AfshinSamMD

Critical Care Medicine, Interventional Pulmonology, Pleural Disease, Thoracic Oncology

Assistant Professor, Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine

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Overview of Dr. Sam

Dr. Afshin Sam is a pulmonologist in Duarte, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Banner - University Medical Center Tucson, Tucson VA Medical Center, and Banner - University Medical Center South. He received his medical degree from Iran University of Medical Sciences and has been in practice 17 years. He is one of 50 doctors at Banner - University Medical Center Tucson and one of 42 doctors at Tucson VA Medical Center who specialize in Pulmonology.

Office
Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
1500 East Duarte Road
Duarte, CA 91010
Book by Phone+1(360) 464-1960

Fax+1 626-256-8640
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Education & Training

University of Arizona College of Medicine-TucsonFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2009 - 2012
St Mary's Hospital (Waterbury)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2008
Iran University of Medical SciencesClass of 2000

Certifications & Licensure

NV State Medical License 2018 - 2025
CA State Medical License 2021 - 2025
AZ State Medical License 2009 - 2025
CO State Medical License 2018 - 2025
NE State Medical License 2018 - 2024
WY State Medical License 2018 - 2024
CT State Medical License 2008 - 2010
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
American Association of Bronchology & Interventional PulmonaryInterventional Pulmonary

Clinical Trials

A Prospective Observational Study of Biopredictors of Bronchial Thermoplasty Response in Patients With Severe Refractory Asthma (BTR Study) Start of enrollment: 2010 Aug 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Use of Quantitative CT Imaging to Identify Bronchial Thermoplasty Responders.
Maanasi Samant, James G Krings, Daphne Lew, Charles W Goss, Tammy Koch, Mary Clare McGregor, Jonathan Boomer, Chase S Hall, Ken B Schechtman, Ajay Sheshadri, Samuel Pe...> ;Chest. 2024 Apr 1
1 citations
A Rare Presentation of Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis Requiring Procedural Intervention.
Billie Bixby, Afshin Sam, Scott, A.> ;Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology. 2024 Jan 1
13 citations
SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Testing of Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Individuals on the University of Arizona Campus
David T. Harris, Michael Badowski, Brandon Jernigan, Ryan Sprissler, Taylor Edwards, Randall P. Cohen, Stephen Paul, Nirav Merchant, Craig Weinkauf, Christian Bime, He...> ;Biomedicines. 2021 May 12
231 citations
Orthogonal SARS-CoV-2 Serological Assays Enable Surveillance of Low-Prevalence Communities and Reveal Durable Humoral Immunity.
Tyler J. Ripperger, Jennifer L. Uhrlaub, Makiko Watanabe, Rachel O.L. Wong, Yvonne Castaneda, Hannah A. Pizzato, Mallory R. Thompson, Christine M. Bradshaw, Craig Wein...> ;Immunity. 2020 Nov 17
18 citations
Detection, prevalence, and duration of humoral responses to SARS-CoV-2 under conditions of limited population exposure.
Tyler J. Ripperger, Jennifer L. Uhrlaub, Makiko Watanabe, Rachel O.L. Wong, Yvonne Castaneda, Hannah A. Pizzato, Mallory R. Thompson, Christine M. Bradshaw, Craig Wein...> ;Medrxiv. 2020 Aug 16
10 citations
COPD: To Be or Not to Be, That is the Question.
Francesca Polverino, Afshin Sam, Stefano Guerra> ;The American Journal of Medicine. 2019 Nov 1
10 citations
Endobronchial Valves Therapy for Advanced Emphysema: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials.
See Wei Low, Justin Z. Lee, Hem Desai, Chiu Hsieh Hsu, Afshin Sam, James Knepler> ;Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology. 2019 Apr 1
4 citations
Asthma/COPD Overlap: A Gene by Environment Interaction?
Afshin Sam, Monica Kraft> ;Chest. 2018 Dec 1
13 citations
Refill rates of accessories for positive airway pressure therapy as a surrogate measure of long-term adherence.
Nimesh Patel, Afshin Sam, Alexandra Valentin, Stuart F. Quan, Sairam Parthasarathy> ;Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2012 Apr 15
1 citations
An Iatrogenic Lung Nodule
Afshin Sam, Sunder Sandur> ;Chest. 2009 Jul 1
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Hospital Affiliations

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, California
Banner - University Medical Center TucsonTucson, Arizona
Tucson VA Medical CenterTucson, Arizona
Banner - University Medical Center SouthTucson, Arizona