Gabriela I. Sauder, MD
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Gabriela I. Sauder, MD

(she/her)
  • Geriatric Medicine
Average rating: 4.9
 
Woodland Hills Family Medicine, Internal Medicine & Pediatrics |

About

Gabriela Sauder, MD earned her medical degree from the University of Medicine "Gr. T. Popa" Iasi, Romania, and her BS in Psychology from the University of Bucharest, Romania. Prior to coming to the U.S, Dr. Sauder was a board-certified internal medicine physician, and a clinical instructor of medicine. In the U.S., she earned a MS in Nursing from UCLA in 2012, and completed her residency in Family Medicine at the University of California, Riverside in 2015. With a lifelong passion to help vulnerable and frail patients, Dr. Sauder pursued a fellowship in Geriatric Medicine at UCLA (2016 -2017). After her fellowship graduation in 2017, Dr. Sauder has joined UCLA Health. Her interests are related to healthy aging, memory loss and dementia, psychiatry in primary care, polypharmacy, gait impairment and falls in older adults, urinary incontinence, weight loss and malnutrition, and end-of-life care. As a trained geriatrician, Dr. Sauder offers a Home Visit Program for the sick, frail and bed-bound older patients who fulfill the enrollment criteria. In addition to English, Dr. Sauder speaks Spanish, German and Romanian.

Languages

English

Education

Medical Board Certifications

Obesity Medicine, American Board of Obesity Medicine, 2024
Geriatric Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine, 2017
Family Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine, 2015

Fellowships

Primary Care Psychiatry, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, 2021
Geriatric Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 2017

Residency

Family Medicine, University of California, Riverside, 2015

Degrees

MSN, UCLA School of Medicine, 2012
MD, Universitatea de Medicina- Si Farmacie Grigore T. Popa-Iasi, 1991

Hospital Affiliations

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center

Areas of Focus

Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Anthem Blue Cross
  • Blue Shield of California
  • Centivo
  • Cigna
  • First Health
  • Health Net of California
  • Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
  • Medicare Advantage
  • MultiPlan
  • UFCM Health System
  • Prime Health Services
  • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
  • TRICARE
  • UnitedHealthcare

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Reviews

Overall Rating:
4.9
291 total ratings | 176 reviews
5.0
July 31, 2025
This was a first visit and it was a pleasure meeting Dr. Sauder. She was thorough, straightforward, and compassionate. My mom looks forward to being her patient.
5.0
July 30, 2025
Excellent
5.0
July 29, 2025
She was engaged, attentive and helpful, did not appear rushed or impatient.
5.0
July 29, 2025
Doctor Sauder designed a comprehensive plan that fully addresses all my issues and concerns and set up a follow up appointment in 2 months. I am very pleased that I am under her care.
5.0
July 29, 2025
Dr. Sauder listens with compassion and does her very best to help me and resolve any issues I may be having.