Dr. Natalie Sanders, DO
Not yet claimedGeriatrician · Physician (DO)
Salt Lake City, UT
Dr. Natalie Sanders is a geriatrics doctor at University of Utah Health in Salt Lake City. She cares for older adults with fainting, falls, and frailty, and she directs the university's geriatrics fellowship training program.
About Dr. Natalie Sanders, DO
Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026Dr. Natalie A. Sanders, DO, is a geriatrician with University of Utah Health in Salt Lake City. She is an Associate Professor in the Division of Geriatrics and is board certified in both internal medicine and geriatric medicine. She also sees patients in Stansbury Park, Utah.
She trained at the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in Pomona, California, then completed internal medicine residency at the University of Utah (2002-2005), where she was chosen as chief medical resident. After about three years working as a general internist, she returned for a geriatric medicine fellowship at University of Utah Health (2009-2010).
Much of her public work focuses on falls in older adults. She served as a geriatrician on the University of Utah Faint and Fall Clinic team, published research on atrial fibrillation as a risk factor for falls, and co-authored a questionnaire measuring caregivers' fear of older adults falling. In a University of Utah Health "The Scope" segment on fall prevention, she discussed fall risk assessment, physical therapy, home changes, and free community fall-prevention classes.
She directs the university's ACGME-accredited Geriatric Medicine Fellowship, including the VA GRECC Advanced Fellowship track, and co-leads a fourth-year medical student geriatrics elective. Under CMS Open Payments for 2021-2025, no industry payments were recorded for her (0 records, $0).
- Board certifications
- Board certified in internal medicine and geriatric medicine, according to her official University of Utah Health profile. healthcare.utah.edu
- Geriatrics fellowship director
- Serves as Program Director of the University of Utah's ACGME-accredited Geriatric Medicine Fellowship, including the VA GRECC Advanced Fellowship track. medicine.utah.edu
- Falls and fainting clinic
- Worked as the geriatrician on the University of Utah Faint and Fall Clinic team, which the university describes as the first multidisciplinary clinic of its kind. healthcare.utah.edu
- Research on falls
- First author of a 2012 study in Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology finding atrial fibrillation to be an independent risk factor for non-accidental falls in older patients. onlinelibrary.wiley.com
- Public fall-prevention advice
- In a University of Utah Health "The Scope" segment, she described fall risk assessment, physical therapy, home modification, and free fall-prevention classes through Salt Lake County Aging Services. healthcare.utah.edu
- Teaching role
- Co-leads the fourth-year medical student geriatrics elective with Dr. Linda Edelman through the Utah Geriatric Education Consortium. nursing.utah.edu
- Age-Friendly Health Systems work
- Participates, with Dr. Timothy Farrell, in a Yale University subaward advancing patient-centered care within Age-Friendly Health Systems at U of U Health. nursing.utah.edu
- No industry payments recorded
- CMS Open Payments shows $0 across 0 records for 2021-2025. Industry payments are common and legal; none were reported here. openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
- Practice locations
- Listed as practicing in Salt Lake City and Stansbury Park, Utah, and affiliated with University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics. optum.com
Worth knowing
- Third-party directories carry conflicting details: MD.com lists a 2002 degree from West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, which conflicts with her official University of Utah bio naming the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, and Zocdoc lists her credential as "MD" rather than "DO." These appear to be directory errors. md.com
- No license discipline, malpractice judgments, or criminal matters were found in open web sources. The research did not include a direct check of the Utah Division of Professional Licensing system or court dockets, so this is "nothing found" rather than a confirmed clear record. secure.utah.gov
- No independent news coverage, society leadership roles, guideline committee work, or awards were found. Her public-facing content comes from her employer's own channels. healthcare.utah.edu
- A LinkedIn profile listing "Natalie Sanders" at University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics exists, but it does not state a degree or specialty, so the match to this clinician is probable rather than confirmed. linkedin.com
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
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No general payments reported for this NPI from 2021 through 2025.
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Practice location
University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics
50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City, UT 84132
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