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Afrin Sagir, M.D.

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Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
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Director of Medical Student Rotation for Pain Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania 15 Penn Medicine
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CPORT Senior Scholar, University of Pennsylvania
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Department: Anesthesiology and Critical Care
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13 Education:
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45 Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, 2012.
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41 Armed Forces Medical College Pune, India, 2015.
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34 Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2021.
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55 Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 2022.
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Selected Publications

18e Sagir A, Simopoulos TT, Nagda JV, Fonseca ACG, Cai VL, Hussain N, Liang C, Gill JS: Standalone anteroposterior contrast spread pattern is insufficient to distinguish lumbar epidural from extradural spread: A prospective study. Interventional Pain Medicine. Elsevier 4(3), August 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.inpm.2025.100634.

 133 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 Presentation

18f Sagir 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

75 Afrin Sagir, Parker Woolley, Fangyu Chen : Geriatric Pain Patient 2e Geriatric Anesthesia: A Practical Guide 58 ISBN: 978-981-5238-88-4. Bentham Science Publishers Ltd, April 2024.

 12c 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.

 162 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.

 19f 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 1f July 2023.

 126 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 6c American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN) July 2023 Notes: Poster Presentation.

 161 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 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.inpm.2022.100160.

 bc Sagir A, Raduka J, Budiansky A, Soliman A, Visos N, Maurtual, MA: Sufentanil: Pharmacolgy and Current Applications in Clinical Practice. 2 52 Journal of Pharmacology & Clinical Toxicology July 2022.

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