Are you a healthcare professional?
Is this your profile?
background
background
Dr. Sawsan Kara, MD

Dr. Sawsan Kara, MD

Pediatrics*
20+ years of experience

Dr. Sawsan Kara, MD is a pediatrician in San Carlos, CA and has over 20 years of experience in the medical field. She graduated from University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine in 2002. She is affiliated with Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford. She is accepting new patients.

4.2 Star Rating
Based on 9 reviews 4.2 Star Rating (9 reviews)

Practice

301 Industrial Rd San Carlos, CA 94070
(650) 596-4000

Care Philosophy

"Accepting new patients."

- Dr. Sawsan Kara, MD

At a Glance

  • Area of Expertise
    Dr. Kara specializes in the area of Pediatrics. • See board certifications
  • Explains Conditions Well
    Patients said this doctor explains conditions well. • See reviews
  • Trustworthy
    Patients said this doctor is trustworthy. • See reviews
ADVERTISEMENT
healthgrades-rx

Save money with free prescription discounts

Optum Perks and Healthgrades are subsidiaries of RVO Health.

Experience Check

Search for experience in a specific area

Learn more about experience and why treatment frequency matters

Insurance Check

Search for your insurance carrier and choose your plan type

Dr. Kara's Reviews

Likelihood to recommend Dr. Kara

4.2
9 ratings, 3 with a written review
5 star
67%
67%
4 star
11%
11%
3 star
11%
11%
2 star
0%
0%
1 star
11%
11%

Your trust is our top concern.

We strive to keep reviews honest, trustworthy, and fair.

Doctors can not pay for good reviews, nor can they pay to have negative reviews removed.

We monitor all reviews to ensure they comply with our guidelines and don’t include personal information, profanity, libel, defamation, harassment, obscenity or fraud.

Any reviews that are deemed fraudulent or violate our guidelines will be removed immediately.

All reviews are confirmed and audited before publication, and community members have the ability to flag inappropriate content for further review by our team.

Dr Kara is great, but I eventually found another doctor due to the incompetent office staff.
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
What could be improved
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Long wait times
Helpful
Mountain View, CA – Aug 23, 2017
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Kara?
Dr. Kara is a very compassionate and very knowledgeable in her filed. She takes time to explain and listens to the needs of her patient. I am a mom of a special kid and I know what it means to be understood of the needs of my son, but Dr. Kara is there and will go out of her way to help and address our concern be it medical or social. She has a BIG heart to understand the needs of my special son, I admire her not only as my son's pediatrician but as a mother who really cares.
What went well
  • Office environment
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
3 others found this helpful
Helpful
Marichu Yang in San Carlos, Ca. – Feb 01, 2017
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Kara?
My son had been feverish for 6 days, with typical Kawasaki Disease symptoms like rashes, red eyes, swollen palms, body aches. Dr. Kara completely missed the diagnosis, said it was just a viral infection, asking me to switch Tylenol to Motrin for stronger fever killing effect. Fortunately I googled out Kawasaki Disease and rushed my son to a internal medicine doctor who diagnosed him with Kawasaki and sent us to hospitalization right away. Son't put your child at Kara's hand. She is UNQUALIFIED!
What went well
  • Office environment
What could be improved
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Staff wasn't friendly
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
Helpful
Lyrica Liu in San Carlos, ca – Jun 25, 2016
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Kara?

Leave a review

How was your experience with Dr. Kara?

Know Before You Go

About Me

care philosophy

Accepting new patients.

  • Pediatrics

*Healthgrades does not verify qualifications for medical specialties. Please verify your provider's specialty and qualifications directly with your provider and applicable medical board.

  • The University Of Chicago Medical Center

    Internship Hospital, 2003

  • University Chicago Hospital

    Internship Hospital, 2003

  • University Of Chicago Pritzker School Of Medicine

    Medical School, 2002

  • University Of Chicago

    Undergraduate School, 1998
American Board of Medical Specialties®
American Board of Pediatrics®
- 
Pediatrics
For detailed information about any of the below board actions, please search for the provider's records on the linked state licensing board or the Federation of State Medical Boards. To learn more about the difference between these sources, please refer to our FAQs.
Healthgrades has not received any data indicating a board action exists for this provider.

Healthgrades receives board action history for physicians and physician assistants. The information displayed here is sourced from independent information providers, such as state board websites, and may not be the most up-to-date information. Healthgrades makes no representations with respect to the accuracy of any information provided here and assumes no responsibility or liability for such information.

Learn more about medical license public record check

  • English

  • Arabic

  • Spanish

Healthgrades Tips for Getting the Best Care for Your Child

Locations

Practice

Sutter Bay Medical Foundation301 Industrial Rd San Carlos, CA 94070
1

Practice

Office325 Distel Cir Los Altos, CA 94022
2

Affiliated Hospitals

  • Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

    725 Welch Rd
    Palo Alto, CA 94304
Learn more about how Healthgrades measures Hospital Quality