Sabin Subedi, M.B.B.S., M.S.

Founder, High Criteria Inc. · highcriteria@gmail.com · Last updated 07/01/2026

Current Position

Principal Abdominal Organ Procurement Surgeon
Transmedics Inc., Raleigh-Durham Area, NC
12/2025 – Present

Education

M.S.
Huashan Hospital, affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
09/2008 – 06/2013
M.B.B.S.
Fudan University, Shanghai, China
09/2003 – 07/2008
Chinese Language
Fudan University, Shanghai, China
09/2002 – 07/2003

Postdoctoral Training

Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship
UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
12/2023 – 11/2025
Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship
UTHSC, Memphis, TN
10/2022 – 06/2023
Burn and Reconstruction Surgery Fellowship
UTMB, Galveston, TX
08/2021 – 07/2022
Acute Burn and Critical Care Surgery Fellowship
UTMB, Galveston, TX
08/2020 – 07/2021
General Surgery Residency
Fudan University, Shanghai, China
09/2010 – 06/2013
Internship
Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
09/2008 – 12/2009
Internship
Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai, China
07/2007 – 06/2008

Professional Positions and Experience

Principal Abdominal Organ Procurement Surgeon
Transmedics Inc., Durham, NC
12/2025 – Present
Procurement Surgeon
Center for Organ Recovery & Education, Pittsburgh, PA
07/2023 – 11/2023
Physician Case Manager
Teladoc Health, Shanghai, China
11/2017 – 07/2020
Junior Surgeon
Shanghai United Family Hospitals and Clinic, Shanghai, China
09/2014 – 11/2017
Surgeon
St. Michael Hospital, Shanghai, China
08/2013 – 07/2014

Certification and Licensure

  • Certificate of OCS Training — Transmedics, Inc.2025
  • Certificate of Organox Metra Training — OrganOx2025
  • Medical Physician and Surgeon License (MD490786) — PA Medical Board2023 – Present
  • Texas Medical Board Physician in Training License2020 – 2022
  • ECFMG Certificate (07979099)2020
  • Certificate of Permanent Registration (9081) — Nepal Medical Council2013
  • Registration of Specialty Qualification in General Surgery (9081) — Nepal Medical Council2014
  • Advanced Laparoscopic Suturing2015
  • Hands-On Laparoscopic/Robotic/Endoscopic Simulation Skills — Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons2015
  • Laparoscopic Suturing Training (LST) — Royal College of Surgeons of England2015

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • American Society of Transplant Surgeons2023 – Present
  • American Burn Association Member2020 – 2022
  • Nepal Medical Council, Board Certified Surgeon2013 – Present

Academic Appointments and Administrative Services

Chief Administrative Transplant Surgery Fellow
UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
Bridged the gap between attending staff and junior fellows/residents. Managed complex inpatient and outpatient care, performed high-volume organ procurements and transplants, and served as an educational leader training junior colleagues.
2024 – 2025
Medical Records Committee Chair
Shanghai United Family Hospitals and Clinics
Oversaw the accuracy and integrity of medical records across Surgery, Medicine, and Pediatrics; collaborated with the HIS team on optimal EHR experience.
2016 – 2017
Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee, Physician Lead Member
Shanghai United Family Hospitals and Clinics
Team of 5 that decreased surgical prophylaxis antibiotic use from more than 60% to less than 10%.
2016 – 2017
IRB Representative for Regional Branch
Shanghai United Family Hospitals and Clinics
Reviewed proposed research methods to ensure ethical conduct.
2016 – 2017
Quality and Safety Committee Board Member
Shanghai United Family Hospitals and Clinics
Led improvement projects within the department alongside the administrative team and Chief Medical Officer.
2016 – 2017
Program Course Director
St. Michael Hospital, Shanghai
Developed and led weekly medical terminology education for nursing and hospital staff, including progress tracking and knowledge assessment.
02/2014 – 08/2014

Honors and Awards

  • Shanghai Municipal Government Scholarship2010
  • Chinese Government Scholarship Program2002

