Dr. Sara Whatley is a family medicine physician. Dr. Whatley’s mission is to provide exceptional primary medical care to her patients and community, that is accessible, affordable, and personalized, from newborns to grandparents and everything in between. Her main focus is preventive care with an emphasis on helping her patients create a lifestyle that promotes health and wellness. She also works with patients with chronic diseases to manage medications, treatments and improve quality of life.
Dr. Whatley is a D.O., doctor of osteopathic medicine. Osteopaths have a patient-centered approach to medicine with focus on the tenants of mind, body and spirit. Emphasizing a whole-person approach to treatment and care, DOs are trained to listen and partner with their patients to help them get healthy and stay well.
Being a DO and having a patient-focused approach to medicine, created a natural transition to a direct primary care (DPC) model for her patients versus the traditional insurance and disease-centered approach to medical care.
*Dr. Whatley does not prescribe narcotics or most controlled substances.
Values
Value based care that elevates the individual to achieve their health and wellness goals.
- Integrity and authenticity
- Value over volume
- Personalized approach to health care
- Developing a wellness plan for the individual and family
- Price transparency
- Community involvement
- Connection, communication and collaboration
My Story
I am Sara Whatley-Dustin, D.O. I have been practicing medicine in Camarillo, CA since 2012. I have always had a passion for helping others. From a young age I understood that one’s health directly effects your quality of life. It has been my life’s mission to help those in need. I chose the path of medicine to achieve this mission. For 10 years I worked within the corporate medicine model. Recognizing early on that we have a broken healthcare system, I still contributed all of my efforts to providing the best care to my patients. I was limited and my goals were not being achieved. Through a DPC (direct primary care) model, I will be able to deliver more exceptional care to more patients, contribute to my community, provide accessible and affordable medical alternatives and elevate the health and wellness of those around me.
Along this journey I also became a certified life coach. My focus with coaching is on health and wellness through the use of strategic intervention. The coaching tools I have learned only help to enhance my medical knowledge and create improved pathways to wellness for my patients and clients. You do not have to be a DPC member to receive coaching.
I am also a wife and mother! Family is my top priority. I believe living my purpose in my family enhances how I contribute and show-up in my career and vice versa. I love being outdoors, active and adventurous. Cooking, reading and spending quality time with my friends and family are my greatest joys.
