Sabrina E. Sanchez, MD, MPH

Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Sabrina Sanchez, MD, MPH, is a trauma and acute care surgeon and surgical intensivist at Boston Medical Center and an Associate Professor of Surgery at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from the University of Illinois School of Medicine and completed general surgery residency at the University of Washington Medical Center. Dr. Sanchez subsequently completed fellowship training in surgical critical care at the University of Michigan Hospitals. She also holds a master of public health (MPH) degree from the University of Washington. Dr. Sanchez was the recipient of the 2019 Boston University Medical Group New Faculty Excellence Award, which recognizes clinical excellence and exceptional contributions to Boston Medical Center and its patients. Her expertise spans the broad range of her clinical specialty. In addition, Dr. Sanchez has a specific interest in the care of geriatric patients as well as surgical palliative care and medical ethics. She is actively involved in research, including work related to evaluating and mitigating the effects of social determinants of health on vulnerable populations and promoting patient-centered care and shared decision-making in surgery. Through her efforts and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion on the Boston University Medical campus and at the national level, Dr. Sanchez is also focused on recruitment and promotion of surgeons from under-represented backgrounds as a key way to address inequities in care.

Publications

  • Published 2/13/2026

    Smith SM, Pinkes N, Maaneb de Macedo K, Froehle L, Torres C, Herrera-Escobar JP, Hwabejire J, Sanchez SE, Scantling DR. Mind over Matter: Mental Scars and Outcomes after Firearm Injury. J Am Coll Surg. 2026 Mar 01; 242(3):618-627. PMID: 41071578.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 2/12/2026

    Madakasira SS, Stolarski AE, Saillant NN, Scantling DR, Sanchez SE, Ong CJ, Feldman J, Sperry JL, Torres CM. Whole Blood-Based Resuscitation and Mortality in Patients with Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage. J Am Coll Surg. 2026 Feb 12. PMID: 41677120.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 12/17/2025

    Rafaqat W, Simpson MK, Nzenwa IC, Arda Y, Panossian VS, Ilkhani S, Anderson GA, Herrera Escobar J, Sanchez SE, Hwabejire JO. Prolonged opioid use in trauma patients: A multicenter cohort study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Dec 17. PMID: 41417645.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 8/24/2025

    Zavala Wong G, Rosenauer S, Church C, Sherifali D, Racey M, Grider K, Moreno AN, LaGrone LN, Bixby P, Bonne S, Bulger EM, Cain JG, Chastek J, Coleman JR, Costantini TW, Cozzi N, Davis KA, Dicker RA, Dorlac WC, Van Eaton E, Eriksson E, Evans S, Foster SM, Goodloe JM, Haut ER, Jarman M, Johnson A, Kotagal M, Krause M, Kubasiak JC, Lang K, Leigh AB, Mangat HS, Marvel DM, Michetti CP, Moran V, Moreno AN, Oczkowski SJ, Person MA, Price MA, Punch LJ, Racey M, Ray BL, Redmond D, Reinhart LK, Rhodes H, Rhodes B, Rubiano AM, Sanchez S, Sarani B, Shelton E, Spain DA, Staudenmayer K, Stein DM, Valenzuela J, Villarreal CL, Wells JL, Wong GZ, Young LS. A Better Way: Initial Acceptability Testing of Using Artificial Intelligence Tools to Accelerate Development of Trauma Clinical Guidance. medRxiv. 2025 Aug 24. PMID: 40894121.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 8/24/2025

    Guido JM, Krause M, Frankel B, Hillmer E, Knight AW, Grider K, Moreno AN, LaGrone LN, Bixby P, Bonne S, Bulger EM, Cain JG, Chastek J, Coleman JR, Costantini TW, Cozzi N, Davis KA, Dicker RA, Dorlac WC, Van Eaton E, Eriksson E, Evans S, Foster SM, Goodloe JM, Haut ER, Jarman M, Johnson A, Kotagal M, Krause M, Kubasiak JC, Lang K, Leigh AB, Mangat HS, Marvel DM, Michetti CP, Moran V, Moreno AN, Oczkowski SJ, Person MA, Price MA, Punch LJ, Racey M, Ray BL, Redmond D, Reinhart LK, Rhodes H, Rhodes B, Rubiano AM, Sanchez S, Sarani B, Shelton E, Spain DA, Staudenmayer K, Stein DM, Valenzuela J, Villarreal CL, Wells JL, Wong GZ, Young LS. Application of Evidence into Practice in Trauma: The Purpose to Practice (P2P) Approach to Consensus Generation. medRxiv. 2025 Aug 24. PMID: 40894154.

    Read at: PubMed

View All 113 Publications:   View Full Profile in BUMC

Websites

Education

  • University of Illinois, Chicago, MD
  • University of Washington School of Public Health, MPH
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, BS

View all profiles