Sarah Bateni, MD, MSW, MAS

Dr. Sarah Bateni joined the faculty of the UAB Department of Surgery as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology in October 2022. She treats skin and soft tissue malignancies including melanoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, advanced basal cell carcinoma, extremity, and retroperitoneal sarcoma, and small bowel neuroendocrine tumors. She is a health services and outcomes researcher with a focus on clinical and patient-reported outcomes in patients with advanced cancer.

Dr. Bateni completed her medical degree and residency in general surgery at the University of California, Davis. During this time, she completed a fellowship in Quality, Safety, and Comparative Effectiveness Research and a Master’s degree in clinical research in which she developed expertise in population-based health services and comparative effectiveness research. She subsequently completed her training in complex general surgical oncology at the University of Toronto.