ABOUT
Dr. 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.
That journey changed everything.
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.”
WHAT SAKINAH MEANS
Sakinah — سكينة — is an Arabic word meaning peace, calm, and tranquility.
That name was chosen intentionally.
Because when your body feels unfamiliar, when your health feels confusing, and when you have spent months or years trying to figure out what is wrong — peace can feel very far away.
Sakinah Health was created to be a place where you can exhale. Where your symptoms are taken seriously. Where your care is built around you — not around fear, shame, or pressure.
The goal was never just weight loss.
It was always to help you feel more at home in your body again.
What Patients Can Expect
At Sakinah Health, you will not be dismissed, rushed, or handed a generic protocol.
You can expect care that is thoughtful, personal, and grounded in both medical evidence and real-life understanding.
A physician who listens
Your symptoms, history, frustrations, and goals matter.
Plain-language explanations
You will understand what we are looking at and why it matters.
A plan built around your body
Your care is based on your labs, symptoms, body composition, goals, and real life.
Support that evolves with you
As your body changes, your plan can change too.
This is care for patients who are ready to stop guessing and start understanding what their body needs now.
