Dr. Madeline Sands is a family medicine physician practicing at the Gabriel Park clinic. Family medicine allows her to treat individual patients in the context of their family and community. Her focus is always on giving the patient the best care.

A native Arizonian, she graduated from Arizona State University with a B.A. in anthropology and an M.A. in global health. As a Marshall Scholar, she attended the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine where she received her Ph.D. Her research and articles concern disease control and behavior change in the public health context. She completed her medical training at the University of Arizona in Tucson. During medical school, she worked with underserved populations, practiced integrative medicine and studied infectious diseases at the CDC. She has also co-founded a medical clinic serving those experiencing homelessness and directed another clinic caring for asylum seekers in the United States.

Dr. Sands has lived and worked in Guatemala, South Africa, Cyprus and England. She has traveled widely, and always makes sure to send postcards home. Her cooking is inspired by the places she’s lived, the countries she’s visited and the destinations still left on her bucket list.

Outside of medicine, Dr. Sands runs, plays basketball, paints and loves her golden retrievers. She also cheers for her beloved Arizona sports teams, knowing that heartbreak is inevitable. When not in clinic, she tries to read everything interesting.