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Sarah Palilla, PA-C

Bariatric Surgery
General Surgery Parnassus
Portrait of Sarah Palilla
Portrait of Sarah Palilla
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Sarah Palilla, PA-C

Bariatric Surgery
General Surgery Parnassus

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About me

Sarah Palilla is a physician assistant who cares for patients undergoing bariatric surgery (weight loss surgery to address obesity) or metabolic surgery (weight loss surgery to address type 2 diabetes). She provides care before, during and after these procedures. She also assists surgeons in the operating room and serves as a program coordinator for the UCSF Bariatric Surgery Center.

Palilla earned a master's degree in physician assistant studies at Wake Forest School of Medicine.

Palilla is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and California Academy of Physician Assistants.

Outside of work, Palilla enjoys cooking, exploring the outdoors and painting.

Education & training

Board certification

  • Certified Physician Assistant, National Comm on Certif of Physician Assistants

Degree

  • MS, Wake Forest University Physician Assistant Program

My expertise

Locations

    Please check with your health insurance plan regarding coverage for this type of care. Not all providers at UCSF Health are covered by every insurance plan.

    For informational purposes only, a link to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments web page is provided here. The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act requires that detailed information about payment and other payments of value worth over ten dollars ($10) from manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, and biologics to physicians and teaching hospitals be made available to the public.