Sara Saunders, PA

  • Physician Assistant-Medical
  • Neurological Surgery
Sara Saunders, PA
4.8 72 Ratings
Accepts new patients
Treats adults

Contact

Scripps Green Hospital
10666 N Torrey Pines Rd
La Jolla, CA 92037
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Scripps Clinic John R. Anderson V Medical Pavilion
9898 Genesee Ave
La Jolla, CA 92037
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Scripps Clinic Rancho Bernardo
15004 Innovation Dr
San Diego, CA 92128
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Expertise

  • Physician Assistant-Medical
  • Cardiovascular Disease

Languages

  • English

Biography

Sara Saunders, PA, is a physician assistant who specializes in the field of neurosurgery. Sara treats complex disorders involving the brain and spine. She and her team specialize in minimally invasive spinal surgeries to treat conditions including spinal stenosis, disc herniation, radiculopathy, spondylolisthesis, cervical myelopathy, spinal deformity, spine trauma, revision surgery, spinal metastasis and spinal tumors. In addition, she also performs brain tumor resection and treatment of normal pressure hydrocephalus with ventriculoperitoneal shunting.


Sara works as part of a dynamic team to provide a personalized care plan for each patient. She enjoys guiding patients through their procedures, assisting with their surgeries and working with them closely through their recovery process.


She believes that open communication, active listening and patient involvement in the decision-making process are essential to providing exceptional care. 

Board Certifications

  • National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistants, Physician Assistant-Medical, 2010

Graduate Education

  • Stanford University School of Medicine, PA, 2010

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