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Sara Elizabeth Mixter

Sara Elizabeth Mixter, MD, MPH

PediatricsInternal Medicine

Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Infant 0-2
  • Child 3-12
  • Adolescent 13-17
  • Young Adult 18-25
  • Adult 26-64
  • Older Adult 65+

Languages

  • English

Gender

Female

Johns Hopkins Affiliations:

  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty

About Sara Elizabeth Mixter

Professional Titles

  • Medical Director, Pediatric Complex Care Collaborative

Primary Academic Title

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Johns Hopkins Physician

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Background

Dr. Sara Mixter is Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her areas of clinical expertise are internal medicine, pediatrics, and primary care for adults with developmental disabilities and other complex childhood-onset conditions. She is the director of the Hopkins PACT (Pediatric-informed Adult Care and Transition) Clinic. Dr. Mixter is also the medical director of the Pediatric Complex Care Collaborative (PC3) for the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.

Dr. Mixter received her A.B. from Harvard College. She earned her M.D. from Harvard Medical School and M.P.H. from the Harvard School of Public Health. She completed her residency at Johns Hopkins as part of the inaugural group of trainees in the Urban Health Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program.

Her research interests include transitions of care for adolescents with special healthcare needs and education for residents and medical students, especially in primary care and complex care.

Dr. Mixter has served as the Assistant Chief of Service for the Longcope firm of the Osler Medical Housestaff Training Program (2015-16), as well as Assistant Program Director for Ambulatory Education (2014-15).

Research Interests

Care for patients with developmental disabilities, Primary care education, Quality of healthcare

Lab Website

Sara Mixter Lab

  • Research in the Sara Mixter Lab focuses on primary care medical education, particularly quality improvement, high-value care and care transitions for adolescents with developmental disabilities and other special health care needs.

Honors

  • Student Teaching Award, Johns Hopkins Department of Medicine, 2013
  • Baltimore Magazine Top Doctors, Internal Medicine, 2021
  • Early Career Physician Award, American College of Physicians, Maryland Chapter, 2023

Professional Activities

  • High-Value Care Committee, Johns Hopkins Department of Medicine, Co-director
  • Housestaff Training Program, Johns Hopkins Department of Medicine, Assistant Chief of Service
  • Patient-Centered Medical Home Accountable Care Organization (PCMH-ACO) Roundtable, Member

Locations

  1. Levi Watkins, Jr., M.D., Outpatient Center
  2. Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
    • 10753 Falls Road, Pavilion II, Ste 325, Lutherville, MD 21093
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Expertise

Education

  • Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Medicine and Pediatrics, 2014
  • Medical Education: Harvard Medical School, MD, 2010
  • Graduate School: Harvard School of Public Health, MPH, 2010

Board Certifications

  • Pediatric Hospital Medicine: American Board of Pediatrics, 2022
  • Internal Medicine: American Board of Internal Medicine, 2014
  • Pediatrics: American Board of Pediatrics, 2014

Insurance

Please contact the location directly to confirm your health plan is accepted.
Search plans
  • Aetna
  • CareFirst
  • Cigna
  • First Health
  • Geisinger Health Plan
  • HealthSmart/Accel
  • Johns Hopkins Health Plans
  • MultiPlan
  • Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
  • Point Comfort Underwriters
  • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
  • Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)

Ratings & Reviews

5 out of 5

61 ratings, 37 reviews

The Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to physician related questions on the national CG-CAHPS Medical Practice patient experience survey through Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score. Comments are also gathered from our CG-CAHPS Medical Practice Survey through Press Ganey and displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

Overall Rating by Patient
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Provider Explained Things Clearly
Provider Knew Medical History
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    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 3/18/2026

    Dr. Mixter was very nice to me last visit.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 2/24/2026

    Dr. Mixter is awesome. Her secretary [staff] is awesome they both are caring,compassionate and professional.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 2/6/2026

    Dr. Mixter is so easy to talk to and share my concerns about my health. She is curious and asks excellent questions to learn the whole picture rather than just treating the obvious symptoms.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 1/21/2026

    She works great with the patient with intellectualDisability, the family and the residential provider

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 1/16/2026

    Kind and helpful

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 1/14/2026

    Dr. Mixter is a very compassionate and skilled provider.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 1/14/2026

    Dr Sara is the Best Doctor everyone would pray to have. She is so sensitive, human, humble. She will take her time to assess the patient with smile on her face. I am short of words, she is amazing and full of knowledge, etc. I will highly recommend her to everybody.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 1/13/2026

    Hopkins is Beyond Blessed to have the Awsome Amazing Dr. Sara Barnes Mixter AND YOU ALL BETTER TREAT HER RIGHT. MY MOM WROTE THIS ON MY BEHALF AND NURSE [staff] WHO BRINGS ME TO ALL MY APPTS SECONDS THE MOTION. WE ALL HAVE SPOKEN.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 1/8/2026

    Exceptional in every way!

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 1/7/2026

    Very pleased

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 1/7/2026

    My daughter responds very well to Dr. Mixter because she is kind, thorough, and attentive.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 12/30/2025

    Very good listener, singer, care provider

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 12/30/2025

    Dr Mixter makes me feel like my son Wesley, who has autism, is her only patient, when I know she is a PCP In a very busy department.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 12/23/2025

    Dr. Mixter is an awesome provider! She is always there when we need her. She treats my daughter with dignity and respect and sees my daughter as a productive member of society. I wish all doctors were like Dr. Mixter.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 12/12/2025

    Dr Mixter is great and very easy to talk to.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 12/3/2025

    Sarah Mixter is a phenimenal doctor and we are so grateful we found her.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 11/26/2025

    Dr. Mixter is wonderful. She's kind considerate, very smart very knowledgeable and took an interest in everything I said and every question I had. I look forward to seeing her and I am very comfortable with her. She's the best.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 11/19/2025

    Dr. Mixter is terrific. She is happy to go the extra mile, which we really appreciate.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 11/18/2025

    She is awesome

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 11/14/2025

    We love Dr. Mixter she is the best

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 11/14/2025

    A very qualified person

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 11/14/2025

    Dr. Mixter is an excellent Physician

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 10/29/2025

    Dr Mixter was fantastic. She was extremely attentive and respectful. Extremely knowledgeable and kind.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 10/29/2025

    Dr Mixter is amazing. She is so smart, caring and genuinely interested in my son's life. He feels so comfortable with her and they have conversations when I leave the room so he can share his private health concerns as a young adult.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 10/21/2025

    She is wonderful and very nice. She really care about her patients. She explains everything to you if you don't understand. And provide you with information as needed.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 10/10/2025

    Always willing to listen and help with my issues

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 10/8/2025

    Dr. Mixter is very compassionate, knowledgeable and caring.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 9/9/2025

    Excellent, professional and compassionate.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 9/4/2025

    Excellent provider! Professional, patient, informational, and caring. Dr. Mixter is a wonderful physician!

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 8/26/2025

    Dr Mixer is an absolute blessing to caregivers of people living with extra needs and to the individuals themselves.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 8/26/2025

    The best doctor for this case

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 7/23/2025

    I think she's very nice and caring for me for the last few years.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 7/15/2025

    Considerate and professional and kind and well knowledgeable of his issues and illnesses

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 6/6/2025

    Outstanding customer service

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 6/4/2025

    Dr. Mixter and her team were excellent!

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 5/9/2025

    I love my provider

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 5/6/2025

    Excellent; fortunate to have Dr. Mixter as my primary care physician