Sarah Janelle Hernandez, MD

I speak: English, Spanish
My gender: Female
Where I practice
- Emergency service
- Urgent care services
- After-hours services
- Pharmacy services
- No emergency services
- No urgent care services
- No after-hours services
- No pharmacy services
About me
Welcome to my Web page. I'm glad to have the opportunity to present my credentials to you and share other information about myself. It's very important that you feel comfortable with your personal physician, and I hope this page will help you get to know me. I joined Kaiser Permanente because it creates a supportive culture of fulfilling my commitment to providing comprehensive health care among the most vulnerable of populations. I continue to push myself to excellence as an academic clinician and innovator. I am grateful to all of members and their families' trust with their care.
Biography
From an early age, I learned by strong example from my single mother, mentors, and community leaders to share the values of love, humanity, and integrity and most of all, to give back to my community that has given me so much. I thrived studying medicine at the Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina, in Havana, Cuba, a social justice–minded medical school whose mission is to provide equal access to health care as it is a human right. I eventually migrated to Southern California, where I completed my family medicine residency training locally at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center and hospice and palliative medicine fellowship at City of Hope.
About my practice
Hospice and palliative medicine is an outlet to break down health care barriers within the most vulnerable of populations. It is an honor to be entrusted to care for members and their families in such a vulnerable moment of their lives. I am grateful for the beautiful complexity of guiding and supporting each member and family through the course of advanced medical and oncological illness, and end-of-life care.
How I thrive
I truly believe that wellness is created by a balance between our physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual realms. I strive on a daily basis to stay grounded and be mindful of how I may actively find a balance in the space I am in. I thrive when I practice regular physical activities such as yoga, power walk/runs on my treadmill, and hikes with my family; fueling my body with nutritious foods with the grace to indulge on my favorite desserts, if need be; practicing mindfulness through meditation; and most of all, spending quality time with my family and friends who grace me with their unconditional love and support.
My office
Languages spoken by medical staff
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My provider type
Physicians and SurgeonsMedical groups, plans, and locations
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Plans accepted
- Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO)
- HMO
- Medi-Cal Managed Care
- Point-of-Service Plan (POS)
- Senior Advantage
Fontana Medical Center
Contact information
- Appointments/information
- 1-833-574-2273 (toll free)
- Information
- 1-866-735-2922 (toll-free TTY for the hearing/speech impaired)
My training, certifications and licensing
Medical school
Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina (ELAM)Board certification
Family Medicine
American Board of Family MedicineHospice and Palliative Medicine
American Board of Family MedicineMedical training
Fellowship
Hospice and Palliative Medicine
City of Hope National Medical CenterInternship
Family Medicine
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterResidency
Family Medicine
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterJoined Permanente Medical Group
2021Active license information
License number
A164675License type
Physician and SurgeonLicense issuing state
CALIFORNIANational Provider Identifier (NPI)
1396276085Cultural Competency Training (CCT)
CompletedMy hospitals
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