United States
Sarah Pirkle, MD — posting under the handle @sarahpirklemd — is a Seattle-based orthopedic surgery resident who has built a cross-platform following across YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok by blending medical education with candid residency-life content.
Total Followers -0.2%
293K
Across Instagram, TikTok
Primary Platform
148K followers · 51% of audience
Engagement
3.4%
vs. 1.5% category median
Sponsorship Tier
Mid
Est. $3K–$7.4K / IG post
| Window | TikTok | Combined | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 7 days | -222 -0.1% | +0 +0.0% | +0 +0.0% | -222 |
| Last 30 days | -636 -0.4% | +0 +0.0% | +0 +0.0% | -636 |
| Last 90 days | -281 -0.2% | +1K +0.8% | +0 +0.0% | +834 |
| Last 365 days | -281 -0.2% | +1K +0.8% | +0 +0.0% | +834 |
Daily follower snapshots from CreatorDB's longitudinal index.
Sarah Pirkle, MD — posting under the handle @sarahpirklemd — is a Seattle-based orthopedic surgery resident who has built a cross-platform following across YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok by blending medical education with candid residency-life content. Her posts sit at the intersection of clinical realism and relatable lifestyle coverage: one moment she is walking followers through the reality of orthopedic training and hand surgery safety tips, the next she is sharing outfit-of-the-day content referencing Aritzia hauls or Olivia Rodrigo. That tonal range — equal parts 'bone doc' and millennial woman navigating a demanding career — is central to her appeal and distinguishes her from more didactic medical creators.
Sarahpirklemd reaches an audience concentrated in United States primarily through YouTube, and is best activated via Instagram Reels and Stories, TikTok branded content. Their sponsorship history skews toward Medical apparel / scrubs, a clear signal of fit for brands in those categories. Demonstrated partners include Jaanuu. Engagement on YouTube runs around 3.3%, which points to an audience better suited to category-relevant, mid-funnel campaigns than to pure-reach buys. The channel's mix of Instagram Reels and Stories and TikTok branded content lets a sponsor choose between short awareness placements and longer, more detailed integrations. Because the audience follows education content rather than arriving through untargeted reach, sponsorships that match the channel's subject matter tend to convert more efficiently than broad placements. A consistent, on-topic posting focus gives sponsors a predictable, brand-safe environment, lowering placement risk compared with broad, general-interest channels. Campaigns here are best measured on qualified engagement and consideration within the niche rather than on raw impression volume. For United States-focused brands in Medical apparel / scrubs and related categories, Sarahpirklemd offers a defined, creative-fit audience rather than broad, low-intent impressions.
Benchmark estimates for a creator at Sarahpirklemd's tier (Mid, 293K combined followers, United States). Pulled from CreatorDB's category benchmarks.
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Yes, sarahpirklemd is a real physician currently completing an orthopedic surgery residency. Her content documents the genuine day-to-day experience of surgical training, and she consistently notes that her views are her own and not those of any institution.
She specializes in orthopedic surgery, the field focused on bones, joints, and the musculoskeletal system. That specialty is exactly why she brands herself the "Bone Doc" — a shorthand that instantly signals her medical identity to new viewers on TikTok and Instagram.
The nickname is a direct reference to her specialty: orthopedic surgeons deal primarily with bones and the musculoskeletal system. She uses it as a quick, memorable label on TikTok to stand out in a sea of general medical creators and make her niche immediately obvious.
She is based in Seattle, Washington, where she is completing her orthopedic surgery residency. Both her Instagram and TikTok bios explicitly pin her to Seattle, and her content reflects life in that city alongside her surgical training.
Jaanuu is a medical apparel brand known for fashion-forward, high-performance scrubs designed for healthcare professionals. Sarahpirklemd is an official Jaanuu ambassador, a natural fit given her regular OOTD-in-scrubs posts and her broader identity as a stylish woman navigating surgical residency.
She mixes both — alongside residency and orthopedic surgery content, she posts outfit-of-the-day content tagging brands like Aritzia and references pop culture including Olivia Rodrigo. That blend of medicine and everyday life is a big part of why she appeals beyond just a medical professional audience.
Her content around women in medicine and life as a female surgical resident speaks directly to an audience underserved by traditional surgery content online. Hashtags like #womeninmedicine and #orthopedicsurgeon draw in medical students and aspiring surgeons who are specifically looking for female role models in a male-dominated specialty.
She explicitly disclaims that her views are her own, signaling that her content is personal perspective rather than professional medical guidance. Videos like her hand safety warning are framed as awareness content — encouraging viewers to be careful rather than offering diagnosis or treatment recommendations.
She posts regularly on both Instagram and TikTok, with six-figure audiences on each platform. Her TikTok engagement runs well above the category average, suggesting her short-form video style connects especially strongly with that audience.
Her audience is overwhelmingly female and concentrated in the 18–34 age range, which aligns closely with medical students, residents, and early-career healthcare workers. While U.S. viewers make up the bulk of her following, she also draws audiences from the UK, Canada, and beyond.
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