In her research, her interests include pediatric trauma prevention and treatment, access to care and clinical effectiveness. Sabatini earned a medical degree at Harvard Medical School and a master's of public health at Harvard School of Public Health. She completed a residency in orthopedic surgery at the Harvard Combined Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program in Boston and completed a fellowship in pediatric orthopedics at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. She is an assistant professor at the UCSF School of Medicine. Sabatini is active in community service and has a special interest in international health and eliminating ethnic disparities in health.