Sarah Hooks, MD

With over 20 years experience in direct patient care, I have worked in a wide range of health care settings including primary care clinics, urgent care, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, virtual medical centers and home visits.

Serious about high quality evidence-based care, while practicing with a casual style, I believe in simple, safe medicine that starts with a prescription for a healthy lifestyle. I encourage everyone to be active both physically and mentally and to eat a whole food plant-based diet. Good sleep habits and strong social connections are equally important. All of these factors help manage stress and actually prevent disease.

Medical Experience

• Board Certified Internal Medicine

• Partner physician, Internal Medicine, Kaiser Permanente, 2006-2020

• Expert Reviewer and Witness for California Medical Board

• Clinical Instructor (volunteer faculty), UCLA Family Medicine, 2011-2014

• Ethics Committee, member, Kaiser and UC Irvine

• Plant-Based Nutrition Committee, founding member

• Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), member

• Care Harbor, volunteer physician, 2014 and 2018

Education

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Residency, 2006

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE
Medical School, 2003

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
BS in Philosophy, 1998