Afrin Sagir, MD
Pain Management
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Pain Medicine Center Valley Forge
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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: Armed Forces Medical College
  • Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation
  • Fellowship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

327 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

Anonymous
March 2026
dr. sagir was very kind and reassuring , knowledgeable and helpful .
Anonymous
March 2026
fixated on and pushing for injections even though i said i didn't want/need at this time. kept saying i had a diagnosis that my mri stated multiple times that i did not have. gave conflicting information regarding medication.
Anonymous
March 2026
she reminded me that cortisone shots are not good for my osteoporosis
Anonymous
March 2026
dr thinks of next steps to help with medical issues.

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