Coleen Sabatini, MD, MPH

Dr. Coleen Sabatini is dedicated to caring for children with musculoskeletal problems both domestically and abroad and believes that all children should have access to high quality, safe, and affordable orthopaedic care. She is a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon based at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland (BCHO) in Oakland, California.  Dr. Sabatini's clinical focus includes a wide range of pediatric orthopaedic conditions, with particular interests in pediatric trauma/fractures, musculoskeletal infection, and clubfoot and other pediatric foot deformities.  Dr. Sabatini's research focuses on health equity/disparities, global health, pediatric trauma prevention and treatment, and improving access to, and quality of, care for children with musculoskeletal conditions, particularly for those in low-resource environments.   Her global surgery work is primarily based in Uganda, where she has been working since 2013 and is based on collaborative work to strengthen pediatric musculoskeletal care through education and research.  In addition to serving on the Executive Committee of the UCSF Institute for Global Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Dr. Sabatini serves as the Vice Chair of Health Equity and Academic Affairs for the UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and is Co-Director of the UCSF Center for Health Equity in Surgery and Anesthesia.

External Leadership Roles:
AAOS International Committee; Chair of the International Committee
Miracle Feet Medical Advisory Board; Research Committee, Strategic Research Initiativs Committee
Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America; Past-Chair of Children's Orthopedic in Underserved Regions Committee