Sara Horst, MD, MPH

Dr. Sara Horst MD, MPH, FACG, AGAF is a Professor of Medicine in the division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition at Vanderbilt Health. Dr. Horst completed her medical school and residency training at The Ohio State University and then went to Vanderbilt Health for Gastroenterology Fellowship and to obtain her Masters of Public Health. She joined the faculty at Vanderbilt Health in 2011. She specializes in the clinical care of patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease as well as electronic medical record and digital care improvements. She is the Medical Director for Telehealth for Vanderbilt Health, Clinical Health IT Director, and the Vice Chair of Clinical Informatics and Care Transformation for Department of Medicine. Her research interests involve electronic medical record efficiency, asynchronous care strategies, and telehealth in IBD. She has extensively published in peer reviewed journals. She is a member and past Chair of the Epic GI Steering Committee. She is the Chair of the ACG Professionalism committee. She is an Associate Editor for American Journal of Gastroenterology.