I am a clinician educator with a particular interest in diabetes and obesity. Boarded in Adult Endocrinology as well as General Pediatrics, my clinic work has focused on Adult Diabetes as well as Adult and Pediatric Obesity. I work mainly at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital caring for the San Francisco Safety Net Population.

I also direct the UCSF Diabetes Teaching Center where we focus on diabetes educational programs. I participate in research activities, co-investigating on studies about that pertain to diabetes (ex., Metagenomics in Filipinos with Diabetes and the effect of Ketogenic Diet in Type 2 Diabetes). I also enjoy a multitude of teaching activities that range from the School of Medicine, School of Nursing, UCSF Residents and Fellows.

Sarah Kim, MD is the Medical Director of the Diabetes Teaching Center. She obtained her undergraduate degree in Biology and minor in Women's Studies at UC San Diego. In 2000 she moved east to attend medical school at Tufts University. Sarah then returned to California to attend a Combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Training at UC Los Angeles. While her intention was to become a primary care doctor for kids and adults, she was drawn to diabetes care. This interest was sparked by memorable connections with patients diagnosed with diabetes, the joy of teaching and the patient bonds that formed through learning about patient’s lives in order to help strategize the implementation of diabetes self-management successfully. She pursued an Endocrinology Fellowship at UCLA, completing this in 2010. She then went on to complete the UCSF Advanced Diabetes Fellowship in 2010-11 focusing on diabetes management in the adult, pediatric, pregnant and hospitalized population. In 2011 she joined the UCSF Faculty at Zuckerberg San Francisco Hospital and ultimately became Director of the Adult Diabetes Clinic working to optimize diabetes care in the Safety Net population. Dr. Kim accepted the role as Director of the UCSF Adult Diabetes Clinic in late 2018 where she works with the cadre of nurse educators, dietician and physicians to continually improve our care.