Kate Sugarman, MD

Family Practice Physician, Kate Sugarman, MD

Dr. Kate Sugarman is a family practice physician working in Washington, D.C.  Dr. Sugarman received a B.A. cum laude in general studies from Harvard College and earned an M.D. from Jefferson Medical College.  She has a Diplomate from the National Board of Medical Examiners and from the American Board of Family Practice.  In the past, Dr. Sugarman served as a family doctor at the Lighthouse AIDS Clinic in Rehovot, Israel, where a majority of the patients were from Africa.  Most recently, she worked at the Community of Hope clinic in Washington, D.C. which serves patients regardless of their ability to pay.

Dr. Sugarman’s experience treating torture survivors has spanned 10 years; she works in cooperation with Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition (TASSC) International, Advocates for Survivors of Torture and Trauma, and the Program for Survivors of Torture & Severe Trauma at Northern Virginia Family Services. Dr. Sugarman’s experience in diagnosing and treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder has focused on minority and immigrant patients, many of whom suffer from physical and mental disorders.