Sara Teichholtz completed her premedical studies at Wellesley College, graduating cum laude with a degree in Neuroscience. She then completed her medical training at the Medical School for International Health at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Be’er Sheva, Israel, to gain exposure to cross-cultural medicine and global health. She was drawn to complete her psychiatric training at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. because of unique opportunities available to work with diverse and underserved populations including refugees, immigrants, and survivors of political torture. During residency she completed the GW Resident Fellowship in Health Policy, and remains passionate about social justice in medicine, advocacy, health policy, and healthcare reform, interests were which further strengthened by spending her final year of residency at the housing-first CSA Pathways to Housing. She is board certified in psychiatry and plans to complete further training in hospice and palliative medicine.
Help Us Reach Our #GIVINGTUESDAY Goal
When you contribute to McClendon Center, you’re helping to provide hope and healthier lives to our more than 1,000 men and women who are living with mental illness. So often, when […]
Dr. Tanya Royster Visits McClendon Center
“…YOU are the heart and soul of McClendon Center” A big thank you to Dr. Tanya Royster, Director of DC’s Department of Behavioral Health, for taking time to visit […]
McClendon Center Earns 5-Star Rating
McClendon Center earned the only 2015 five-star Provider Scorecard rating by the DC Department of Behavioral Health. The Scorecard evaluates 22 DC community-based mental health providers for quality of […]
2014 McClendon Center Annual Report
Our 2014 Annual Report will tell you in greater detail what we’ve accomplished at McClendon Center in the past year and the way we have benefited our city. We […]