Amin H Afsari DO

Orthopedic and Hand/Upper Extremity Surgeon

Education:

8/2007-7/2008
NYU Hospital for Joint Disease
New York University, NY, NY Fellow Hand and Upper Extremity

7/2003-6/2007
Grandview/Kettering Medical Center
Ohio University, Dayton, OH Orthopedic Surgery Residency

7/2002-6/2003
Grandview/Kettering Medical Center
Ohio University, Dayton, OH
Orthopedic Surgery Internship

5/1998-5/2002
Western University of Health Sciences
Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine, Pomona, CA

9/1996-5/1997
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Post Baccalaureate courses, Milwaukee, WI

8/1992-12/1995
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bachelor of Science - Molecular Biology, Madison, WI

Research/Presentations:

• Aurora Transcriptionist Week Lecture Common Hand and Upper Extremity Problems, May 2011
• Lakeshore Medical Clinic All Physician Meeting “Finger Stiffness”, Spring 2010
• Lakeshore Medical Clinic Annual CME Meeting “Hand Surgery Overview”, Fall 2009
• Anterior Glenohumeral Instability, Afsari, Mehlman.
  Published on Emedicine.com
  
• Pseudoaneurysm complication due to volar plating, Afsari, Graham.
  Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD Poster Presented at AOAO Annual Meeting 2006
  
• Bilateral Scapholunate Dissociation: X-ray the opposite wrist, Afsari, Gordon.
  Grandview Medical Center, Dayton, OH, Poster Presented at the AOAO Annual Meeting 2005
  
• T Cell Epitope from Hemaglutinin of 1918 Pandemic Influenza Virus Fails to Bind to HLA-DR1, Afsari, Yassai, Gorski Blood Center of SE Wisconsin
  Presented at the Annual Midwest Immunology Conference, Chicago IL 3/1998
  
• C Terminal Anchoring of a Peptide to Class II MHC via the P10 Residue is Compatible with a Peptide Bulge, Yassai M, Afsari A, Garlie, J, Gorski J, Journal of Immunology, 2002 Feb 1; 168(3): 1281-5.
• Basal Joint Management: 2006 update, Grandview Hospital Orthopedic Grand Rounds, 2006.
• Distal Radius Anatomy: Dayton Annual Occupational Therapist Meeting, 2004
• Humeral Shaft Fracture: IM nailing vs. ORIF, Grandview Hospital Orthopedic Grand Rounds, 2004.
• Total shoulder vs. Hemiarthroplasty, Grandview Hospital Orthopedic Grand Rounds, 2003.

Professional memberships

• American Society for Surgery of the Hand
• American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons
• American Osteopathic Association of Orthopedics
• American Osteopathic Association

Employment

• 12/2006-5/2007 Urgent Care Physician
  Amcare Urgent Care, Cincinnati, OH
• 8/1998-6/1999 Anatomy Teaching Assistant
  Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA
• 5/1997-5/1998 Research Technologist
  Blood Center of SE Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
• 9/1996-5/1997 Academic Tutor – Anatomy, biology, physiology
  University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• 9/1994-8/1995 Student Researcher – Immune Response of Mice to Malaria
  UW Madison Dept of Med Micro and Immunology, Madison, WI

Honors and Awards

• Microsurgical Certificate Union Memorial Hospital Dept of Hand Surgery
• Excellence in Teaching Award: Western University Dept of Anatomy
• Outstanding Tutor Award: UW Milwaukee Tutor and Resource Center
• College Scholarship: Women’s Club of Whitefish Bay, 1992
• National Honor Society, 1991-1992
• Wisconsin All State High School Soccer Team, 1992
• Annual Masonic All Star Game, 1992

Activities

• 2003 Team Physician Boys Soccer Centerville High School, Centerville, OH
• 2002-2003 Indoor Soccer Team Orthopedic Associates, Dayton, OH
• 1999-2000 Student Clinic Coord. City of Montclair Health Clinic, Montclair, CA
• 1998-2000 Medical Student Volunteer Pomona Community Health Action Team, Pomona, CA
• 1997-1998 Coach U-14 Select Soccer Team, Milwaukee, WI
• 1994-1995 Soccer Referee UW Dept. of Intramural Sports, Madison, WI

Languages Spoken

• English
• Spanish

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