Dr. Yasmin Sacro, MD
Not yet claimedInternal medicine doctor, Family medicine doctor · Physician (MD)
Denver, CO
Dr. Yasmin Sacro is an internal medicine doctor at Denver Health in Denver, Colorado. She also helps lead the primary care track of the internal medicine residency program.
About Dr. Yasmin Sacro, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026Dr. Yasmin Sacro is an internal medicine doctor in Denver. She practices primary care at the Denver Health Eastside Clinic, serving the Five Points community, and joined Denver Health and the University of Colorado School of Medicine in 2015 (https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/general-internal-medicine/education/primary-care-residency-program/pc-leadership).
She studied at the University of Chicago for both her bachelor's degree and medical school, then completed internal medicine residency and a chief resident year at Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego. Before moving to Denver, she was core faculty for the University of Chicago internal medicine residency program (https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/general-internal-medicine/education/primary-care-residency-program/pc-leadership).
Much of her work involves teaching new doctors. She is an Associate Professor of Medicine, Program Director of the Primary Care Residency Track at Denver Health, and an Associate Program Director for the University of Colorado Internal Medicine Residency Program (https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/general-internal-medicine/education/primary-care-residency-program). In 2018 she received a teaching award voted on by University of Colorado internal medicine residents (https://som.cuanschutz.edu/Profiles/Faculty/Profile/24162).
She keeps a low public profile. No personal website, social media accounts, news coverage, or public statements about vaccines, supplements, or alternative medicine were found. CMS Open Payments records for 2021-2025 show $0 in industry payments across 0 records, which means no reported payments from drug or device companies.
- Primary care at Denver Health
- She provides primary care to patients of the Five Points community at the Denver Health Eastside Clinic and has been with Denver Health and CU School of Medicine since 2015. medschool.cuanschutz.edu
- Residency program leadership
- She is Program Director of the Primary Care Residency Track at Denver Health and an Associate Program Director for the CU Internal Medicine Residency Program. medschool.cuanschutz.edu
- Training background
- She earned her BA and MD at the University of Chicago (medical school class of 2006) and completed internal medicine residency plus a chief year at Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego. medschool.cuanschutz.edu
- Teaching award from residents
- She received the 2018 Daniel H. Bessesen Adult Medicine Award for Excellence in Teaching, voted on by University of Colorado internal medicine residents. som.cuanschutz.edu
- National Health Service Corps
- Her CU program biography lists her as a National Health Service Corps member, a federal program tied to serving communities with limited access to care. medschool.cuanschutz.edu
- Published research on residency
- She is a co-author of a JAMA Network Open study on resident burnout, wellness, professional development, and engagement before and after a new training schedule was introduced. som.cuanschutz.edu
- Board certified internist
- A professional directory describes her as a board certified internist in Denver affiliated with Denver Health. doximity.com
- Insurance accepted
- A practice listing states she accepts 11 insurance plans, including Medicare and Medicaid. doctor.webmd.com
- No industry payments reported
- CMS Open Payments shows $0 in payments from drug or device companies across 0 records for 2021-2025. Such payments are common and legal, but none were reported here. openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
Worth knowing
- Some online directories list her under both internal medicine and family medicine. Every institutional source found describes her training and practice as internal medicine only. som.cuanschutz.edu
- Her Colorado license status and board certification could not be confirmed from open web searches. Patients can verify these directly through the Colorado DORA license lookup and ABMS Certification Matters. dora.colorado.gov
- No disciplinary actions, malpractice verdicts, or criminal matters were found in public searches, but Colorado's licensing records are only searchable through the state's interactive lookup tool, which was not queried directly. apps.colorado.gov
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
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No general payments reported for this NPI from 2021 through 2025.
Sources: denverhealth.org · som.cuanschutz.edu · medschool.cuanschutz.edu · medschool.cuanschutz.edu · medschool.cuanschutz.edu · bucksbauminstitute.uchicago.edu · doximity.com · healthgrades.com. Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.
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Practice location
Denver Health
777 Bannock St
Denver, CO 80204
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