Nima Afshar

Nima Afshar, MD is a Volunteer Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine. He is based at the San Francisco VA (SFVA) and serves as Director of Education at the SFVA ED and VA Site Director for the Emergency Medicine Residency. His clinical and educational focus areas include point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) and acute care medicine. He founded and directs the Medicine Residency POCUS curriculum, a pioneering program in academic medicine.

Education:

• M.D., University of Michigan Medical School, 2000
• Emergency Medicine Residency, UCSF, 2004
• Internal Medicine Residency, University of Michigan, 2006

Research & Education Interests:

• Development of POCUS curricula for residency programs
• Acute care medicine and emergency medicine education
• Medical education innovations and quality improvement in clinical training

Publications Trends: His work spans POCUS education, acute care medicine, and infectious disease management, with contributions to journals like Anticancer Research, Frontiers in Physiology, and Journal of Hospital Medicine.

Awards:

• 2021 Federal Employee of the Year (nominee), VA
• 2017 Inductee, UCSF Academy of Medical Educators
• 2013 UCSF Academy of Medical Educators Teaching Award

Grants & Teams: No specific grants listed, but his work is supported through VA and UCSF educational initiatives. He leads the SFVA ED education team and collaborates with residency programs on curriculum development.