Dr. Sara Van Calcar is a hospitalist, or physician that specializes in managing the care of patients within the hospital. Dr. Van Calcar practices at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania where she serves as the Associate Medical Director of Inpatient Medicine Services (Martin) and the Medical Director of the Solid Oncology Advanced Practice Service. She joined the Section in 2015 and currently serves as an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine where she has interests in the management of inpatient oncology patients, palliative medicine, transitions of care and hospital operations.
Dr. Van Calcar earned her medical degree from Washington University in St. Louis, completed Internal Medicine residency and Fellowship in Palliative Care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.