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

My education and training

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

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

348 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
April 2026
i feel like maybe we will get some answers to my pain.
Anonymous
April 2026
professional, experienced.
Anonymous
April 2026
takes time to listen and then explains treatment plan in detail
Anonymous
March 2026
the doctor listened carefully to what i said and was very knowledgeable and helpful.

Insurance accepted

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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

Research

Publications

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