Sara Andrabi

Dr. Sara Andrabi serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine while holding dual institutional appointments. She concurrently acts as Assistant/Associate Medical Director at Ben Taub Hospital Emergency Center (Harris Health System), Assistant Residency Program Director for Emergency Medicine, and Director of Quality and Patient Safety for Graduate Medical Education at Baylor.

Her educational pathway includes:

• MD from Baylor College of Medicine (2013)
• Emergency Medicine Residency at Baylor with Chief Residency (2015-2016)
• Fellowship at Baylor/Ben Taub Hospital (2017)
• BS from University of Houston (2012)

Dr. Andrabi's professional focus centers on enhancing patient safety systems and healthcare quality within emergency settings. She actively develops Clinical Learning Environment Review protocols and optimizes Emergency Department Operations, with particular emphasis on creating safer clinical training environments for residents while improving workflow efficiency in high-acuity emergency care contexts.

Her exceptional contributions are evidenced by numerous awards:

• American College of Emergency Physicians National Emergency Medicine Junior Faculty Teaching Award (2021)
• American Association of Women Emergency Physicians Rising Star Award (2021)
• BCM Early Career Faculty Award for Excellence in Patient Care (2020)
• BCM I-QIPS Distinguished Member Award (2022)
• Multiple EMRA honors including Resident (2015), Chief Resident (2016), and Fellow (2017) of the Year

In her educational leadership capacity, Dr. Andrabi mentors emergency medicine residents through the Baylor program while shaping national standards via the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors. Her quality improvement work directly impacts patient care systems across Baylor's graduate medical education programs, with documented recognition through the I-QIPS Distinguished Member Award. She maintains active committee roles in both national (ACEP) and state (TCEP) emergency medicine organizations.

Dr. Andrabi leads quality and patient safety initiatives within Baylor's Graduate Medical Education framework while directing operational improvements at Ben Taub Hospital's Emergency Center. Her collaborative work spans Baylor College of Medicine, Harris Health System, and professional organizations including ACEP and TCEP, where she chairs committees and contributes to statewide emergency medicine standards development.