Here's what our patients are saying...
I cannot
say enough good things about Dr. Sara! She is not only a very caring and warm human being, but also she's an extraordinarily
compassionate doctor. It's no small matter that she has the most amazing education and credentials (Harvard trained),
and is an experienced yoga teacher. She truly combines the best of Eastern and Western medicine approaches, and she
stays abreast of the latest research on nutrition, diet, supplements and clinical tests, thus offering her patients the very
best care available today.
Dr. Sara will work tirelessly to help figure out
the health challenges that most doctors would have no answers for. She has really helped me get to the bottom of a variety
of troubling symptoms related to my stage in life--insomnia, anxiety, fatigue, stress. Her recommendations have helped
me become more balanced and focused, sleep better at night, and feel more serenity in my life. In every session, she
is always ultra-prepared and spends lots of quality time addressing your needs, desires, concerns, etc. She has a truly
holistic view that takes into account each patients individuality. Especially if you've had any health concerns that
your regular doctor has not been able to adequately address, I encourage you to see Sara! She's the best. -- SH of Berkeley,
CA
Dr. Gottfried has been seeing me since 2005 when I first
came to her with terrible menstrual cycle issues. I would often find myself on the floor of the bathroom in a cold sweat
purging everything in the first few days of my period. Most Western doctors over the years tried to alleviate the problem
by putting me on the pill...not only am I opposed to taking drugs just to mask a symptom, but the pill wreaked havoc on me
emotionally. Dr. Sara was at Kaiser at the time, and she spent so much time listening and discussing various options
with me that I left feeling like I'd been to a spa rather than the circus of Kaiser. The answer wasn't in a prescription
at all, and for the first time I was given a clear and basic understanding of what was happening to me. I continue to
see her now we've got the menstrual cramping under control. As I age and my body changes, it's so wonderful to have
a doctor that I can trust to give me the whole scope of healing possibilities - not just a prescription for pain killer.
I know that I'm in good hands. I know that she stays up to date on all research, supplements, diets, etc. so I trust
that as I'm changing, she's constantly updating her skill set. I still see my Kaiser physician for the routine exam,
but whenever I encounter something that doesn't feel right Dr. Sara is my first call. -- MC of Oakland, CA
I went to Dr. Gottfried almost two years ago because I felt completely depleted and did not feel
like myself much of the time. Though I thought I was having perimenopausal symptoms (sleeplessness, night sweats), I hadn't
sought help. She spent a lot of time talking to me about my whole life picture to determine what the best plan of action was
for me. After taking that into consideration and some testing, she prescribed low doses of bioidentical hormones as well as
some other supplements to get my hormones and energy back on track. Within a few weeks at the most, I felt so
much better! I'm forever grateful for her expertise and attention to me as an individual. A lot of traditional western medicine
treats patients as if we're all the same.......but all cases are different and our own bodies are constantly changing. During
perimenoupause, It's a process of tinkering and refining, and she's great at guiding one through this process. -- MT of Oakland
