Sarah Spencer, DO
Specialties
Addiction Medicine
Education
- Medical School: University of New England
- Residency: Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine
Boards & Certifications:
- Medical Review (MROCC), Medical Review Officer Certification Council
- Addiction Medicine, American Board of Preventive Medicine
- Family Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine
Accepting New Patients
Bio
Sarah Spencer, DO, FASAM, is passionate about helping people with severe substance use disorders improve their health and quality of life by providing safe, accessible care in a judgment-free environment.
She moved from Maine to Alaska in 2009 to work in Valdez and relocated to the Kenai Peninsula in 2013. After beginning her career in full-spectrum family medicine, she became board certified in addiction medicine in 2015.
At South Peninsula Hospital, Sarah offers emergency department and inpatient consultation for patients with substance use disorders. She also provides outpatient care through Ninilchik Community Clinic’s mobile substance use outreach services and serves as medical director of Megan’s Place syringe access program. In addition, she works as an educator for nonprofit organizations.
Outside of work, Sarah enjoys berry picking, gardening, raising pigs and chickens, canning, and cooking.
Credentials Key
- AGNP Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
- AGACNP Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
- ANP Advanced Nurse Practitioner
- APRN Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
- CHT Certified Hand Therapist
- CLT Certified Lymphedma Therapist
- CNM Certified Nurse Midwife
- COMT Certificate of Orthopedic Manual Therapy
- CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- DNP Doctor of Nursing Practice
- DO Doctor of Osteopathy
- DPM Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
- DPT Doctor of Physical Therapy
- FACC Fellow of the American College of Cardiology
- FACP Fellow of the American College of Physicians
- FNP Family Nurse Practitioner
- MD Doctor of Medicine
- MOMT Master of Orthopedic Manual Therapy
- MSN Master of Science in Nursing
- OCS Orthopedic Clinical Specialist
- PA Physician Assistant
- PMHNP Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
- RNFA Registered Nurse First Assistant
- - BC Board Certified
- - C Certified