Dr.N.Sardir

Episode 16 - From Burned-Out Hospitals to DPC Freedom: Dr. Nadia Sardir's Bethesda Journey

DPC| Primary Care| DPC Podcast
December 12, 2025•2 min read

If you are a physician ready to escape the metrics and burnout of traditional healthcare, or a patient struggling to find care for complex issues like perimenopause, this episode is your antidote.

Dr. Nadia Sardir shares her inspiring story of leaving hospital medicine to launch her Direct Primary Care practice, Bethesda Modern Primary Care. Discover how she reclaimed her joy in medicine, found her professional 'tribe', and is now fighting to close the massive gaps in women’s health care.

You’ll learn:

  • The Freedom of DPC: Dr. Sardir details her journey from the burnout of hospital medicine where she felt trapped by metrics and RVUs to founding a Direct Primary Care (DPC) practice that allows her to practice medicine on her own terms.

  • Filling the Gaps in Women's Health: A deep dive into Dr. Sardir's pecial interest in filling the huge gaps in care for menopause and perimenopause, and her commitment to making treatment for these stages standard, not the exception.

  • Finding Your DPC Tribe: The immediate and powerful sense of community and camaraderie that Dr. Sardir found at the DPC summit, describing the atmosphere as "something between a reunion, a wedding and a conference".

  • Your Medical Quarterback: Why every person, especially women, needs an advocate and a "quarterback" in their primary care doctor to ensure self-care is a priority and not a luxury.


Dr. Sardir's story serves as a powerful testament to reclaiming joy in medicine and building a practice where physicians are truly listened to and can focus on the patient. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in a more fulfilling and sustainable way to practice and receive primary care.


Guest Resources & Socials

Website: bethesdadoctor.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drnadiasirdar/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/drnadiasirdar

FB: https://www.facebook.com/nadiasirdarmd/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@drnadiasirdar

You can book a free 15-minute discovery call with Dr. Sardir to see if Bethesda Modern Primary Care is the right fit for you.


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Dr. Gonzalez was born in NYC, but grew up in Virginia. She graduated from the University of Virginia and Eastern Virginia Medical School before completing her Family Medicine residency and Geriatrics Fellowship in 2002 at USC in Columbia, SC. She worked in Morganton, NC for 5 years at Burke Primary Care. After that, she headed the Primary Care Department at A Woman's View for 13 years and taught part time at the Geriatrics Fellowship in Morganton. She appreciates the privilege of working with her patients to improve their health, independence, and quality of life. She is Board Certified in Family Medicine and has a Certificate of Added Qualification in Geriatrics.

Anne Gonzalez

Dr. Gonzalez was born in NYC, but grew up in Virginia. She graduated from the University of Virginia and Eastern Virginia Medical School before completing her Family Medicine residency and Geriatrics Fellowship in 2002 at USC in Columbia, SC. She worked in Morganton, NC for 5 years at Burke Primary Care. After that, she headed the Primary Care Department at A Woman's View for 13 years and taught part time at the Geriatrics Fellowship in Morganton. She appreciates the privilege of working with her patients to improve their health, independence, and quality of life. She is Board Certified in Family Medicine and has a Certificate of Added Qualification in Geriatrics.

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