Sara J. Stern-Nezer, MD
Neurocritical Care, Neurology
Dr. Sara Stern-Nezer is a board-certified UCI Health neurologist and neurointensivist who primarily sees patients in the hospital when they are admitted to the neuroscience intensive care unit.
Stern-Nezer earned her medical degree at Stanford School of Medicine in Stanford, Calif., followed by an internal medicine internship at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and a neurology residency at Stanford Hospital. She also completed a fellowship in neurocritical care at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
Her interests include medical education and training the next generation of neurologists and neurointensivists. She is involved in clinical trials in neurocritical care and stroke, quality improvement, sleep and delirium. She also is interested in long-term outcomes after acute neurological injury, including fatigue, cognitive changes and depression.
Stern-Nezer is a hospital-based physician who provides expert, in-patient care, and post-discharge follow-up care but does not see patients by appointment in the ambulatory setting.
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Professional Positions
- Assistant Professor — Department of Neurology, UC Irvine School of Medicine
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Gender
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Board Certifications
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - Neurology
- United Council for Neurological Subspecialties - Neurocritical Care
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Medical Education
- Stanford University School of Medicine
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Residencies
- Stanford University Hospital - Neurology
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Fellowships
- UCLA - Neurocritical care
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Awards
- Physicians of Excellence, Orange County Medical Association — 2022
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Languages Spoken
Spanish, English