Afrin Sagir, MD
Pain Management, Anesthesiology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Pain Medicine Center Valley Forge
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Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Education and training

  • Medical School: Kasturba Medical College
  • Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation
  • Fellowship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

294 reviews

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October 2025
very comfortable to talk to, took interest and showed she cared .
October 2025
dr sagir is a fantastic doctor very caring listens attentively and explains my course of treatment clearly and i know that i can call on her for any questions
October 2025
she is intelligent and timely in her responses to concerns. no white coat syndrome here. she made me and my partner feel welcomed and heard my concerns and met them head on like no doctor i've had recently and i've had plenty of them.
September 2025
knowledge of my injuries and treatment options

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Sagir is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

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, 4(3): 2025

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 : 2024

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: 2024

Afrin Sagir, Parker Woolley, Fangyu Chen Geriatric Pain Patient , Geriatric Anesthesia: A Practical Guide ISBN: 978-981-5238-88-4: 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: 2024

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: 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 : 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 : 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, 2(1): 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 : 2022