MSDC Member Profile: Dr. Sarah Hogan April 30, 2026
Written by MSDC Staff
1. Why do you belong to MSDC? What made you join, and what keeps you engaged?
Prior to medical school I earned a graduate degree and worked in health policy, so I came to medicine with an understanding of how policy shapes nearly every aspect of how we care for patients and how we sustain our practices. I joined MSDC because of its commitment to making DC a great place to practice medicine, and the wellbeing of our patients.
What keeps me engaged is the unique access it provides. MSDC convenes hospital system leaders, policymakers, and physicians in the same room. That kind of cross-sector dialogue is where meaningful change happens. And the colleagues I have met along the way are collaborative, generous, and exceptionally bright.
2. If you could have dinner with any historical figure (medical or otherwise), who would it be and what would you ask them?
Dr. Ana Aslan, a Romanian physician who pioneered the study of systemic and skin aging at a time when medicine had not yet framed aging as worthy of serious scientific inquiry. She built a laboratory and by the 1950s formulated topical products designed to address age-related skin changes at the cellular level. Nearly a century later, we are still defining what she started, now through the language of the hallmarks of aging.
I would ask her: looking at the global cosmeceutical and longevity medicine fields today, what question does she think remains unanswered? And if she had access to one modern tool (genomics, advanced imaging, etc.), what would she have done with it?
3. What's one piece of advice you'd give to a physician just starting their practice in the DC area?
Washington DC is a formidable market. Patients here are discerning and have no shortage of options. The regulatory environment is complex, and the cost of doing business is among the steepest in the country. Build your clinical reputation first. Invest in your brand and your operating systems. The practices that do well in this city are the ones patients trust.