Elham Afghani
Experienced in Anemia

Dr. Elham Afghani

Gastroenterology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
2360 West Joppa Road, Joppa Concourse STE 205, Joppa Concourse STE 205, 
Lutherville, MD 
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Experienced in Anemia
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
2360 West Joppa Road, Joppa Concourse STE 205, Joppa Concourse STE 205, 
Lutherville, MD 
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Overview

Dr. Elham Afghani is an assistant professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She joins us from Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. She received her medical degree from University of California, Irvine. She completed her internal medicine residency as well as an extra year as chief resident at the University of California, Irvine, Medical Center. She then completed her gastroenterology and hepatology fellowship with additional training in pancreatic diseases at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. With a unique specialization in pancreatic disease, she has participated in numerous research projects at the Cedars Sinai division of pancreatico-biliary diseases and was involved in a U01 Consortium for the study of chronic pancreatitis, diabetes and pancreatic cancer. Dr. Afghani’s areas of expertise include acute and chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic cysts and pancreatic exocrine insufficiency. She is an accomplished researcher with multiple publications in prestigious peer-reviewed journals as well as presentations at national meetings.

Dr. Afghani is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anemia. Her top areas of expertise are Hereditary Pancreatitis, Acute Pancreatitis, Chronic Pancreatitis, Endoscopy, and Lithotripsy.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 61 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Loma Linda University, Health Administration, MPH, 2003
Residency
UCI Medical Center, Internal Medicine, 2011
Specialties
Gastroenterology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in DC
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
Fellowships
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Gastroenterology, 2014
Hospital Affiliations
Sibley Memorial Hospital
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Farsi
Gender
Female

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Locations

Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
2360 West Joppa Road, Joppa Concourse STE 205, Joppa Concourse STE 205, Lutherville, MD 21093
Call: 410-933-7495
Other Locations
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 8, Baltimore, MD 21287
Call: 443-997-1508

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


61 Total Publications

PancreaSeq Genomic Classifier (PancreaSeq GC) Improves Pancreatic Cyst Classification and Detection of Advanced Neoplasia: A Multi-institutional Validation Study.
PancreaSeq Genomic Classifier (PancreaSeq GC) Improves Pancreatic Cyst Classification and Detection of Advanced Neoplasia: A Multi-institutional Validation Study.
Journal: Annals of surgical oncology
Published: September 03, 2025
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