Sterling L. Humphrey, MD, is a Thoracic Surgeon for Sutter Health.  He joined the staff at Sutter Roseville Medical Center and Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento in September 2018.  Dr. Humphrey completed his Bachelor of Science in Biology from Portland State University and was awarded the Doctorate of Medicine from Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, OR.  Dr. Humphrey completed his training in both General Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of California, Davis in Sacramento, CA and is Board Certified in General Surgery. His professional interests are surgical management of both lung and esophageal cancer, foregut, complex chest wall reconstruction, and robotic surgery.  

Dr. Humphrey has received multiple academic honors, including the Outstanding Clinical Research Award, Outstanding Teaching Award and Inspirational Resident Mentorship Award.  He very active in multiple professional  committees and activities related to Thoracic Surgery. He was elected by his peers to be a Board Member for the Northern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons and is a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.  Dr. Humphrey has published numerous articles, manuscripts and book chapters and has given and continues to give multiple professional lectureships.

Since his time with SMG, he has become increasingly active in leadership. Currently, he is the director of the smoking cessation program, codirector of robotics, core faculty for the general surgery residency, and chair of the cancer committee. In addition, he is an active board member with SMG as well as a service line division vice president.

Dr. Humphrey and his wife have two children, born and raised in Sacramento, and are extremely excited to become a part of the Roseville, Rocklin and Lincoln Community. His aspirations are to remain on the cutting edge of medical technology and provide our community with a center of excellence for Thoracic Oncology.