Dr. Sandra Ranieri Costa, DO, FAAFP, Medical Director
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Dr. Sandra Ranieri Costa, DO, FAAFP

Family Practitioner

4/5(11)
1435 E Lebanon Rd Dover DE, 19901
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4/5

About

Dr. Sandra Ranieri Costa is a family physician practicing in Kent County, Delaware. Dr. Costa specializes in comprehensive health care for people of all ages but currently cares for a comprehensive geriatric population. In addition to diagnosing and treating illnesses, family physicians also put focus on preventive care with routine checkups, tests and personalized coaching on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Dr. Costa possesses immense general knowledge on maintaining health and today, family physicians provide more care for the underserved and rural populations than any other medical specialty.

Education and Training

Phila Collg of Osteopathic Med MS 1997

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine 2002

Board Certification

Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family MedicineABFM

Provider Details

Female English, Italian

Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Clinical Faculty Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine 2005 - Present

Awards

  • Best In Delaware - Doctors 2025 Delaware Magazine 
  • Physician of the Year - Healthcare Hero Finalist 2013 Central Penn Parent Magazine 

Treatments

  • Diabetes
  • Type 2 Diabetes
  • Vascular Disease

Professional Memberships

  • Delaware Academy of Family Physicians  
  • American Academy of Family Physicians  

Charities and Philanthropic Endeavors

  • Holy Cross School - Dover, DE

Treatments

  • I am comfortable performing many in-office procedures.

Internships

  • I completed a traditional Osteopathic Rotating Internship as the first year of my specialty residency training in Family Medicine.

Fellowships

  • I was a C Paul Snyder Undergraduate Fellow during my medical school years, enabling me to learn in greater depth the hands-on approach of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine.

Professional Society Memberships

  • I am a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians since 1999.

What do you attribute your success to?

  • I strive to create an environment at each patient encounter to be filled with mutual respect and an opportunity for me to teach about wellness and disease. I seek to empower patients to be the active participant in their wellness. This creates trust and a long term relationship where we can make creating health or managing disease a priority, making us both successful.

Philanthropic Initiatives

  • I enjoy volunteering my time as a coach for the local junior high school Odyssey of the Mind creative problem solving program. I also offer my time at my sons' schools to help coordinate, plan, and execute special events supplementing the children's school experience.

Teaching and speaking

  • Every encounter with a patient and his or her family is my chance to teach about the human body and the way we keep it healthy or manage it when it is not well. I enjoy teaching medical students and residents to help nurture and create the next generation of caring medical minds.

Favorite Place to Vacation

  • I love to vacation anywhere my family is!

Hobbies / Sports

  • I love all Philadelphia sports teams but have been a life-long Flyers and Eagles fan. I enjoy listening to music and attending live concerts.

Favorite professional publications

  • The American Family Physician is my favorite professional journal and cannot be beat for practical, up to date, and engaging articles.

Dr. Sandra Ranieri Costa, DO, FAAFP's Practice location

Harmony at Kent Assisted Living & Memory Care

1435 E Lebanon Rd -
Dover, DE 19901
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Westminster Village, Subacute Rehab & Longterm

1175 McKee Rd -
Dover, DE 19904
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New patients: 302-744-3600
https://www.presbyterianseniorliving.org/westminster-village-in-dover

Westminster Village Assited Living & Memory Care

1167 McKee Rd -
Dover, DE 19904
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New patients: 302-744-3558
https://www.presbyterianseniorliving.org/personal-care-assisted-living/westminster-village-at-dover

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Patient Experience with Dr. Costa


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Dr. Sandra Ranieri Costa, DO, FAAFP has a rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 11 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Family Practitioner in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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