and local government agencies, large manufacturers, and with the commercial and private sectors. After completing her degree in Environmental Sciences, she started as a laboratory technician for American Medical Laboratories, Inc. (AML) working in the Toxicology Department analyzing samples for substances of abuse.
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