Sara J. Reinganum – Epic Care

Sara J. Reinganum, MD, FACS

General Surgery, Surgery

Sees patients at:

Castro Valley San Leandro Request an Appointment

“For over 20 years, I have loved treating patients with individualized treatment and personalized care!”

About Me

Board Certification

General Surgery

Medical School

Northwestern University Medical School
Chicago, IL

Internship

University of California, Davis
Davis, CA

Residency

University of California, Davis
Davis, CA

Memberships

American College of Surgeons
American Society of Breast Surgeons
Alameda-Contra Costa County Medical Association
East Bay Surgical Society

Facility Privileges

Eden Medical Center
Castro Valley, CA
San Leandro Hospital
San Leandro, CA
Alta Bates-Summit Medical Center- Summit Campus
Oakland, CA
San Leandro Surgery Center
San Leandro, CA

Other Languages

Medical Spanish

Professional Interests

Breast cancer treatment, breast ultrasound & core biopsy, accelerated partial breast radiation treatment for breast cancer patients, laparoscopic colon cancer treatment & laparoscopic hernia surgery.

Personal Interests

Master swimmer, hiking & traveling

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Dr. Shwetha M. Anand has treated patients at Epic

Dr. Shwetha M. Anand has treated patients at Epic Care since 2014, but with a recent move to the Dublin office, our expanded endocrinology practice gives some patients a new location closer to home for their appointments.

Most endocrine diseases and disorders appear when your body doesn't respond to hormones the way that it is supposed to. Dr. Anand treats patients with thyroid conditions, pituitary diseases, women's health issues and many patients with diabetes.

Epic Care also offers extensive oncology and hematology care across the East Bay Area, and some of Dr. Anand's work at the Dublin practice overlaps with that area.

"In the field of endocrinology, we treat certain cancers, such as thyroid cancer and adrenal cancer," she says. "We deal with all these various hormonal issues that come up with the chemotherapy, and also osteoporosis treatment."

If the Dublin office is closer to home for you or a loved one who has been recently diagnosed with an endocrine-related disease, visit our website to request an appointment. You can also read more about Dr. Anand and the Dublin practice in our recent blog, https://epic-care.com/dr-shwetha-m-anand-and-endocrinology-in-dublin/

#endocrine #endocrinology #patientcare #dublin #cancercare #epiccare #eastbay #bayarea

Shout out to our Antioch, Pleasant Hill, San Leand

Shout out to our Antioch, Pleasant Hill, San Leandro, and Walnut Creek offices for helping us Paint the Town Purple in support of the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life!

Looking to get in on the action? Join us for the Relay for Life of the Delta this Saturday, June 25. Many of our staff, including Dr. Irene Lo and Jamie Rackley, our Relay Team Captain and Event Lead, will be there sharing their support for our patients and community.

Let’s celebrate, remember, and fight back against cancer TOGETHER!

To sign-up or donate to our team, visit https://bit.ly/EpicDeltaRelay2022

#paintthetownpurple #relayforlife #relay #relay4life#relayforlifeofthedelta #epiccare#whyrelay #team #fightcancer #teamepic #celebrate #remember #fightback #antioch #sanleandro #pleasanthill #walnutcreek

In honor of Juneteenth, we stand in solidarity wit

In honor of Juneteenth, we stand in solidarity with the black community to promote racial justice and equality. As a healthcare practice, we have a responsibility to care for one another, to strengthen our community, and ensure all voices are heard.

#Juneteenth #juneteenthcelebration #healthcareequality #epiccare #community

Epic Care is thrilled that our local East Bay team

Epic Care is thrilled that our local East Bay team, the Golden State Warriors are the 2022 NBA Champions! 💙💛

#goldenstatewarriors #warriorspirit #warriors #goldenstate #bayarea #eastbay #2022NBAChampions #basketball #epiccare #dubnation

CARE Corner: Employee Spotlight, Jamie Rackley T

CARE Corner: Employee Spotlight, Jamie Rackley

Through our CARE Corner spotlight, we’re proud to shine a light on our exceptional team!

Meet Jamie Rackley, our Patient Advocate, Insurance Verification & Authorizations Supervisor. Jamie has been with us for 13 years and supports the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of the Delta. Over the years, her role evolved from an Epic Care Relay team member to event lead, responsible for planning and organizing the event, including all the volunteers and everything in between. In addition to being captain of our Relay team!

Q: How did you become involved with the Relay for Life?
A: It was when I started at Epic Care. The team captain that year asked me to come. Once there, I was hooked. Seeing our patients celebrated and honored. Being able to give back in a different way to our patients was exciting. Over the years, it has deepened with the loss of family and friends. Then my own cancer diagnosis ignited a need to spread the word about the importance of screenings. The greatest weapon we have against cancer is TIME. The sooner we know, the more options we have.