Publications

Does Duct-to-Duct Anastomosis Using an Eversion Technique Reduce Biliary Complications in Living Donor Liver Transplantation: A Prospective Analysis. S. Subedi, G. Packiaraj, V. Gunabushanam, C. Hughes, A. Humar. Accepted poster presentation, WTC 2025, San Francisco, Aug 2–6.
Changes and Future Directions in Liver Transplantation in the United States. Francis Spitz, Stalin Dharmayan, Jason Mial-Anthony, Abiha Abdullah, Charbel Elias, Godwin Packiaraj, Sabin Subedi, Michele Molinari. Livers 2025, 5(1), 7. doi.org/10.3390/livers5010007
Duodenal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: Clinicopathological Characteristics, Surgical Outcomes, Long-Term Survival and Predictors for Adverse Outcomes. Feng Yang, Chen Jin, Zunguo Du, Sabin Subedi, Yongjian Jiang, Ji Li, Yang Di. The American Journal of Surgery, 05/2013. doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.11.010
Risk Factors Analysis of Pancreatic Fistula Related Clinicopathological Characters After Pancreaticoduodenectomy — Master's Thesis, 04/2013. Sabin Subedi, MD.
Gemcitabine-Loaded Albumin Nanospheres (GEM-ANPs) Inhibit PANC-1 Cells In Vitro and In Vivo. Ji Li, Yang Di, Chen Jin, Deliang Fu, Feng Yang, Yongjian Jiang, Lie Yao, Sijie Hao, Xiaoyi Wang, Sabin Subedi, Quanxing Ni. Nano Express, 04/2013.
Multi-Centric Solid-Pseudopapillary Neoplasm of the Pancreas. Hai-Xia Li, Ying Zhang, Zun-Guo Du, Feng Tang, Xiang-Qun Qi, Bo Yin, Yong-Jian Jiang, Feng Yang, Sabin Subedi. Medical Oncology, 12/2012. doi.org/10.1007/s12032-012-0330-9
Emerging Inorganic Nanomaterials for Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment. Feng Yang, Chen Jin, Sabin Subedi, Chong Lek Lee, Qiang Wang, Yongjian Jiang, Ji Li, Yang Di, Deliang Fu. Cancer Treatment Reviews, 10/2012. doi.org/10.1016/j.ctrv.2012.02.003

Oral Presentations

  • Revolutionizing Liver Transplantation: Machine Perfusion and NRP — STI Grand Rounds, Thomas Starzl Transplant Institute, UPMC06/11/2025
  • High-risk patients with redo transplants and ischemic cholangiopathy require meticulous pre-transplant risk assessment — M&M, UPMC02/26/2025
  • Invasive fungal infection of the liver allograft — M&M, UPMC02/19/2025
  • "Small for size syndrome" exacerbating liver dysfunction — M&M, UPMC01/29/2025
  • Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, adenovirus pneumonia, pulmonary/GI hemorrhage, AKI post liver transplant — M&M, UPMC11/05/2024
  • Portal vein thrombus due to low flow and liver allograft explantation/reimplantation — M&M, UPMC10/08/2024
  • Cardiac arrest and hemorrhagic shock from RP hematoma — M&M, UPMC06/2024
  • SB volvulus around the ureter of the transplanted kidney — M&M, UPMC06/2024
  • Primary non-function of kidney — M&M, UPMC06/2024
  • Sudden cardiac death d/t Vtach — M&M, UPMC03/2024
  • Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis — M&M, UPMC03/2024
  • Brain death after Burn injury — M&M, UTMB Galveston04/2021
  • Extremely rare and challenging pancreatic mass: A case report — CME at Yurt, Shanghai United Family Hospital07/2016
  • Why does medicine adopt ineffective and harmful medical practices just to abandon them? — CME at Yurt, Shanghai United Family Hospital11/2015
  • Surgical Site Infection (SSI) — CME at Yurt, Shanghai United Family Hospital11/2014
  • Predictive Factors of Post-pancreatoduodenectomy Pancreatic Fistula: Systematic Review — Journal Club, Huashan Hospital05/2013
  • Fluorescence imaging during surgery — Huashan Hospital Journal Club02/2012
  • Advances in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors — Huashan Hospital Journal Club03/2011

Professional Community Activities

Podcast Producer — Trenches in Transplant Surgery Podcast
Listen on the High Criteria site or on Apple Podcasts
06/2025 – Present
Founder — High Criteria Inc.
Non-profit helping underserved populations requiring surgical treatment thrive through FSU (Free/Reduced-Cost Surgery for the Underserved)
01/2023 – Present
Organizer/Volunteer — Shanghai Nepali Community
Following the 2015 Nepal earthquake, organized a charitable medical and donation program: a health camp for the injured and the building of two new primary schools plus renovation of a high school.
10/2015 – 04/2016

Hobbies and Interests