 Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine
Part-time Hospitalist, UCSF Medical Center
SFGH Medical Center
1001 Potrero Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94110
nima.afshar@ucsf.edu
Education
BS: UCLA
MD: University of Michigan Medical School
Training: UCSF, Stanford University & University of Michigan Medical School
Board Certification: Emergency Medicine
Research and Academic Interests
Dr. Afshar enjoys educational writing for medical and lay audiences. He has written articles on the common cold and influenza for the Google "knol" project. He is also interested in the history of medicine, particularly using original case descriptions of a disease as a teaching tool. Recently he developed an interest in teaching neurological disease to emergency physicians through review courses and review books. His true passion is politics and health policy and he has given several talks analyzing the U.S. health care system.
Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications
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Afshar N, et al, "Blood Cultures for Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Are They Worthy of Two Quality Measures? A Systematic Review", Journal of Hospital Medicine.
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Baudendistal T, Afshar N, Tierney L, "100 Years Later", Journal of Hospital Medicine.
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Book Chapters
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Afshar N, Newton C, "Aortic Dissection", Adam's Emergency Care, pending publication by Elsevier.
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Afshar N, "Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome", Emergency Medicine Quick Glance, p.474-6, Lange, 2008.
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Additional Publications
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