Sarah Schmidhofer, MD

Sarah Schmidhofer, MD, is co-director of the Adult Partial Hospital Program at Rhode Island Hospital. She is a psychiatrist with Lifespan Physician Group and a clinical assistant professor of medicine and psychiatry and human behavior at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.

She completed her medical degree with a concentration in contemplative studies at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She completed her psychiatry residency, where she served as chief resident, at Brown University, as well.  Dr. Schmidhofer was a research fellow at the Mind and Life Summer Research Institute in Garrison, New York, and was named to the Gold Humanism Honors Society.

Dr. Schmidhofer’s research and clinical interests include the role of yoga, meditation, and mindfulness in medicine and psychiatry, as well as working with young adult and LGBTQIA+ populations. She has contributed to both professional publications and book chapters.

Her memberships in professional organizations include the International Network of Integrative Mental Health, Same Here Global, the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health, and the Integrative Psychiatry Institute.

Dr. Schmidhofer is an ISHTA Yoga master teacher (RYT-500) and has advanced meditation training.