The Trenches Podcasts
Trenches in Transplant Surgery and Trenches in Burn Surgery — Dr. Subedi's evidence-driven shows on machine perfusion, NRP, burn resuscitation, and scar reconstruction.
Listen & learn →501(c)(3) Nonprofit · Delaware File #6952465
Free & reduced-cost surgery for the underserved.
High Criteria Inc. runs on the FSU model — Free and Reduced-Cost Surgery for the Underserved — founded by Dr. Sabin Subedi, a transplant and burn surgeon. We fund surgical care through public education, a working podcast, and generative NFT collections where 100% of proceeds go to the surgical fund.
501(c)(3) NonprofitDelaware File #6952465Founded 2023The FSU Model
What we do
Three ways to meet High Criteria.
Dr. Sabin Subedi, CV
Founder of High Criteria Inc. and Principal Abdominal Organ Procurement Surgeon — training, publications, and community work.
View full CV →NFT Collections
High Criteria Phoenix and The Kind Cut: Blood & Bloom — generative collections on Base. Phoenix is minting soon; The Kind Cut is coming soon. Every mint funds free surgery.
Explore collections →The Founder
Dr. Sabin Subedi,
M.B.B.S., M.S.
Sabin Subedi is a general surgeon with fellowship training in abdominal transplant surgery (UPMC, UTHSC) and burn & reconstructive surgery (UTMB). He currently serves as Principal Abdominal Organ Procurement Surgeon at Transmedics Inc. in the Raleigh-Durham area.
In 2023 he founded High Criteria Inc. to bring free and reduced-cost surgical care to underserved populations. He also produces the Trenches in Transplant Surgery and Trenches in Burn Surgery podcasts and directs High Criteria's NFT fundraising collections.
“No patient should be denied a life-changing surgery because of where they were born or what they can afford.” — Dr. Sabin Subedi, Founder