Q: What does the Relay for Life mean to you?
A: Relay for Life is a way to honor those we have lost, support those currently fighting, and celebrate those who have beat it. It’s a community event that allows us to spread the word about support and resources available from ACS and the importance of screenings and prevention. The funds raised also go toward groundbreaking research.

Q: What is something about the Relay for Life that might surprise people?
A: We have food, live music, fun family activities, and it’s FREE!

Epic Care is proud to support the American Cancer Society Relay for Life of the Delta and our Epic Care Relay team! And we could not be more honored to work alongside employees like Jamie!

Thank you, Jamie, for sharing your hope and all you do for our patients and community.

#epiccare #team #employeespotlight #relayforlife

With Father's Day right around the corner, it's th

With Father's Day right around the corner, it's the perfect time to think about the men in your life and talk about their health during Men's Health Week.

Did you know? Men live, on average, five fewer years than women and still make 1/2 as many physician visits for prevention than women. A key statistic about men's health is that 1 in 2 men will develop cancer.

Prostate, skin, colorectal, and lung cancers disproportionately impact men. The American Cancer Society reports that age has no factor as some younger men are at higher risk of testicular cancer and Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

Preventing cancer isn't always easy, but catching it early is. Prevention visits or wellness visits can make some patients nervous, especially if you haven't been in a while. But they're important for the early detection of diseases, which can potentially improve survival rates. Epic Care's diagnostics imaging care teams are trained to utilize Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography (PET/CT) scans to help detect and determine the extent of your cancer.

If you or a loved one have been recently diagnosed with cancer or needs diagnostic imaging services, visit our website to learn more or request an appointment. We work with you to develop the best path toward good health, and let us show you how we turn our compassion into action for you.

#menshealthweek #menshealthmonth #cancercare #diagnosticimaging #baysideimaging #epiccare #patientcare #bayarea #eastbay

Join the Epic Care team on Saturday, June 25, for

Join the Epic Care team on Saturday, June 25, for the American Society Relay for Life of the Delta!

The Relay for Life is a FREE family-friendly community event, to remember people we’ve lost and offer support to those in our community who are affected by cancer. Enjoy live music, games, contests, cancer survivor gifts and prizes, kid zone + activities and opportunity baskets.
All funds raised through this event go to the American Cancer Society to support services and resources such as cancer research, advocacy, free rides to chemo, and a live 24/7 helpline.

To sign-up or donate to our team, visit https://bit.ly/EpicDeltaRelay2022

#relayforlife #relay #relay4life #relayforlifeofthedelta #epiccare #whyrelay #team #hope #fightcancer #teamepic

Cancer survivors will tell you that beating the di

Cancer survivors will tell you that beating the disease is only a part of the battle. June 5th is National Cancer Survivors Day, and the NCSD Foundation reports that 1 in 4 cancer survivors say they have a decreased quality of life due to physical problems, and 1 in 10 due to emotional problems.

After treatment ends, cancer survivors must contend with rapidly rising medical costs, inadequate insurance coverage, difficulty finding or keeping employment, and persistent physical, psychological, and financial struggles. At Epic Care, we treat the whole patient with a plan that is as unique as they are. This continues after the last treatment is administered.

We celebrate all of our survivors and their families, as they have battled an illness that is as scary as it is daunting. Their survival is the product of years of research and advancements made in preventing, detecting, and treating cancer. We celebrate them all as we help them through their survival care. If you or a loved one has recently been diagnosed with cancer, visit our website to schedule an appointment with our care teams, who are eager to turn their compassion into action for you.

#NCSD2022 #cancercare #cancertreatment #cancersurvivor #epiccare #patientcare #cancerpatient #bayarea #eastbay

But, there’s more…four Medical Oncology and on

But, there’s more…four Medical Oncology and one General Surgery physicians at Epic Care also secured the honors of the 2022 Top Docs! Congrats!

For more about Drs. Melnyk, Niaz, Reddy, Reinganum, and Yan check out their bios on our website, or to read the SF Magazine article, see the link in our bio.

#epiccare #bayarea #topdocs #2022topdocs #cancercare #surgery #sftopdoctors

Epic Care Physicians Named 2022 Bay Area Top Docs!

Epic Care Physicians Named 2022 Bay Area Top Docs!

Congratulations to Epic Care’s very own Radiation Oncologists, Gopal Sachdeva, Uma Swamy, and Valery Uhl, for being recognized as Bay Area’s Top Doctors of 2022!

Each year, San Francisco Magazine partners with Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., a respected healthcare research and information company to ask hundreds of thousands of physicians, academic centers, and hospitals across the nation to nominate their own ‘top docs’.

With thousands of physicians in the local area, what an honor to be counted among the best in the bay!

For more about Drs. Sachdeva, Swamy, and Uhl check out their bios on our website, or to read the SF Magazine article, see the link in our bio.

#epiccare #bayarea #topdocs #2022topdocs #radiationoncology #sftopdoctors #cancercare

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