Sarah Apgar is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine at UCSF. She received her undergraduate degree in Microbiology from the University of Rochester and medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She completed her internship and residency at the Yale Internal Medicine Traditional Residency Program and subsequently was a hospitalist attending at Yale-New Haven Hospital.

Sarah joined the faculty in the Division of Hospital Medicine at UCSF in 2015. Since 2017, she has been the Medical Director of the Goldman Medical Service which is the direct care hospitalist service at UCSF Parnassus. In this role, she leads all clinical operates related to this service.

In 2023, Sarah was selected as the Code CARE Medical Director for UCSF Parnassus. The Code CARE Team is designed to provide additional support and assistance to staff, patients and family members during moments of tension in the hospital from a trauma informed, mental-health conscious lens. The Code CARE team is a resource that provides education on trauma-informed principles and supports the implementation of de-escalation techniques when working with patients, family members, and staff in challenging situations.