Dr. Sarah Wiegand

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Sarah Wiegand is a child neurologist at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego and an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Neurosciences at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. She specializes in a variety of neurological disorders with a particular interest in fetal and neonatal neurology. Dr. Wiegand is passionate about medical education and is dedicated to teaching medical students, pediatric residents, and neurology trainees. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland and a master's degree from Georgetown University. Dr. Wiegand completed her medical training at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Bradenton, Florida, followed by a pediatric residency at Eastern Virginia Medical School and child neurology training at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. She is a member of the Child Neurology Society and serves on its Membership Committee, as well as a member of the American Academy of Neurology.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Clinical Professor

— Present

Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego • San Diego, CA

Teaching and mentoring medical students and residents, managing a clinical practice focused on child neurology.

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose (max 2 pages)
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).