Emily June Zolfaghari, MD, MS
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Hometown: Santa Rosa Valley, CA
Clinical Interests: Thoracic Surgery, Robotic Surgery, Lung Cancer Screening Disparities, Global/Rural Health, Artificial Intelligence/Natural Language Processing, Clinical Outcomes Research
Hobbies: Kayaking, hiking, camping, coffee roasting, live theater/musicals
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- Resident and Fellow Senate
Education & Training
- MD
- University of Minnesota, Medicine (2021)
- MS
- University of Southern California, Gerontology (2014)
- BS
- University of Southern California, Health Promotion & Disease Prevention (2014)
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Critical Care Outcomes; Healthcare Disparities; Natural Language Processing
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Gavitt Woodard, MD
Theresa Ermer, MD, Dr Med
Daniel Boffa, MD
Elena Graetz, PhD
Emily Christison-Lagay, MD
Frank Detterbeck, MD, FACS, FCCP
32Publications
453Citations
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2024
Barriers to fitness: Disparities in preoperative exercise access for patients with lung cancer
Zolfaghari E, Ayoade O, Antonoff M. Barriers to fitness: Disparities in preoperative exercise access for patients with lung cancer. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2024 PMID: 39674938, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.11.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnalysis of Online Crowdfunding Among Patients Pursuing Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in the United States
Hamid S, Graetz E, Bakkila B, Chao G, Zolfaghari E, Schultz K, Chetty A, Trabilsy M, Schneider E, Gibbs K. Analysis of Online Crowdfunding Among Patients Pursuing Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in the United States. Obesity Surgery 2024, 1-11. PMID: 39633092, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-024-07605-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsBariatric surgeryNon-medical expensesRoux-en-Y gastric bypassNon-surgical attemptsRoux-en-YObesity-associated diseasesSleeve gastrectomyGastric bypassBiliopancreatic diversionDuodenal switchAssessed associationsLogistic regressionSurgeryIQRPatientsMedianDiseaseLost wagesHealth-related diseasesUnmet financial needsMassive thymic hyperplasia in a toddler masquerading as a loculated pleural effusion: A case report
Zolfaghari E, Shaughnessy M, Wu H, Caty M, Christison-Lagay E, Hornick M. Massive thymic hyperplasia in a toddler masquerading as a loculated pleural effusion: A case report. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports 2024, 110: 102885. DOI: 10.1016/j.epsc.2024.102885.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMassive thymic hyperplasiaChest X-rayThymic hyperplasiaCase reportComputed tomographyDifferential diagnosis of pediatric patientsSurveillance chest x-raysDiagnosis of pediatric patientsTrue thymic hyperplasiaRecurrent respiratory distressPost-operative coursePercutaneous core biopsyLoculated pleural effusionHistory of multiple admissionsPersistent respiratory symptomsSurgical resectionCore biopsyParapneumonic effusionPediatric patientsAbnormal findingsPleural effusionRight thoracotomyRare conditionRight hemithoraxSuspected pneumoniaEP.07C.10 Real-World Outcomes of Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy for Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Ermer T, Kim S, Goldberg S, Zolfaghari E, Blasberg J, Boffa D, Herbst R, Politi K, Schalper K, Dacic S, Woodard G. EP.07C.10 Real-World Outcomes of Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy for Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2024, 19: s543-s544. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2024.09.1007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMA04.12 Uncovering Disparities and Trends in Lung Cancer Screening Based on Patient Race and Insurance Status
Zolfaghari E, Tseng R, Sather P, Ermer T, Mase V, Detterbeck F, Tanoue L, Woodard G. MA04.12 Uncovering Disparities and Trends in Lung Cancer Screening Based on Patient Race and Insurance Status. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2024, 19: s68. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2024.09.123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhat is the role of perioperative immunotherapy and chemotherapy in stage III resectable non-small cell lung cancer?
Zolfaghari E, Antonoff M. What is the role of perioperative immunotherapy and chemotherapy in stage III resectable non-small cell lung cancer? AME Clinical Trials Review 2024, 2: 73-73. DOI: 10.21037/actr-24-88.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAll compensation isn't equal: Gender disparities continue to exist for industry payments in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Zolfaghari E, Ayoade O, Antonoff M. All compensation isn't equal: Gender disparities continue to exist for industry payments in Cardiothoracic Surgery. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2024 PMID: 39306794, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.08.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInequities in Candidate Opportunities Persist
Zolfaghari E, Ries S, Antonoff M. Inequities in Candidate Opportunities Persist. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2024, 118: 1340-1341. PMID: 38750685, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.04.026.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
The Degree of Preoperative Hypoalbuminemia Is Associated with Risk of Postoperative Complications in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Patients
Ying L, Chao G, Canner J, Graetz E, Ghiassi S, Schwartz J, Zolfaghari E, Schneider E, Gibbs K. The Degree of Preoperative Hypoalbuminemia Is Associated with Risk of Postoperative Complications in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Patients. Obesity Surgery 2023, 34: 51-70. PMID: 37994997, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-023-06944-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsBariatric surgery patientsPostoperative complicationsOdds ratioRevision patientsSurgery patientsRevision surgeryIntensive care unit admissionQuality Improvement Program databaseDegree of hypoalbuminemiaImpact of hypoalbuminemiaPrevalence of hypoalbuminemiaCare unit admissionLaparoscopic sleeve gastrectomyGastric bypass patientsImprovement Program databaseBody mass indexInsulin-dependent diabetesMultivariable logistic regressionAnesthesia classMild hypoalbuminemiaPreoperative hypoalbuminemiaUnit admissionUnplanned intubationPrimary surgerySleeve gastrectomyEditorial commentary: the importance of staging hasn’t changed, but the procedure of choice has
Zolfaghari E, Blasberg J. Editorial commentary: the importance of staging hasn’t changed, but the procedure of choice has. AME Clinical Trials Review 2023, 1: 2-2. DOI: 10.21037/actr-23-22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConcepts
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
honor Alpha Omega Alpha
National AwardDetails07/23/2021United States