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Sarah S. Sims, MD, Facs

Sarah S. Sims, MD, Facs

Optum Provider

Specialty

Surgery

Languages

English, Spanish

Seeing patients at

Monday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed
Please contact the clinic directly to schedule and confirm appointment availability.
Monday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed
Please contact the clinic directly to schedule and confirm appointment availability.
Monday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed
Please contact the clinic directly to schedule and confirm appointment availability.
Monday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed
Please contact the clinic directly to schedule and confirm appointment availability.

Patient Reviews

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29 reviews

  • Mar 10, 2026
    Verified Review

    Gave me mixed messages about the status of my tests

  • Mar 10, 2026
    Verified Review

    Dr. Sims was caring and reassuring. She explained the procedure in detail. She assured me that she had done many of these procedures and was confident that all would go well. I would definitely recommend Dr. Sims.

  • Feb 17, 2026
    Verified Review

    i felt i was in VERY good hands !! she explained everything clearly & simply. showed a great deal of compassion. spoke in a soothing manner....A REAL GOOD DOCTOR

  • Feb 9, 2026
    Verified Review

    Best quality care, excellent bedside manners and very timely, little to no wait time during visits.

  • Jan 18, 2026
    Verified Review

    Dr sims is a great doctor I do recommend her to everyone. Very knowledgeable and caring

  • Jan 18, 2026
    Verified Review

    Dr. Sims is professional and caring and seems genuinely concerned about my health. She explains the procedure(s) and the possible followup in straightforward language.and in an comprehensive manner..

  • Jan 1, 2026
    Verified Review

    She was very informative. Very good eye contact. Very thorough and very kind.

  • Dec 14, 2025
    Verified Review

    Dr Sims is great. I just wish we didn’t have to travel so far to have the surgery.

  • Dec 12, 2025
    Verified Review

    Dr. Sims is very thorough and a good listener. She always smiles which is inherently comforting. Well spoken and knows what she is doing. Construes confidence, not a sugar coater.

  • Dec 9, 2025
    Verified Review

    Dr Sarah Sims is the best endocrine surgeon! Very professional. Listen to her patients and answer all the questions . Dr Sims and her assistant Ali always follow up after each procedure and return the phone calls same day.

  • Dec 2, 2025
    Verified Review

    Informative, thorough, knowledgeable,

  • Dec 2, 2025
    Verified Review

    Dr Sims is a highly experienced professional, an excellent listener, she explains everything clearly and completely. I have upcoming thyroid surgery with Dr Sims and I am 100% confident in her abilities and her care.

  • Dec 1, 2025
    Verified Review

    She was awesome and thorough.

  • Nov 23, 2025
    Verified Review

    Professional and empathetic to my concerns.

  • Nov 8, 2025
    Verified Review

    Almost a 10 but it was my first visit and pretty quick. But her approach was very thorough.

  • Nov 6, 2025
    Verified Review

    Dr. Sims is a great Surgeon. She’s friendly, polite and professional!!!

  • Oct 11, 2025
    Verified Review

    Dr Sims is very caring. Professional. And helpful

  • Sep 30, 2025
    Verified Review

    Dr. Sarah Sims, MD, was very nice and pleasant during my visit. She took the time to go over my health record and explained everything to me in detail. I really appreciate how patient she was and how she made sure I understood what she was saying to me. She really made me feel comfortable with her. I would definitely recommend her to anyone looking for a great doctor

  • Sep 29, 2025
    Verified Review

    Discussed my options, answered all my questions, didn't seem rushed

  • Sep 9, 2025
    Verified Review

    She is so knowledgeable, attentive and kind. Perfect combination when seeing any doctor.

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  • About Sarah S. Sims, MD, Facs

    Dr. Sarah Sims is a fellowship-trained endocrine surgeon, performing over 200 thyroid and parathyroid surgeries per year. She holds a focused practice designation in adult complex thyroid and parathyroid surgery. She also offers scarless techniques for the management of thyroid nodules, using radiofrequency ablation (RFA). She offers robotic minimally invasive approaches to adrenalectomy and is a high-volume adrenal surgeon. She performs hundreds of in-office thyroid biopsies (thyroid FNA) every year. She completed her general surgery residency at Lenox Hill Hospital and endocrine surgery fellowship at UCSF.

    Philosophy of care

    Her professional interests include the management of thyroid and parathyroid disease. Having been on the patient-family side of severe recurrent parathyroid disease, she understands how patients and their families experience the medical and surgical care of endocrine disease and how much a caring surgeon can help.

    Gender

    Female

    Board certifications

    American Board of Surgery

    Licenses

    NY, 309531

    Employed or contracted

    Employed

    Network Name

    CareMount

    NPI

    1891180469

  • Insurance accepted

    This may not reflect all insurance accepted by the provider and is for informational purposes only.

    • 1199
    • Aetna
    • Affinity
    • Anthem BCBS
    • CDPHP
    • CHN
    • Centivo
    • Cigna
    • Coventry
    • EmblemHealth
    • First Health
    • Healthfirst
    • Humana
    • MVP Healthcare
    • MagnaCare
    • Medicaid
    • Medicare
    • MetroPlus
    • MultiPlan
    • NYSHIP
    • Northwell Direct
    • Oscar
    • Oxford
    • TRICARE
    • UMR
  • Medical School

    • University of Arizona College of Medicine

    Residency

    • Lenox Hill Hospital

    Fellowship

    • University of California San Francisco

      Surgery

      California

  • Awards and Publications