Sara Obeid, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine

Dr. Obeid is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and a Hospitalist at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. Her clinical work includes attending on the inpatient teaching service, surgical co-management, and Faculty Hospitalist Service (FHS).

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Prior to joining UCSF faculty her research focused on disaster medicine and preparedness in a level I trauma center at Highland County Hospital, a part of Alameda Health Systems; her focus was on system response, multi-disciplinary disaster planning with engineering, nursing, Emergency Medicine, Trauma Surgery and Environmental Services, and hospital administration. Her main research focus as it relates to disaster medicine was conducted with ICU nursing staff.

She has a passion for medical education. Her current interest is in Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) with a focus on vulnerable populations. She is the director of the POCUS Selective for internal medicine residents and offers the Intern Half Day POCUS training. She currently teaches POCUS nationally at various courses including CHEST and Society of Hospital Medicine and is working on faculty development in POCUS.

Awards

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  • Gold Humanism Honor Society, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2014-2017
  • Mayer Honor Society, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2012-2017
  • Blanchard Loyalty Fund Scholarship, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2011-2017
  • Larry Keith Leadership Award, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2010
  • Wachovia Academic Scholar, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006
  • Helen Hooper Scholarship, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2003-2007

Education & Training

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  • Internal Medicine Residency Highland County Hospital 08/2020
  • MD Doctor of Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 06/2017
  • MPH Healthcare and Prevention University of North Carolina Gilligan’s School of Public Health 05/2015
  • BA Psychology University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 06/2008

Interests

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  • Ultrasound and bedside ultrasound education
  • Disaster Medicine and hospital preparedness
  • Global Health

Publications (3)