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FARZANEH SABI
Listen to this articleKaiser Permanente
Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
Dr. Farzaneh Sabi’s career as a physician leader in Maryland reflects a blend of mission-driven service, clinical excellence, strategic vision and deep compassion for patients. As associate medical director and an OB-GYN physician with Kaiser Permanente and the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, she has built everything she does around improving patient care and the lives of the communities she serves.
Sabi’s leadership journey began in the U.S. Navy, where she developed a disciplined, mission-centered approach to medicine. A board-certified OB-GYN, she has been repeatedly recognized as a Top Doctor and a top performer in patient satisfaction. Her portfolio has spanned hospital operations, perioperative services and professional contracting and network strategy, with accountability for an outside medical expenses budget of more than $1.2 billion, and she has been tapped by leadership to transform entire service lines.
In one such effort, Sabi rebuilt a struggling psychiatry team strained by a coronavirus pandemic surge in demand and the departure, amid burnout, of roughly half its providers. She created an external mental health provider network, strengthened morale among the remaining providers and rebuilt internal staffing to full capacity by 2025, returning the department to a thriving, high-performing team.
A leading advocate for safer, more culturally competent care for veterans, Sabi has delivered eight continuing medical education activities on military culture, veteran health, suicide prevention and toxic exposure. She built a clinician-friendly framework for identifying and supporting patients with toxic exposures, with tools embedded in the electronic medical record, and developed exposure questionnaires for veterans and first responders to enable more accurate, timely and compassionate care.
Sabi also designed and implemented the Advanced Care at Home program, launched in 2019, which proved transformational during the pandemic.
