Afrin Sagir, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Director of Medical Student Rotation for Pain Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Penn Medicine
CPORT Senior Scholar, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Contact information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
3400 Spruce Street, Suite 680 Dulles
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
3400 Spruce Street, Suite 680 Dulles
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
M.B., B.S. (Medicine and Surgery)
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, 2012.
M.D. (Anesthesiology)
Armed Forces Medical College Pune, India, 2015.
Residency (Anesthesiology)
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2021.
Fellowship (Pain Medicine)
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 2022.
Permanent linkM.B., B.S. (Medicine and Surgery)
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, 2012.
M.D. (Anesthesiology)
Armed Forces Medical College Pune, India, 2015.
Residency (Anesthesiology)
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2021.
Fellowship (Pain Medicine)
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 2022.
Selected Publications
Sagir A, Gill J, Hussain N : Accuracy of Anteroposterior and Contralateral Oblique Fluoroscopic Views for Lumbar Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injection ASRA 23rd Annual Pain Medicine Meeting November 2024 Notes: Oral PresentationSagir A, Hussain N, Gill J : Assessing the Accuracy of the Anteroposterior and Contralateral Oblique Views in Identifying the Spread Patterns of Iodinated Contrast During Lumbar Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injection. ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2024. ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists), October 2024 Notes: Oral Presentation
Afrin Sagir, Parker Woolley, Fangyu Chen : Geriatric Pain Patient Geriatric Anesthesia: A Practical Guide ISBN: 978-981-5238-88-4. Bentham Science Publishers Ltd, April 2024.
Sagir A, Murphy M, Teames R, Calenda D: Erector Spinae Plane Block with Liposomal Bupivacaine for Postoperative Analgesia After Spinal Cord Stimulation Implant. 2024 NANS Annual Meeting January 2024 Notes: Poster Presentation.
Sagir A, Murphy M, Teames R, Calenda D: Enhancing post-operative analgesia following spinal cord stimulation implant: a comprehensive evaluation of the effectiveness of erector spinae plane block utilizing liposomal bupivacaine. Pain Management. Future Medicine Ltd, December 2023.
Grieve S, Brunner F, Cabral DF, Connett R, Hirata H, Iwasaki N, Nakagawa Y, Sagir A, et. al.: An international study to explore the feasibility of collecting standardised outcome data for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: recommendations for an international clinical research registry. British Journal of Pain. 2023;17(5):468-478. doi:10.1177/20494637231188333 July 2023.
Sagir A, Murphy M, Teames R, Calenda D: Retrospective case-series on the effectiveness of erector spinae plane block with liposomal bupivacaine for postoperative analgesia after spinal cord stimulation implant Fifth Annual ASPN Conference American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN) July 2023 Notes: Poster Presentation.
Sagir A, Simopoulos T, Gill J: Comparison of antero-posterior view epidurogram for interlaminar epidural steroid injection with contralateral oblique and lateral fluoroscopic views. Interventional Pain Management. Elsevier, 2(1), March 2023.
Sagir A, Raduka J, Budiansky A, Soliman A, Visos N, Maurtual, MA: Sufentanil: Pharmacolgy and Current Applications in Clinical Practice. Journal of Pharmacology & Clinical Toxicology July 2022.
Solomons JNT, Sagir A, Yazdi C: Meralgia Paresthetica Current Pain and Headache Reports May 2022 Notes: doi: 10.1007/s11916-022-01053-7. Epub ahead of print.