Esra Shermadou, DO

Dr. Esra Shermadou is a board-certified Family Medicine and Obesity Medicine physician who believes healthcare should feel personal, not rushed or transactional.

As the founder of Sakinah Health, she created a space where patients can speak freely, ask questions without judgment, and feel truly cared for.

My own health journey changed the way I practice medicine. After navigating my own cancer journey, I did not just want to "get through it." I wanted to rebuild. I wanted to understand how to care for my body in a way that supported strength, energy, confidence, and long-term health.

The hormonal changes that came with that season affected my body in ways I did not expect. My weight changed. The things that used to work no longer worked the same way. It was difficult, frustrating, and at times incredibly isolating to feel like something had shifted — and to not feel fully understood.

That experience shaped the way I listen to patients now.

Strength training became more than exercise. Nutrition became more than a list of rules. Hormone health became more than a lab value. And caring for my body became less about chasing an ideal and more about learning how to support the body I was living in.

It gave me a deeper understanding of what so many patients feel when they say, "I just don't feel like myself anymore."