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, 5033 Silverstein
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
3400 Spruce Street, 5033 Silverstein
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
Afrin Sagir, Parker Woolley, Fangyu Chen : Geriatric Anesthesia: A practical guide. Bentham Science Publishers Ltd 2023 Notes: Under Peer ReviewSagir 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 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, 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, 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 American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN) 2023 Notes: Poster Presentation.
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.
Sagir A, Simopoulos T.: A Case Report on Persistent Hip Pain after Total Hip Replacement. American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine November 2021 Notes: Oral Presentation (San Francisco, CA).
Sagir A, Ahuja S, Soliman LM, Farag E.: Co-presentation of Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in a patient with Post Dural Puncture Headache. Pain Medicine Page: pnab216, July 2021 Notes: doi: 10.1093/pm/pnab216, Epub ahead of print.
Maurtua M, Tovar-Camargo O, Sagir A, Trivedi J.: Neuro Online Module 16: Evaluating Patients with Suspected Increased ICP. Anesthesia Education Toolbox June 2021 Notes: https://learn.anesthesiatoolbox.com/products/neuroonline- module-16-evaluating-patients-with-suspected-increased-icp.