Dr. Babak Sarani, MD, Trauma Surgeon
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Dr. Babak Sarani, MD

Surgeon | Surgical Critical Care

5/5(6)
2150 Pennsylvania Ave Nw Suite 6b Washington DC, 20037
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About

Babak Sarani is a Professor of Surgery and Emergency Medicine and the Chief of Trauma Surgery at the George Washington University School of Medicine. He graduated from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in 1997. He then completed his training in General Surgery at GW in 2004. Following this, he completed fellowship training in Trauma and Critical Care Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh. He began his career as an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery, and Critical Care Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. He was recruited back to GW in 2011 where he is the Founder and Director of the Center for Trauma and Critical Care at The George Washington University Hospital. Most recently, he led the effort to establish a level 2 trauma center at VHC.

He specializes in operations in the abdomen, including intestines, gallbladder, and hernias. He is also a specialist in ICU/critical care medicine. His research interests are: firearm injuries and causes of bleeding following injury. 

Education and Training

UC Davis BS 1993

George Washington University MD 1997

Board Certification

Surgical Critical Care (Surgery)

SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS- Surgical Critical Care

Provider Details

Male English, Farsi

Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Professor of Surgery George Washington University 2011 - Present
  • Chief of Trauma/ Acute Care Surgery George Washington University 2011 - Present
  • Chief of Trauma/Acute Care Surgery Virginia Hospital Center 2020 - Present

Treatments

  • Pancreatitis
  • Heart Disease
  • Stroke
  • Cerebrovascular Disease
  • Concussion

Professional Memberships

  • American College of Surgeons  
  • American Association for the Surgery of Trauma  
  • society of critical care medicine  
  • American Trauma Society  

Fellowships

  • University of Pittsburgh (Trauma/Critical Care)

Professional Society Memberships

  • American College of Surgeons; Society of Critical Care Medicine; American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, American Trauma Society

What do you attribute your success to?

  • Mentorship, hard work, a life-long desire to be a surgeon

Favorite Place to Vacation

  • Italy, Dominican Republican

Areas of research

Firearm Injuries

Coagulopathy

 

 

Dr. Babak Sarani, MD's Practice location

2150 Pennsylvania Ave Nw Suite 6b -
Washington, DC 20037
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