Colleen Foy-Sterling, MD

Bio

I studied Anthropology (the study of people), Spanish and Latin American Studies in College and have lived in Costa Rica, Brazil, and Puerto Rico. After college I worked in a Migrant Health Center in Wisconsin as a bilingual health educator and became interested in health care. My entry into Family Medicine was not a direct path. I hope my past careers and experiences continue to color my practice style. I enjoy getting to know my patients and learning how I can best meet their health care needs. I started with Kaiser Santa Rosa in 2006, after many years working primarily in Community Health Centers in San Francisco and Petaluma. My practice has always included patients from all over the world and I particularly enjoy cross-cultural medicine. I speak Spanish and Portuguese.

If I do not find the answers you are seeking, or you are frustrated with something (that I have done or that is due to the health care system as a whole), let me know and, hopefully, we can work out a solution.

I chose family medicine because I wanted to work with people of all ages.