Saint Joseph Health Welcomes Dr. Sarah Bissmeyer to Primary Care Team in Lexington

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 24, 2025) – Saint Joseph Health has welcomed Sarah Bissmeyer,  MD, to Saint Joseph Medical Group – Primary Care at the Saint Joseph Office Park in Lexington. Dr. Bissmeyer, a native of Louisville, said her interest in medicine was inspired by family members  and her father’s illness when she was younger.

“I always wanted to do something where I could help people, and I also had an interest in science,” Dr. Bissmeyer said. “My great-grandmother was a nurse during World War II and I heard her stories about what it was like. When I was in middle school, my dad had a stroke and I saw the influence doctors had on his recovery.”

During medical school, Dr. Bissmeyer said she discovered a passion for primary care. “I love preventive medicine,” she said. “I’ve seen people get past the point where we have to treat the disease versus preventing it. That always makes me sad.”

Dr. Bissmeyer enjoys getting to know her patients and working with them as individuals, addressing their needs with compassion and understanding where they are in their journey.

“Compassion is very healing in itself,” she said. “There are multiple layers of health – spiritual, mental and physical – and I think you have to combine them. Getting to know what needs people have is really important in their care. Some people want to be told something in a very blunt way; other people maybe they need more education. You’ve got to get to know a person to find out what’s going to be best for them.”

Dr. Bissmeyer earned her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Kentucky and completed her residency in family medicine at St. Elizabeth Family Medicine in Edgewood. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in biology from the University of Louisville.

Outside of medicine, Dr. Bissmeyer enjoys playing pickleball, ping pong and pool, as well as being involved in arts and crafts.

Dr.  Sarah Bissmeyer will see patients at Saint Joseph Medical Group – Primary Care, located at 1401 Harrodsburg Road, Suite B-160, in Lexington. To schedule an appointment, call 859-276-4486.

About Saint Joseph Health

Saint Joseph Health, part of CommonSpirit Health, is one of the largest and most comprehensive health systems in the Commonwealth of Kentucky with 100 locations in 20 counties, including hospitals, physician groups, clinics, primary care centers, specialty institutes, home health agencies and an ambulatory Care Center. The hospitals in Saint Joseph Health are Flaget Memorial Hospital, Saint Joseph Berea, Saint Joseph East, Saint Joseph Hospital, Saint Joseph Jessamine, Saint Joseph London, Saint Joseph Mount Sterling, and Women’s Hospital at Saint Joseph East. In total, the health system serves patients in 35 counties statewide. Saint Joseph Health is dedicated to providing a wide array of services toward a goal of building a healthier future for all. HI Saint Joseph Health embodies a strong mission and faith-based heritage and works through local partnerships to expand access to care in the communities it serves.

About the Saint Joseph Medical Group

Saint Joseph Medical Group is the employed provider network of Saint Joseph Health with 88 locations in 17 communities throughout central and eastern Kentucky.