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Afshin J. Emami, M.D., F.A.C.S.

395 N. Silverbell Rd. Suite 201 Tucson, AZ 85745 (520) 792-2170, Fax (520) 792-9702 View Map

Education and Training:
B.A. - Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA - BS in Biology - June 1988

M.D. - University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH - June 1992

Internship - University of Southern California, Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, CA - July 1992- June 1993

Residency - University of Southern California, Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, CA - General Surgery - July 1993 to July 1994

Residency - State University of New York and Buffalo, Buffalo, NY - Otolaryngology - July 1994 to June 1997

Fellowship - University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, B.C., Canada - Laryngology - July 1997 to 1998

Medical License:
Arizona 1998
New York 1994

Board Certification:
Sleep Medicine 2007
American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - 1998
National Board of Medical Examiners

Societies:
Fellow of American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
Fellow of American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy
Member of Arizona Society of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery
Member of Pima County Medical Society

Professional Appointments:
Chief of Staff Elect; St. Mary's Hospital - 2005 to Present
Chairman, Dept. of Surgery; St. Mary's Hospital; July 2003 to July 2005
Chief Division of Otolaryngolgy; St. Mary's Hospital; 1999 to 2003

National Presentations:

"Treatment of Laryngeal Contract Ulcers and Granulomas: A 12 Year Retrospective Analysis"; Emani, A.J., Morrison, M. Rammage, L. Bosch, D.; The Voice Foundation's 27th Annual Symposium; Philadelphia, PA - June 1998

"The irritable Larynx"; Morrison, M. Rammage, L., Emami, A. J., Nichol, H.; The Voice Foundation's 27th Annual Symposium; Philadelphia, PA - June 1998

"Management of Voice disorders in Children: A Prospective Analysis"; Emami, A.J., Pizzuto, M., Simon, D., Brodsky, L.; American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology; Scottsdale, AZ - May 1997

"Facial Nerve Paralysis Associated with Parotid Lymphoepithelial Cystic Disease"; Belles, W., Emami, A.J., Pulli, R.; American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting; Washington, DC - October 1996

"Videoendoscopic Findings in Dysphonic Children: The Role of Phonation Gaps"; Emami, A.J., Pizzuto, M., Krynysky, I., Franco, U., Duffy, L., Brodsky, L.; The Voice Foundation's 25th Annual Symposium; Philadelphia, PA - June 1996

"Interdisciplinary Approach to Pediatric Voice Disorders"; Emami, A.J., Pizzuto, M., Franco, U., Simon, D., Duffy, L.; American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology; Durango, CO - May 1995

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