Overview
Shari Klinger is a board-certified internist with more than 30 years of experience caring for adults. Her work includes broad internal medicine needs as well as HIV/AIDS care, with an emphasis on steady follow-up over time. She speaks English and is licensed in Florida and California.
She earned her M.D. at SUNY Downstate Medical Center through a seven-year B.A.–M.D. program. She completed an internal medicine internship at Pacific Presbyterian Medical Center in San Francisco and an internal medicine residency at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Oakland. Visits on Medispress are completed by video in a HIPAA-compliant app.
Patients often value her calm, attentive style. She focuses on whole-person care and careful listening, especially for people who have felt overlooked in the healthcare system.
About
Across her career, Dr. Klinger has worked in settings that serve different patient needs and levels of access. That range can be helpful in telehealth, where the goal is to understand your context quickly and make a plan that fits your day-to-day life.
- Community health centers
- Private practice
- Urgent care
- Hospital-affiliated programs
Her approach is patient-centered and compassionate. She prioritizes continuity of care and clear next steps, while paying attention to both physical symptoms and emotional wellbeing. Dr. Klinger also brings a mindfulness lens to her work. She is a certified mindfulness meditation teacher and provides mindfulness education to medical residents.
Education & Training
Dr. Klinger’s medical training includes a combined undergraduate and medical pathway and two major West Coast internal medicine programs. She completed her medical degree at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in a seven-year B.A.–M.D. program. She then trained in internal medicine during her internship at Pacific Presbyterian Medical Center in San Francisco and her residency at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Oakland.
If you are meeting her for the first time, it can help to share any past diagnoses, your current medication list, and what you want to prioritize today. That background supports a focused, efficient visit.
Care Areas
Dr. Klinger treats adults for a wide range of internal medicine concerns. Her experience includes general adult primary care and extensive work in HIV/AIDS management. Depending on what you need, a telehealth visit may focus on clarifying symptoms, reviewing prior records, or planning follow-up steps.
Common visit types in her practice include ongoing primary care, follow-up care, and prescription refill appointments when clinically appropriate. If you are looking to understand how refill visits are typically structured, you can also review the Prescription Refill service page for general expectations.
When clinically appropriate, clinicians on the platform may coordinate prescription options through partner pharmacies.
What to Expect in a Telehealth Visit
A telehealth visit is a structured conversation that starts with your main concern and your goals for the appointment. Dr. Klinger may ask about symptom timing, severity, triggers, and what you have tried so far. She may also review your medical history, current medications, allergies, and any recent labs or imaging you can share.
Expect time for questions. Many people find it useful to ask what symptoms would warrant urgent in-person care, what follow-up is recommended, and how to track progress between visits. If you want help planning your questions, the checklist in Top Questions To Ask can be a useful starting point.
Medispress telehealth visits are provided by licensed U.S. clinicians.
Some concerns can be addressed fully in a virtual setting, while others require an in-person exam or testing. If that’s the case, the visit can still be valuable for narrowing possibilities and outlining what to do next. For a broader overview of what telehealth commonly covers, you can read What Telehealth Can Treat.
If you are browsing for this type of adult medical care, you can also explore the Internal Medicine specialty hub or the general Telehealth Appointment service page to understand how visits are organized.
How to Prepare
A little preparation can make your video visit smoother and more productive. Before the appointment, write down your top one to three concerns and any key details you do not want to forget. If you are discussing a long-term condition or HIV care, consider noting recent changes, missed doses (if any), side effects, and the questions you want answered today.
- Make a current medication list, including doses and how you take them.
- Gather relevant records, recent lab results, or discharge summaries if you have them.
- Check your video and audio, and choose a quiet, private space.
- If possible, have a notepad ready for instructions and follow-up steps.
- Upload or message photos in advance if your concern is visual.
If you want more practical setup tips, Smart Ways To Prepare covers common prep steps, and Tech Troubles Tips can help if your connection is unreliable.
Finally, confirm your location details during the visit. Licensure rules can affect care delivery, and Dr. Klinger is licensed in Florida and California.
