Washington, DC - Metro Area
Adheesh A. Sabnis, MD, FACS
Board Certified in Surgery & Clinical Informatics
Bridging surgical expertise and health technology to enhance perioperative workflows, clinical documentation, and patient care.
Washington, DC - Metro Area
Board Certified in Surgery & Clinical Informatics
Bridging surgical expertise and health technology to enhance perioperative workflows, clinical documentation, and patient care.
I am a General Surgeon and board-certified Clinical Informaticist with a focus on leveraging technology to enhance perioperative and hospital workflows. Currently serving on the technology team for a multi-specialty medical group, I specialize in integrating digital tools and e-signature solutions to improve patient care and clinical documentation.
I serve as Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery at George Washington University, Vice-Chairman of Surgery at Trinity Health Holy Cross Hospital, and a frequent presenter on personal knowledge management in medicine. I have been practicing surgery for over 20 years, with deep expertise in minimally invasive and bariatric procedures.
Outside medicine, I enjoy amateur astronomy, ham radio, electronic music, and supporting youth development through scouting.
The word "doctor" means teacher. I treat every patient as a student — educating them about their surgical condition in a way that simplifies complex concepts, so they can make truly informed decisions and actively direct their own care.
I believe our healthcare system improves when every provider treats patients as though they were their own family member. When we recognize that our patients are someone's loved one, we instinctively work harder to find disease, treat it, and minimize suffering.
I have the soul of an engineer. I constantly seek to improve daily workflows by embracing technology and using it to maximize efficiency — and I motivate colleagues to do the same. They often turn to me for IT and informatics guidance.
Through committee work, I help find cost-effective and easily implemented solutions — from improving medical record delinquency rates and reducing OR disposable costs, to designing forms that streamline clinical workflows.
Effective communication is central to coordinated care. By understanding the roles of every team member — technologists, nurses, physicians, administrators — I can better advocate for my patients and facilitate the highest quality care possible.
Trinity Health: Holy Cross Hospital — Silver Spring, MD
Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group (MAPMG)
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Kaiser Permanente / Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
MedStar Harbor Hospital — Baltimore, MD
MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital — Baltimore, MD
GS Surgical Services, LLC
Board Certified — General Surgery
Certified January 2008 · MOC November 2016
Board Certified — Clinical Informatics
Certified January 2025
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
The Ohio State University / Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Sabnis AA, Ponsky J. Splenic Abscess in Shackelford's Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 7th ed. (C.J. Yeo, ed.), 2012.
Sabnis AA, Ponsky J. Splenic Abscess in Shackelford's Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 6th ed. (C.J. Yeo, ed.), 2007.
Sabnis AA. Chapter 53: Digital Peripheral Brains in The Cleveland Clinic Guide to Surgical Patient Management (J. Ponsky, ed.), 2001.
Nguyen SQ, Teitelbaum E, Sabnis AA, et al. Laparoscopic resection for Crohn's disease: an experience with 335 cases. Surgical Endoscopy, March 2009.
Nguyen SQ, Grams J, Tong W, Sabnis AA, Herron DM. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass after Previous Nissen Fundoplication. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, Mar–Apr 2009; pp. 280–282.
Alasfar F, Sabnis A, Liu R, Chand B. Reduction of Circular Stapler-Related Wound Infection in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic RYGB. Obesity Surgery, October 2008.
Daluvoy S, Gonzalez F, Vaziri K, Sabnis A, Brody F. Factors Associated with Ostomy Reversal. Surgical Endoscopy, October 2008; pp. 2168–2170.
Herron DM, Sabnis AA. Endoscopic Therapies for the Dilated Gastrojejunostomy and Gastric Pouch. Bariatric Times, Vol. 5, No. 1, January 2008 (front page article).
Liu RC, Sabnis AA, Forsyth C, Chand B. The effects of acute preoperative weight loss on laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Obesity Surgery, Nov–Dec 2005; pp. 1396–1402.
Sabnis AA, Liu R, Chand B. The SLiC Technique: A Novel Approach to Percutaneous Gastrostomy. Surgical Endoscopy, February 2006; pp. 256–262.
Liu RC, Sabnis AA, Forsyth C, Chand B. Erosion of gastric electrical stimulator electrodes: evaluation, management, and laparoscopic techniques. Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, October 2007; pp. 438–441.
Sabnis AA. Surgeons in the Digital Age: An Overview. Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, June 4, 2008.
Sabnis AA, Roland JC. Surgical Emergencies. Grand Rounds, Good Samaritan Hospital, Baltimore, MD, April 8, 2009.
Sabnis AA. Management Basics of Surgical Drains. Dine & Discover, Good Samaritan Hospital, Baltimore, MD, April 29, 2013.
Interested in collaboration, speaking engagements, or clinical informatics consulting? I'd love to connect.