Dr. Sarah Wingerter

Biography

Sarah Wingerter, MD, is an Assistant Professor at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, specializing in Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine. She is the Director of the Narrative Medicine Program at the Department of Pediatrics, where she has designed and led various initiatives, including reflective writing workshops for faculty and trainees on the Boston University medical campus and local institutions. Wingerter previously spent seven years as a faculty member at Harvard Medical School and worked in the Emergency Department and Travel & Geographic Medicine Clinic at Boston Children's Hospital. She graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University with a Bachelor's in Comparative Literature and later received a medical degree from MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine. Wingerter completed her pediatric residency and a combined fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Boston Children's Hospital. She has a keen interest in medical education, narrative writing, mind-body teaching, and clinician well-being, and has also obtained a Certificate in Narrative Practice. Additionally, she is a certified Kripalu yoga teacher.

Research Interests

Experience